Economic and Human Geography: B i. c

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Economic and Human Geography: B i. c, the JAMB Geography syllabus expects you to study:

• B. Economic and Human Geography: B i. c i. Agricultural Systems: the major crops produced, problems of agricultural
• ii. Manufacturing Industries: factors of
• location, types of products, marketing and problems associated with
• manufacturing;
• iii. Transportation and Communication: modes of transportation and v.
• communication and their relative advantages and disadvantages; vi.
• iv. Trade: Regional and International Trade, advantages and disadvantages;
• v. Tourism: definition, importance, vii.
• problems and solutions.
• viii ix.

Study notes & guidance

Study Economic and Human Geography: B i. c using a recommended Geography textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Geography, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Economic and Human Geography: B i. c, you should be able to:

1. Nigeria;
2. Identify the crops produced and the problems encountered; identify the types and location of the major manufacturing industries; determine the factors of industrial location and the problems associated with the industries; establish the relationship between transport and communication; relate the modes of transportation and communication to their relative advantages and disadvantages; classify the major commodities of regional and international trade;
3. Identify the importance of tourism and tourist centres; account for the problems of tourisim and their solutions.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Geography syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.