WAEC - Geography (1992)

  • 1
    Which of the following planets has no satellite?
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    (B)
    Venus
  • 2
    During a football match, the referee observed that the local time was noon while the Greenwich Mean Time was 16.16hours, what is the longitude of the place where the match was being played?
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    (E)
    640W
  • 3
    The distance of Leningrad (lat 600Nlong 300E) from the equator is approximately
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    (B)
    6660km
  • 4
    An eclipse of the moon occurs when the earth
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    (B)
    comes between the moon and the sun
  • 5
    Basalt differs from granite because it
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    (C)
    is richer in iron and magnesium oxides
  • 6
    Which of the following feature is not normally found uper course of a river?
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    (A)
    Canyon
  • 7
    A catchment area is the
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    (B)
    area where a river its source from
  • 8
    Which of the following ocean currents has different temperature characteristics?
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    (C)
    Benguela current
  • 9
    In tropical deserts large diurnal ranges of temperature occur because of the
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    (E)
    absence of cloud cover
  • 10
    If the temperature at the foot of a mountain is 25 0C what will be the temperature at its summit if the mountain is 4000m high?
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    (D)
    -10C
  • 11
    Winds in anticyclones differ from winds in cylones mainly because they
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    (B)
    blow outwards
  • 12
    In Koppen's classification the first member of the system represents the
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    (C)
    tropical rainy climate
  • 13
    A soil particle whose diameter is between 0.05mm and 2.00mm is classified as
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    (C)
    sand
  • 14
    The most predominant action in the first horizon of a soil profile is
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    (B)
    eluviation
  • 15
    Which of the following is the most important use of the natural vegetation in savanna regions?
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    (B)
    Grazing
  • 16
    An ecosystem has all the following characteristics except that it is
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    (A)
    integrative
  • 17
    Plants which manufacture food from simple inorganic substances are called
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    (B)
    autotrophs
  • 18
    All the following resources is renewable?
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    (D)
    Hydro-electricity
  • 19
    The high concentration of people in the Philippines Island is mainly due to the
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    (D)
    fertile alluvial soil
  • 20
    All the following are important in the environmental balance except the
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    (C)
    food chain
  • 21
    Which of the following resources is renewable?
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    (C)
    Hydro-electricity
  • 22
    A high population density means a large number of
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    (B)
    persons per unit area
  • 23
    Which of the following arrangement represents an increasing size of settlements?
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    (C)
    Hamlet, village ,twon conurbation
  • 24
    The least important factor for the location of settlements is the availability of
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    (E)
    communication networks
  • 25
    A port that is auxiliary to another port further inland which cannot be reached by very large ships is described as
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    (D)
    a river port
  • 26
    Which of the following are primary industries?
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    (B)
    Fishing and mining
  • 27
    The businest shipping route in the world is the
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    (A)
    North Atlantic
  • 28
    Which of the following does not contribute to the high cost of building and maintaining roads in West Africa?
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    (D)
    Infertility of some lands
  • 29
    The standard railway gauge is
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    (B)
    143cm
  • 30
    Port Harcourt is a typical example of a
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    (D)
    terminal town
  • 31
    One consequence of Nigeria's over dependence on petroleum is
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    (A)
    competition from other OPEC members
  • 32
    The roots of trees in the mangrove forest in Nigeria are aerial because
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    (C)
    they need more air than water
  • 33
    Wheat can be grown in large quantities in all the following states except
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    (D)
    Rivers
  • 34
    Most imports to Nigeria are
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    (D)
    consumer goods
  • 35
    All the following are predominantly good fishermen except the
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    (D)
    Nupe