WAEC - Geography (2004)

1
If the time is 10.00am in Belfast(longitude 600W), the time at Leningrad(longitude 300E) will be
Answer
(C)
4.00 pm
2
If the time is 10.00am in Belfast(longitude 600W), the time at Leningrad(longitude 300E) will be
Answer
(C)
4.00 pm
3
Which of the following planets has twelve satellites?
Answer
(C)
jupiter
4
Which of the following is known as the land of the midnight sun during summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer
(B)
arctic circle
5
The part of the earth's crust that is covered by oceans and seas is called
Answer
(B)
hydrosphere
6
The process which causes exposed rock surface to break and crumble is best described as
Answer
(B)
weathering
7
Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from
Answer
(B)
limestone
8
Which of the following is not true of the relationship between the sun and the earth?
Answer
(C)
sun revolves round the earth
9
Earth movements generate tensional forces that
Answer
(A)
pull the crust apart
10
Which of the following is not an example of a fold mountain?
Answer
(B)
kilimanjaro
11
Down folded layers of chalk or limestone sandwiched between impermeable rock layers and containing trapped water is referred to as
Answer
(C)
artesian
12
The seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river is known as the
Answer
(A)
regime
13
Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?
Answer
(D)
frost action
14
The plains formed when the slopes of mountains are worn back in arid and semi-arid regions by mechanical weathering is called
Answer
(A)
pediplains
15
'They are crescentic or moon-shaped and occur individually or in groups'. The above description refers to
Answer
(B)
barchans
16
Lines joining places of equal sunshine duration on maps are known as
Answer
(D)
isohel
17
A well will always contain water if it is dug
Answer
(B)
below the water table
18
Which of the following is not a factor affecting the movement of ocean currents?
Answer
(D)
differences in the rate of evaporation
19
When there is a large difference in the reading of the dry and wet bulb thermometers, it shows that relative humidity is
Answer
(A)
low
20
The peeling off of the surface layers of rounded boulders during mechanical weathering is called
Answer
(B)
exfoliation
21
Which of the following is associated with wind deflation in arid regions?
Answer
(B)
oasis
22
Laterization is a soil-forming process prominent in
Answer
(A)
hot humid tropics
23
'It is made up of a great variety of evergreen trees, with a distinct layer arrangement'. This refers to the
Answer
(A)
equatorial forest
24
Organic components of the soil include all the following except
Answer
(D)
rock pedestals
25
Which of the following does not determine the available humus resources in a country?
Answer
(D)
evolution
26
If the land area of a place is 900,00 square kilometres, and its total population is 120,000,000. What is the population density of the area?
Answer
(B)
133 persons per square kilometre
27
The relative advantage of road transport over other modes of transport is its
Answer
(A)
flexibility
28
Iron and steel industry is most likely to be located near the
Answer
(A)
raw material
29
When two or more towns grow to join each or one another and still retain their identities they form a
Answer
(B)
conurbation
30
The imports of most developing countries consist mainly of
Answer
(C)
manufacured goods
31
Which of the following ports has the best natural harbour in West Africa?
Answer
(B)
Freetown
32
The high population density in the coastal areas of West Africa can best be explained by
Answer
(B)
the concentration of industries in the area
33
The differential heating of the land and sea results in
Answer
(C)
land and sea breezes
34
Winds generally blow from an area of
Answer
(A)
high pressure to an area of low pressure
35
'The trees are tall and evergreen,leaves are small,thick,leathery and needles shaped'. This is a description of the
Answer
(B)
cornifetous forest