WAEC - Geography (1991)

  • 1
    The planet with the longest orbit around the sun is
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    (C)
    Pluto
  • 2
    What is the local time of a place on longitude 640E when the GMT is 10.00a.m?
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    (C)
    2.16 p.m
  • 3
    The liquid portion of the earth may be referred to as the
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    (B)
    hydroshere
  • 4
    The innermost party of the earth which is rich in iron and nickel and is usually subjected to great heat and pressure is termed the
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    (E)
    stratosphere
  • 5
    Which of the following statements is not correct?
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    (E)
    magma does not occur in layers
  • 6
    When a plateau is enclosed by fold mountains it is alled
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    (C)
    an intermont pleteau
  • 7
    Mass movement of weathered materials may be gradual or sudden depending on the I, gradient of the slope and gravitational force 11 weight of the weathered debris III, supply of lubricating moisture by rainwater coupled with gravitation force IV type of weathering which has taken place
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    (A)
    l,ll and lll
  • 8
    An intrusion of magma along a bedding plane is called a
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    (E)
    still
  • 9
    Which of the following is a product of chemical weathering?
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    (C)
    Grike
  • 10
    Most warm ocean currents flow
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    (E)
    towards the high latitudes
  • 11
    Salinity is mainly dependent on!, evaporation,II, the amount of fresh water added III, ocean currents IV winds
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    (B)
    I, II and III only
  • 12
    The monthly range of temperature is the
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    (C)
    differences between the highest and lowest daily tempareture for the month
  • 13
    Which of the following is not important in defining soil?
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    (B)
    Capillary water
  • 14
    The montane vegetation is most widespread on the
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    (E)
    Adamawa highlands
  • 15
    The isoberlina tree is characteristic of the
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    (E)
    guinea savanna
  • 16
    The environmental lapse rate is best described as
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    (E)
    a fall in air temperature by 0.60
  • 17
    Water pollution is caused by all the following except
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    (B)
    sand filling
  • 18
    Which of the factors least affects distribution of vegetation?
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    (A)
    Man
  • 19
    Which of the following environmental hazards has been paired with the wrong factor?
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    (C)
    Floods and human factor only
  • 20
    Which of the following does not intervene in the natural environment?
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    (C)
    Harmattan
  • 21
    The most critical element in an ecosystem is the
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    (B)
    energy flow within the system
  • 22
    Which of the following does not encourage desertification?
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    (A)
    Large- scale irrigation schemes
  • 23
    The active human population is determined by its
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    (A)
    racial combination
  • 24
    The active human population is determined by its
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    (A)
    racial combination
  • 25
    Which of the following may be not solve the problem of over-population?
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    (D)
    Reduction of agricultural land
  • 26
    Settlements can be classified according to all the following except
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    (B)
    age
  • 27
    A conurbation can best be described as
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    (B)
    several towns whos suburbs have expanded and merged to form an urban sprawl
  • 28
    A conurbation can best be described as
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    (B)
    several towns whos suburbs have expanded and merged to form an urban sprawl
  • 29
    Through which of the following sea routes is Nigerian crude oil transported to European sets? The
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    (E)
    South Atlantic route
  • 30
    One major relative advantage of road transportation over rail is that it
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    (B)
    provides door-to-door service
  • 31
    All the following are products of the chemical industry except
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    (E)
    alumina
  • 32
    The longitudinal extent of Nigeria is
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    (C)
    120
  • 33
    All the following highlands in Nigeria are composed of basement complex rocks except the
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    (C)
    Udi-Nsukka plateau
  • 34
    The greatest hydro-electric power potential in Nigeria is found in the
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    (B)
    Niger-Benue trough
  • 35
    Which of the following regions in Nigeria is not sparsely populated? The
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    (D)
    Eastern scarpland
  • 36
    Transportation helps economic development through all the following except the
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    (E)
    distribution of population
  • 37
    In 1985 Anambra State with a land area of about 17.700km2 had a population of about 6,175,000 what was the approximate population density per km2?
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    (D)
    349
  • 38
    Thermal electricity is produced in all the following areas except
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    (C)
    Kainji
  • 39
    The major problem facing livestock farming in East Africa is the
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    (A)
    competition for land with arable farmers
  • 40
    The most important cash crop in the irrigated Nile Basin is
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    (B)
    cotton