WAEC - Geography (1995)

  • 1
    The satellite of the earth is
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    (C)
    the moon
  • 2
    The commentary of a football match which started at 1600 hours GMT in a town P (450W) was heard in town Q at 2200 hours GMT. What is the longitude of Q
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    (B)
    450E
  • 3
    Which of the following statements about Jupiter is not true? It
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    (A)
    is the next planet to the Earth
  • 4
    Igneous rocks contain
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    (E)
    crystals
  • 5
    An active volcano is one that
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    (D)
    erupts periodically
  • 6
    The principal agents in soil erosion are
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    (B)
    water and wind
  • 7
    Soil erosion leads to all the following except the
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    (E)
    increase in yield per hectare
  • 8
    The term watershed refers to the
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    (C)
    crestlines from which two or more rivers flow in opposite directions
  • 9
    A spring is an outlet for
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    (C)
    underground water
  • 10
    Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?
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    (A)
    Weathering.....Erosion......Deposition
  • 11
    Which of the following is a features of erosion in arid regions?
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    (C)
    Yardang
  • 12
    The water in which is thrown against the beach by a breaking wave is called
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    (D)
    a swash
  • 13
    Which of the following feature is not associated with coastal erosion?
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    (D)
    Marine dune
  • 14
    A slender, downward growing pinnacle that hangs from a cave roof is a
    Válasz
    (C)
    stalactite
  • 15
    Lacustrine plains are formed
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    (A)
    on the bed of an old lake
  • 16
    All the following are ways in which rivers are useful to man except the
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    (D)
    relocation of settlement after flooding
  • 17
    Which of the following is not a characteristic of the tropical desert climate?
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    (E)
    Very low annual range of temperature
  • 18
    The ancient Greeks classified the climates of the world into
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    (B)
    hot, cold and medium zones
  • 19
    Oak and cedar are good examples of commercial trees common in the
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    (B)
    Mediterranean vegetation
  • 20
    The effect of humus in the soil is make the soil
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    (B)
    retain more moisture
  • 21
    Local farmers determine the change in fertility of any tropical soil through the
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    (D)
    colour of the soil
  • 22
    Heavy rainfall favours the formation of acid soils because it
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    (C)
    causes more leaching of base elements
  • 23
    The relationship between organisms in the ecosystem implies that the components
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    (A)
    are Interdependent
  • 24
    All the following are major pollutants of the environment except
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    (D)
    domestic cooking
  • 25
    Settlements can be classified according to all the following except
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    (C)
    main occupation of the inhabitants
  • 26
    When two separate towns grow and merge into, the one new settlement formed is called a
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    (A)
    conurbation
  • 27
    All the following are examples of heavy industries except
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    (A)
    furniture making
  • 28
    Which of the following is not a major problem of economic development in developing countries? Inadequate
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    (B)
    natural resources
  • 29
    Jos has a heavier rainfall than the other towns on the same latitude in Nigeria because it
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    (B)
    is located on the windward side of a pleteau
  • 30
    The important area for lumbering in Nigeria is found in the
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    (B)
    Ibadan-Benin-Port Harcourt region
  • 31
    Jebba,Lokoja and Onitsha are examples of
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    (D)
    river ports
  • 32
    Which of the following is the characteristic pattern of rural settlements in the Western Highlands of Nigeria?
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    (B)
    Dispersed
  • 33
    Africa is threatened today by serious soil erosion because the
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    (D)
    soils are recklessly exposed
  • 34
    The largest irrigation scheme in Africa is served by the
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    (A)
    Sennar Dam
  • 35
    Which of the following vegetation belts in Africa is usually associated with the tropical continental climate?
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    (B)
    Sudan Savanna
  • 36
    Which of the following lakes is not found in the East African Rift Valley?
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    (D)
    Lake Mobutu
  • 37
    Which of the following planets has the longest orbit around the sun?
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    (D)
    Neptune
  • 38
    A Great Circle can be described as
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    (D)
    the shortest distance between two points
  • 39
    The axis of the earth is inclined to the plane of the ecliptic at an angle of
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    (B)
    661/20
  • 40
    On September 23, all towns in the northern hemisphere experience
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    (A)
    equal lenth of day and night
  • 41
    The density of the upper part of the lithosphere is
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    (D)
    2.7
  • 42
    Grit is a good example of
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    (D)
    mechanically formed sedimentary rock
  • 43
    Crater lakes are most likely to occur in
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    (C)
    regions of extinct volcanoes
  • 44
    Yardangs are best described as
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    (B)
    steep-side vertical bands of alternate hard and soft rocks aligned in the dircetion of the prevailing winds
  • 45
    The seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river is known as its
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    (E)
    regime