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WAEC - Geography (2012)

1
Which of the following is a satellite of the earth?
Answer
(A)
moon
2
Mid latitude regions are found between
Answer
(B)
latitude 300 and 450 north south
3
The outer layer of the solid earth is called the
Answer
(C)
crust
4
Which of the following is an igneous rock?
Answer
(B)
granite
5
Bedding plane is a characteristic of
Answer
(A)
sedimentary rocks
6
Which of the following landforms may occur when large scale horizontal earth movements and stresses are set up in the earth's crust?
Answer
(B)
fold mountains
7
Mechanical weathering due to changes in temperature occurs mainly in
Answer
(B)
desert regions
8
The process by which rocks are broken down and not transported is termed
Answer
(C)
weathering
9
The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river channel is called
Answer
(C)
corrasion
10
Wind erosion is most common in
Answer
(A)
arid areas
11
A piece of land almost surrounded by water is called
Answer
(B)
peninsula
12
Which of the following pairs are associated with the upper course of a river? I. Deltas II. Gorges III. Meanders IV. Rapids
Answer
(D)
II and IV
13
Steep sides and often dry valleys in the desert are called
Answer
(A)
wadis
14
To obtain the climate of a place, the average atmospheric weather conditions should be considered for about
Answer
(B)
35 years
15
Isotherms are lines drawn on maps joining places having equal
Answer
(D)
temperature
16
The difference between the temperatures of the hottest and coldest months of a place is the
Answer
(C)
annual range of temperature
17
Precipitation includes all the following except
Answer
(A)
dust
18
Convectional rains are typical
Answer
(D)
equatorial areas
19
Convectional rains are typical of
Answer
(D)
equatorial areas
20
The environmental lapse rate is a decrease of temperature by
Answer
(A)
6.50c for every 1,000 metres of ascent
21
Which of the following statements is true of winds?
Answer
(C)
they blow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
22
A vertical section of soil through all its horizons is called
Answer
(D)
soil profile
23
Leaching of soil means
Answer
(C)
washing of nutrients down from the upper layers of the soil
24
Which of these methods will best help to check wind erosion?
Answer
(A)
re-afforestation and planting of tress on wind break
25
Which of the following are the most valuable products of equatorial forest?
Answer
(B)
cocoa,rubber,oil palm
26
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the rainforest?
Answer
(B)
it has deciduous trees and aerial roots
27
Trees are deciduous when they
Answer
(C)
generally shed their leaves during one season of the year
28
The Mediterranean vegetation is described as xerophytic vegetation because it is
Answer
(D)
drought resisitant
29
The major difference between a nucleated settlement and a dispersed settlement is that a nucleated settlement
Answer
(B)
has buildings clustered together
30
Which of the following best describes high population growth?
Answer
(D)
the birth rate is higher than the death rate
31
The low population density in the middle belt of West Africa resulted from all the following except
Answer
(D)
inadequacy of food in the area
32
The busiest ocean trade route is the
Answer
(C)
north atlantic route
33
Which of the following industries is best located near the source of raw material?
Answer
(C)
sugar refining
34
A ginnery is a place where cotton is
Answer
(C)
processed to take out the seed
35
One major advantages of plantation agriculture in East Africa is that it
Answer
(C)
provides regular supply of raw materials