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WAEC - Geography (2008)

1
The earth lies between the
Answer
(C)
venus and the mars
2
When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun
Answer
(C)
a solar eclipse occurs
3
How long does it take the mercury to make a complete revolution?
Answer
(A)
88 days
4
Which of the following is not a proof of the earth's sphericity?
Answer
(B)
deflection of winds
5
Which of the following is not a characteristic of lines of longitude? They
Answer
(A)
run from East to West
6
If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11.00am, what would the local time be at a place 750W?
Answer
(C)
6.00 a.m
7
The part of the earth where life exists is the
Answer
(C)
biosphere
8
A relative humidity of 100 percent means that air is
Answer
(B)
saturated
9
The region on the earth's surface popularly referred to as the land of midnight sun is the
Answer
(C)
north of the Arctic circle
10
The earth is enveloped by a mixture of gases referred to as the
Answer
(D)
atmosphere
11
Another name for the core of the earth is
Answer
(B)
barysphere
12
Sedimentary rocks are usually
Answer
(C)
stratified
13
All the following are processes of physical weathering except alternate
Answer
(D)
oxidation and hydrolysis
14
One of the features of a fold mountain is
Answer
(B)
anticline
15
Which of the following are water pollutants?
Answer
(C)
dissolved fertilizers
16
Which of these features is associated with wind erosion in the deserts?
Answer
(A)
zeugen
17
Which of the following is not a possible cause of soil erosion?
Answer
(A)
afforestation
18
Which of the following is not a form of mass movement?
Answer
(B)
earthquake
19
In the upper course of a river, all the following features can be found except
Answer
(C)
ox-bow lake
20
A place where water issues out from the ground naturally is called a
Answer
(B)
spring
21
A stalagmite differs from a stalactite in that a stalagmite
Answer
(D)
starts from the floor of a cave
22
'It is crescentic or moon-shaped and occurs transversely to the direction of the prevailing wind'. The above statement is a description of a
Answer
(B)
barchan
23
Isotherm is to temperature as ........... is to pressure.
Answer
(D)
isobar
24
Which of the following did koppen use to classify the climates of the world?
Answer
(C)
temperature and rainfall
25
All the following are environmental hazards except
Answer
(C)
afforestation
26
The resource of the atmosphere include all the following except
Answer
(A)
vegetation
27
If the total land area of a country is 24,000 square kilometres and the population is 7,200,000. what is the population density of the country?
Answer
(B)
300 persons per km2
28
Which of the following is not a major type of migration?
Answer
(C)
inter - community
29
Rural settlement types include all the following except
Answer
(B)
dormitory
30
All the following activities belong to primary industries except
Answer
(C)
processing
31
'It is universal and can reach almost every where'. Which transport mode is being referred to ?
Answer
(A)
road
32
The busiest and most important ocean route in the world is the
Answer
(B)
north atlantic
33
Which of the following is not a contribution of transportation to economic development?
Answer
(A)
decreased production
34
Which of the following is not a favorable factor for tourism development in West Africa?
Answer
(C)
ineffective publicity
35
Which of the following is not a feature of wave erosion?
Answer
(A)
beach