WAEC - Geography (2002)

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