WAEC - Geography (2022)

  • 1

    What is the scale of the map in statement form?

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    (A)
    One centimeter on the map represents ½ kilometer on the ground
  • 2

    The growth of NONSO settlement is probably because

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    (D)
    NONSO is a nodal town
  • 3

    The highest spot on the mapped area is approximately

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    (B)
    1250 metres
  • 4

    The distance as the crow flies from Bukola to Balu is approximately

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    (C)
    4.8km
  • 5

    The commercial centre in the mapped area is

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    (A)
    NONSO
  • 6

    watershed in the mapped area is situated

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    (C)
    on spurs
  • 7

    If the map is reduced by half its original size, what would be the scale of the new map?

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    (C)
    1:100,000
  • 8

    What is the direction of flow of River Juth?

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    (B)
    Northwest
  • 9

    What is the contour interval on the mapped area?

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    (B)
    100 metres
  • 10
    Which of the following settlements is nucleated?
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    (D)
    NONSO
  • 11
    Figure 1 represents the export of rice by four regions in Country XX in the year 2009. One dot represents 20,000 tonnes of exported rice was used as the scale of the dot map. Study and use the dot map below to answer this question.
    Which region exported the highest tonnes of rice?
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    (A)
    R
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    Figure 1 represents the export of rice by four regions in Country XX in the year 2009. One dot represents 20,000 tonnes of exported rice was used as the scale of the dot map. Study and use the dot map below to answer this question.

    By how much tonnes was the export of rice from region T higher than that from region U?

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    (D)
    80,000
  • 13
    The total export of rice for regions R and T is
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    (A)
    180,000 tonnes
  • 14
    The sharp pillars hanging from the roof of a cavern in limestone regions are called 
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    (D)
    Stalactites
  • 15
    Two towns, P and Q, are on the International Date Line and in the same hemisphere. If the distance between the two towns is 444knm and town P Is located on latitude 3°N, on what latitude is town Q located?
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    (C)
    4°N
  • 16
    In Koppens's classification of climates, Cs refers to
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    (D)
    Tropical Continental
  • 17
    Lines drawn on maps joining places With equal amount of cloud cover are called,
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    (C)
    isonephs
  • 18
     Which of the following statements, is accurate?
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    (A)
    There is a distance of 111km for every 1° of latitudinal difference
  • 19
    Which of the following coastal features is not due to erosion'?
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    (C)
    Beach
  • 20
    In its old stage, a river would
    I. be interrupted by waterfalls and rapids
    II. flow sluggishly and develop pronounced meanders
    III. flow fast and have truncated spurs
    IV. develop levees and have a flood plain
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    (A)
    II and IV only
  • 21
    The movement of the earth that causes variation in the length of the day and night is
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    (C)
    rotation
  • 22
    It is crescentic in shape and it is formed from wind deposition in arid. The statement describes
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    (B)
    barchan dune
  • 23
    The type of cloud from which thunderstorms and heavy rain are experienced in the Tropics is
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    (D)
    cumulo-nimbus
  • 24
    Which type of mountain is also called the mountain of denudation?
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    (C)
    Residual mountain
  • 25
    Which of the following is a process of wind erosion?
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    (A)
    Deflation
  • 26
    The weathering process which is commonly found in limestone regions is
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    (D)
    solution
  • 27
    Which of the following statements is not accurate about sea and land breeze?
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    (C)
    Land warms up more slowly than the sea during the day
  • 28
    The term pyroclastic best describes
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    (D)
    fragmented materials ejected by volcanoes
  • 29
    It is composed of layers of ash and cinders alternating with lava. lt has a broad base and steep convex slopes. The above features are associated with a
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    (D)
    composite cone
  • 30
    Which of the following pairs are characteristics of igneous rocks? They
    I. are stratified
    II are metamorphosed rocks
    III. are crystalline
    IV. originate from molten magma
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    (D)
    IIl and IV only
  • 31
    A small difference between the readings of the wet and dry bulb thermometers is an indication of
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    (A)
    low relative humidity
  • 32
    Which of the following climatic features describes the Equatorial climate?
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    (A)
    Double maxima rainfall regime
  • 33
    The formation of block mountains are best associated with
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    (C)
    uplifting of crustal block within two parallel faults
  • 34
    Which of the following landforms is not associated with an advancing shoreline?
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    (B)
    stack
  • 35
    The term relative location of settlement refers to 
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    (D)
    the position of settlements in relation to others
  • 36
    A major cause of rapid population growth rate in Tropical Africa is
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    (D)
    lack of family planning.
  • 37
    The most significant factor that led to the revolution in the Japanese industrial sector is the
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    (D)
    inputs of committed and skillful industrial workforce
  • 38
    Which of the following reasons account for the low traffic on rivers in Africa?
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    (A)
    Presence of rapids and waterfalls
  • 39
    The trade liberalization policy of ECOWAS is aimed at
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    (C)
    promoting economic integration
  • 40
    Which of the following is a factor of population growth?
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    (C)
    Birth rate
  • 41
    The least important factor in the location of settlements is the availability of
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    (A)
    surface water
  • 42
    If the total population of a country is 75,000,000 and its total land area is 250,000km², what is its population density?
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    (B)
    300 persons per km²
  • 43
    A major hindrance to foreign investment in Tropical African countries is
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    (C)
    political instability in the countries
  • 44
    One of the major problems of manufacturing industries in Tropical Africa is
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    (C)
    inadequate raw materials
  • 45
    The transport system which is most affected by climatic factors is
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    (D)
    air transport