WAEC - Geography (2011)

  • 1
    The solar system comprises
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    (C)
    the sun and its nine planets
  • 2
    The angle of difference formed between the true North and magnetic North is known as
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    (A)
    magnetic declination
  • 3
    If the time in town X on longitude 150E is 1.00pm on Saturday. What will be the time in town Y on longitude 750W?
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    (D)
    7.00 am on saturday
  • 4
    The mineral contents of the upper part of the earth's crust are collectively called the sial because it is composed mainly of
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    (C)
    silica and alumina
  • 5
    The lowest layer of the atmosphere is the
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    (B)
    troposphere
  • 6
    Which of the following is the most abundant in total volume within the atmosphere?
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    (C)
    nitrogen
  • 7
    A rock through which water cannot easily pass is termed
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    (D)
    impermeable
  • 8
    Which of the following is the most effective agent of coastal erosion?
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    (B)
    sea waves
  • 9
    Which of the following towns is in koppen's Aw climate?
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    (D)
    lome
  • 10
    In areas where folding has occurred, oil and natural gas usually collect in
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    (A)
    synclines
  • 11
    Which of the following does not encourage the formation of rainfall?
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    (C)
    descending wind
  • 12
    Which of the following does not encourage the formation of rainfall?
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    (C)
    descending wind
  • 13
    The most permanent physical properly of the soil is its
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    (B)
    texture
  • 14
    Desert areas experience high daily range of temperature because
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    (B)
    the sky is cloudless
  • 15
    Which of the following is a warm ocean current?
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    (A)
    the mozambique current
  • 16
    Air pollution is caused by all the following except
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    (A)
    evapo-transpiration
  • 17
    The acacia tree is commonly found in the
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    (C)
    savannah lands
  • 18
    Which of the following in the lower atmosphere is of little use to man,plants and animals?
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    (D)
    argon
  • 19
    The dynamic and interdependent complex interaction of soil,climate and vegetation with its animal population is called
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    (B)
    ecosystem
  • 20
    A build-up area consisting of a number of towns or cities merged together yet maintaining their individual identities is termed a/an
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    (D)
    conurbation
  • 21
    Which of the following are true of most large cities? I. They have large plantations II. They are capital cities III. They are religious centres IV. They are commercial centres
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    (A)
    II and IV
  • 22
    Which of the following is not a plantation crop in West Africa?
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    (B)
    wheat
  • 23
    The roles of transportation in economic development in West Africa include all the following except
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    (A)
    national disintegration
  • 24
    Aluminum is used largely in the
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    (A)
    aviation industry
  • 25
    Light industries predominate in West Africa because of
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    (A)
    inadequate capital
  • 26
    Possible solution to the problem of soil erosion in the highlands of West Africa include all the following except
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    (A)
    indiscriminate felling of trees
  • 27
    Which of the following is not a common farming system in West Africa?
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    (C)
    terracing
  • 28
    The busiest and most important ocean trade route is
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    (C)
    north atlantic route
  • 29
    The dry winds that blow out of the Sahara desert towards the southern parts of West Africa is known as
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    (D)
    harnattan
  • 30
    In which of the following periods is the harmattan dominant in West Africa?
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    (C)
    novermber to january