WAEC - Geography (2002)

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