WAEC - Geography (2017)

  • 1

    The scale of the map above in representative fraction (RF) is

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    (B)
    1 : 50,000
  • 2

    The crowfly distance from Doba to Sasi is approximately

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    (C)
    5.5km
  • 3

    What is the direction of IREWA  and Oki?

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    (D)
    South-East
  • 4

    The symbol A950 to the north-east of IREWA is 

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    (D)
    trigonometrical station
  • 5

    The feature marked H on the map can best be described as a

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    (B)
    conical hill
  • 6

    Which of the following settlements is located at the highest altitude?

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    (D)
    Oki
  • 7

    The most likely occupation of the people of Oki is

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    (C)
    farming
  • 8

    Which of the following best explains the growth of IREWA?

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    (A)
    Nodal town
  • 9
    The most probable reason for the construction of the road from IREWA through Sasi to the plantation is
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    (D)
    to evacuate farm products from the plantation to the market at IREWA
  • 10

    Which of the following towns may not be visible from the feature marked H?

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    (D)
    Oki
  • 11
    Which of the following methods of representing statistical data would be most suitable for showing annual production of rice on a month-to-month basis?
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    (C)
    Bar graph
  • 12
    Which of the following types of bar graphs shows increases and decreases compared with a given average?
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    (A)
    Divided bar graph
  • 13
    Simple bar graphs can most suitably be used to represent all the following except
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    (A)
    Value of a country's leading exports and imports
  • 14
    The temperature of the environment changes with
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    (B)
    altitude
  • 15
    The degree of longitude through which the Earth spins within 3hours is
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    (C)
    45°
  • 16
    An example of physical weathering process is
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    (B)
    exfoliation
  • 17
    Which of the following rocks is sedimentary?
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    (A)
    Coal
  • 18
    Granitic rocks contain
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    (B)
    silica and iron
  • 19
    Chemical weathering can take place most effectively when the conditions are
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    (C)
    cold and wet
  • 20
    The temperature at the foot of a mountain is 20°C. If the mountain is 6,000 metres above sea level, what will be the approximate temperature at the top of the mountain?
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    (A)
    - 19.0°C
  • 21
    The planet which revolves round the sun in a clockwise direction is
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    (D)
    uranus
  • 22
    Under the Greek system of climatic classification, the world is divided into
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    (D)
    torrid, temperate and frigid zones
  • 23
    "It is a pinnacle of calcium that grows from the floor of limestone cave." This is a description of
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    (B)
    stalagmite
  • 24
    What is the shape of the Earth?
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    (A)
    Geoid
  • 25
    Which of the following processes is associated with the ejection of magma and other related materials from deep below the Earth onto the Earth's surface?
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    (D)
    Vulcanicity
  • 26
    The steep-sided flat-floored valley in hot deserts through which occasional flash floods flow is known as
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    (C)
    playa
  • 27
    Which of the following features is of volcanic origin?
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    (A)
    Sill
  • 28
    Rocks in the inner core of the Earth are rich in
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    (B)
    nickel and magnesium
  • 29
    Which of the following conditions occur during equinox?
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    (B)
    All places across the globe experience equal lengths of day and nights
  • 30
    The sea water thrown up the beaches by the breaking waves is called
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    (A)
    backwash
  • 31
    Which type of rainfall occurs when two air masses of different temperature and other physical properties meet?
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    (C)
    Cyclonic
  • 32
    Two towns X and Y are situated on the Equator. If town X is on the Greenwich Meridienand town Y is on longitude 45°E, what will be the town Y, if the time at town X is 4.00pm?
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    (D)
    7.00pm
  • 33
    Mountain of denudation is another term for
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    (D)
    residual mountain
  • 34
    When the moon comes in between the Earth and the sun in a perfect line, which of the following eclipse occurs?
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    (C)
    Solar
  • 35
    Which of the following desert landforms is associated with wind deposition?
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    (D)
    Barchan
  • 36
    Factors which influence the practice of irrigation include all except
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    (B)
    high rainfall
  • 37
    Which of the following is a service industry?
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    (A)
    Banking industry
  • 38
    A negative effect of mineral exploitation is
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    (C)
    pollution
  • 39
    The system of agriculture which combines the growing of crops and rearing of animals is known as
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    (C)
    mixed farming
  • 40
    Which of the following statements is true of transhumance?
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    (A)
    It is the seasonal migration of animal rearers in mountainous areas
  • 41
    Most rural settlements in developing countries of Africa
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    (B)
    are dispersed
  • 42
    Which of the following environmental resources is non-renewable?
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    (B)
    Mineral
  • 43
    A town which is situated at the meeting point of roads is termed
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    (A)
    nodal
  • 44
    A major problem of air transportation in developing countries is
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    (C)
    inadequate capital
  • 45
    All these factors determine what a country can produce except
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    (A)
    size of the country