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WAEC - Geography (1998)

1
The vegetation belt associated with valuable hard wood is the
Answer
(B)
Tropical rainforest
2
Temperate grasslands are generally important for
Answer
(C)
animal grazing
3
The greatest problem in the use of solar energy is
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(B)
its unreliability from day to day and season to season
4
The sparse population in the Amazon Basin is best explained by the
Answer
(C)
thick vegetation for settlements and agriculture
5
One danger about the present rate of increase in world population is
Answer
(E)
an acute food shortage
6
A rapid population growth in a region can be caused by
Answer
(D)
improved medical care
7
Which of the following represents an urban-rural migration?
Answer
(C)
Travelling from Lagos to the village on retirement
8
A rural settlement is a settlement classified by
Answer
(D)
function
9
Which of the following settlement types is strongly associated with tourism?
Answer
(D)
Holiday resort
10
Air transportation has a low patronage because it
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(E)
is costly
11
All the following are light industries except
Answer
(A)
ship building , locomotive and chemicals
12
One major problem of development in the Niger-Benue trough is
Answer
(E)
excesive flooding
13
Which of the following modes of transportation in Nigeria is limited by weather?
Answer
(D)
air
14
Irrigation farming is highly practiced in Northern Nigeria because of the
Answer
(C)
inadequate rainfall and presence of many rivers
15
One important consequence of the location of Nigeria between latitudes 40 and 140 north of the Equator is that she
Answer
(A)
enjoys a hot, wet, tropical climate
16
Which of the following is true of manufacturing industries in Nigeria?
Answer
(A)
Most of them produce consumer goods
17
Trade among west African countries is less developed mainly because
Answer
(A)
they were ruled by different colonial powers which created a barrier to communication
18
The southern most latitude in Africa is approximately
Answer
(C)
350S
19
Which of the following does not explain the poor development of inland waterways in Africa?
Answer
(A)
Lack of goods to carry along the routes
20
The savanna lands of East Africa are best known for their
Answer
(A)
wildlife
21
The rampant famine in some parts of Africa is caused by all the following except
Answer
(A)
Unstable prices paid to farmers for their products
22
Which of the following West Africa countries is the largest producer of groundnut?
Answer
(B)
Mali
23
The figure 1 is a
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(B)
pie chart
24

The total value of the word's export commodities represented in Fig above is

Answer
(D)
2,780,000 metric tons
25
What percentage of the world export commodities in figure 1 is represented by crude oil?
Answer
(D)
23.74%