WAEC - Geography (2002)
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Temperate statistic can best be represented with
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The earth's movement from west to east on its own axis is known as
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The tilting of the earth's axis and the revolution of the earth cause
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differences in the length of day and night
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Lines of the longitude can best be described as
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imaginary lines on the earth's surface running from the north pole to the south pole and at right angles to the parallels
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If it is 3pm GMT on sunday at Accra, what will be the local time in town X located on longitude 1650E?
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The shortest flying route between any two points on the earth's surface lies along the
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Which of the following planets has a single satellite?
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When granite is subjected to intense heat or pressure, it forms
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Which of the following rocks is most likely to be weathered by the process of solution?
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When magma solidifies at the crest of an anticline or at the bottom of a syncline, the feature formed is called
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Physical weathering is expected to be most active in the
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Which of the following is a feature of extrusive vulcanicity?
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The correct sequence in the process of denudation is
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weathering-erosion-transportation-deposition
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The movement and direction of ocean currents are affected by the
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Temperatures are high throughout the year in the equatorial areas mainly because
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insolation is constantly high
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The difference in the readings on the wet and dry-bulb thermometers is used to determine
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The instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure is known as
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The variation in salinity of sea water depends on all the following factors except the
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Heavy rainfall is often associated with high temperature because
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warm air is capable of holding more moisture than cold air
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Downward-growing pinnacles that hang from the roofs of caves in limestone regions are called
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Which of the following does not favour the formation of deltas?
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the existence of large lakes in the middle and lower portions of a river
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Environmental controls include all the following except
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the rain-forest?
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The largest concentration of human population is in
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The population of India is mainly characterized by
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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?
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Which of the following features promote the development of nucleated settlement?
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dissected plains and nodal centres
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The main difference towns and villages is that
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towns perform more tertiary functions
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Most of the industries located in rural area are
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Which of the following is a service industry?
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The most important method of mining tin in Nigeria is the
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One characteristic of intensive farming is that it is usually practiced in urban centres with
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Trade among West African countries is low mainly because they
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In which of the following order is copper produced?
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blasting-crushing-grinding-floting-smelting
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The major difference between the tropical rain-forest and savanna vegetation
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has less spcies of plants while the rain-forest has diverse species of plants
