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WAEC - Geography (1999)

  • 1
    The earth lies between
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    (C)
    Venus and Mars
  • 2
    If A is located on latitude 6 0N and B on latitude 12N, what is the distance between the two places?
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    (C)
    666km
  • 3
    The separation of ancient Gondwana land into different land masses was caused mainly by
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    (D)
    continental drift
  • 4
    Marble and Schist are examples of
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    (C)
    metamorphic rocks
  • 5
    In which of the following regions would exfoliation commonly occur?
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    (B)
    Semi-arid regions with large diurnal range of temperature
  • 6
    A steep-side feature with vertical bands of alternate hard arid soft rocks, aligned in the direction of the prevailing winds is
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    (C)
    Yardang
  • 7
    All the following condition are favourable for the formation of delta except
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    (A)
    presence of large lakes in ther river course
  • 8
    Which of the following is responsible for the formation of block mountains?
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    (A)
    Faulting
  • 9
    The feature commonly found along the lower course of a river are
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    (D)
    meanders
  • 10
    Which of the following ocean currents lowers the temperature of the adjacent coastland ?
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    (A)
    Benguela current
  • 11
    If the temperature of sea level is 300C the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be approximately
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    (B)
    200C
  • 12
    The instrument used for measuring wind velocity is called
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    (D)
    an anemometer
  • 13
    Which of the following soil types that support the tropical rainforest?
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    (B)
    Podsol
  • 14
    The removal of soil or rocks particles by wind or running water is called
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    (D)
    erosion
  • 15
    Which of the following natural resources is non-renewable?
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    (D)
    Minerals
  • 16
    Koppen's wet tropical (AF) type of climate is experienced in West Africa in
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    (A)
    Accra
  • 17
    Equatorial lowlands usually experience
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    (B)
    heavy thunder rains in the afternoons
  • 18
    Vegetation resources can be utilized by man for all the following except
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    (B)
    habitat
  • 19
    Which of the following forms of pollution is the least harzardous to man ??
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    (D)
    A sound of 50 decibles in the air
  • 20
    Industries are classified as
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    (C)
    primary, manufcaturing and tertiary
  • 21
    Atmospheric resources can used for all the following except
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    (C)
    housing
  • 22
    The manufacturing of textiles and garments is most popular in
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    (D)
    Thailand
  • 23
    A megalopolis is a
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    (D)
    continuous amalgamation of a series of cities
  • 24
    The most common environmental problem in the Niger Delta is
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    (C)
    coastal flooding
  • 25
    The likely harzards to shipping at the North American end of the North Atlantic sea route are
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    (B)
    fog and iceberg
  • 26
    The bulk of Nigeria's timber is exploited from the
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    (B)
    rainforest
  • 27
    Nigeria's major trading partners include
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    (A)
    Britain, USA, Germany and Japan
  • 28
    The Akwapim-Togo Ridge is a continuation of the
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    (A)
    Guinea highlands
  • 29
    The Logas-Kano railway crosses the River Niger at
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    (C)
    Jebba
  • 30
    Most of the copper exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) is produced in and around
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    (B)
    Lubumbashi