WAEC - Geography (2002)

  • 1
    Temperate statistic can best be represented with
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    (A)
    line graphs
  • 2
    The earth's movement from west to east on its own axis is known as
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    (A)
    rotation
  • 3
    The tilting of the earth's axis and the revolution of the earth cause
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    (A)
    differences in the length of day and night
  • 4
    Lines of the longitude can best be described as
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    (B)
    imaginary lines on the earth's surface running from the north pole to the south pole and at right angles to the parallels
  • 5
    If it is 3pm GMT on sunday at Accra, what will be the local time in town X located on longitude 1650E?
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    (D)
    2.00am on monday
  • 6
    The shortest flying route between any two points on the earth's surface lies along the
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    (C)
    Great circle
  • 7
    Which of the following planets has a single satellite?
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    (D)
    Earth
  • 8
    When granite is subjected to intense heat or pressure, it forms
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    (D)
    gneiss
  • 9
    Which of the following rocks is most likely to be weathered by the process of solution?
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    (C)
    limestone
  • 10
    When magma solidifies at the crest of an anticline or at the bottom of a syncline, the feature formed is called
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    (B)
    laccolith
  • 11
    Physical weathering is expected to be most active in the
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    (B)
    hot desert region
  • 12
    Which of the following is a feature of extrusive vulcanicity?
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    (C)
    composite cone
  • 13
    The correct sequence in the process of denudation is
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    (D)
    weathering-erosion-transportation-deposition
  • 14
    The movement and direction of ocean currents are affected by the
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    (B)
    rotation of the earth
  • 15
    Temperatures are high throughout the year in the equatorial areas mainly because
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    (A)
    insolation is constantly high
  • 16
    The difference in the readings on the wet and dry-bulb thermometers is used to determine
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    (D)
    relative humidity
  • 17
    The instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure is known as
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    (C)
    barometer
  • 18
    The variation in salinity of sea water depends on all the following factors except the
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    (D)
    slope of the land
  • 19
    Heavy rainfall is often associated with high temperature because
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    (D)
    warm air is capable of holding more moisture than cold air
  • 20
    Downward-growing pinnacles that hang from the roofs of caves in limestone regions are called
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    (A)
    stalactites
  • 21
    Which of the following does not favour the formation of deltas?
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    (D)
    the existence of large lakes in the middle and lower portions of a river
  • 22
    Environmental controls include all the following except
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    (D)
    degradation
  • 23
    Which of the following is not a characteristic of the rain-forest?
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    (D)
    absence of epiphytes
  • 24
    The largest concentration of human population is in
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    (D)
    South East Asia
  • 25
    The population of India is mainly characterized by
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    (D)
    high growth rate
  • 26
    If the total population of a country is 25,000,000 and her total land area is 100,000 square kilometres,what is her population density?
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    (D)
    250 persons per sq. km
  • 27
    Which of the following features promote the development of nucleated settlement?
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    (C)
    dissected plains and nodal centres
  • 28
    The main difference towns and villages is that
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    (C)
    towns perform more tertiary functions
  • 29
    Most of the industries located in rural area are
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    (C)
    raw material-oriented
  • 30
    Which of the following is a service industry?
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    (D)
    banking
  • 31
    The most important method of mining tin in Nigeria is the
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    (B)
    open cast
  • 32
    One characteristic of intensive farming is that it is usually practiced in urban centres with
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    (B)
    large population
  • 33
    Trade among West African countries is low mainly because they
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    (D)
    produce similar goods
  • 34
    In which of the following order is copper produced?
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    (C)
    blasting-crushing-grinding-floting-smelting
  • 35
    The major difference between the tropical rain-forest and savanna vegetation
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    (D)
    has less spcies of plants while the rain-forest has diverse species of plants