Raw materials
Market
Labour supply
Power supply
Correct answer is B
An industry whose products are bulky, perishables and fragile should be located close to the market. This is to make sure such goods are sold early and fast to avoid the goods getting bad or destroyed while on transit.
One of the problems facing industrial development in West African countries is
Inadequate large market
Inadequate infrastructure
Inadequate supply of labour
Unavailability of natural resources
Correct answer is B
Developing countries like those in west Africa frequently lack adequate physical and social infrastructure of all kinds and their substantial improvement is essential for rapid economic development. This has been a major setback on industrial development in the area.
Which of the following features best describes peasant agriculture in West Africa? It
Specializes in the production of one crop
Involves the use of small farm holdings
Is a capital-intensive system of farming
Is mostly associated with tree crops
Correct answer is B
Peasant farming refers to a type of small scale agriculture. Peasant farmers grow crops and often rear some livestock on a small scale.
A smallholding is a small farm. Smallholdings are usually farms supporting a single family with a mixture of cash crops and subsistence farming.
The following are means of reducing the population of a country except encouraging
Emigration
Family planning
Early marriage
Sex education
Correct answer is C
Early marriage is not a means of reducing population growth. As a matter of fact, early marriage will lead to high child birth thereby increasing the population of a country.
The financial institution that specializes in risk spreading is called
An investment bank
A development bank
An insurance company
The stockexchange
Correct answer is C
Insurance company is a financial institution that provides coverage, in the form of compensation resulting from loss, damages, injury, treatment or hardship to personal and business assets.