WAEC - Geography (2008)

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