Cameroon GCE A-Level Geography case studies
Cameroon GCE A-Level Geography · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The General Certificate of Education Advanced Level is one of the certificate examinations organised by the GCE Board, the body created by Decree No. 93/172 of 1 July 1993 and empowered to organise GCE examinations at the Ordinary and Advanced Levels. The Cameroon GCE A-Level Geography case studies are 5 cases and about 5,378 words.
1Choosing a Feeder-Road Alignment in the Bamenda Highlands
A rural council in the Bamenda Highlands must choose between two alignments for a 22 km feeder road linking three villages to the regional market. Alignment A follows the existing track along a ridge crest between 1,700 and 1,850 m, crossing nine gully heads, with slopes averaging 18 degrees and reaching 32 degrees where the track bends.
1,057 words, about 5 min2Flood Frequency in a Douala Wetland District
A district of about 4,200 households on the eastern edge of Douala has flooded repeatedly. Annual rainfall is around 3,700 mm, the water table sits about 1.5 m below the surface in August, and the main outfall canal is tide-locked for several hours each day.
1,046 words, about 5 min3Shoreline Retreat Near the Kribi Port
Fishermen at a village about 9 km along the coast from Kribi report that the shoreline in front of their settlement has retreated roughly 45 m since 2012. The village has 180 fishing households, a primary school, and concrete fish-smoking ovens built with a donor grant in 2016.
1,087 words, about 5 min4A Forest Concession, Carbon Revenue and Baka Livelihoods
A 46,000 ha forest concession in the East Region is applying for certification. The inventory records an average of six commercially valuable trees per hectare above 60 cm diameter at breast height, with an average harvestable volume of 3 cubic metres per tree.
1,095 words, about 5 min5The Maga Dam and the Logone Floodplain
The Maga dam, built in 1979, holds back the Logone floodplain to supply a 7,000 ha irrigated rice perimeter in the Far North. Rainfall in the area averages about 700 mm and has declined since the 1970s; the lake behind the dam has silted.
1,093 words, about 5 min