WAEC - Geography (2002)
1
Temperate statistic can best be represented with
2
The earth's movement from west to east on its own axis is known as
3
The tilting of the earth's axis and the revolution of the earth cause
Відповідь(A)
differences in the length of day and night
4
Lines of the longitude can best be described as
Відповідь(B)
imaginary lines on the earth's surface running from the north pole to the south pole and at right angles to the parallels
5
If it is 3pm GMT on sunday at Accra, what will be the local time in town X located on longitude 1650E?
6
The shortest flying route between any two points on the earth's surface lies along the
7
Which of the following planets has a single satellite?
8
When granite is subjected to intense heat or pressure, it forms
9
Which of the following rocks is most likely to be weathered by the process of solution?
10
When magma solidifies at the crest of an anticline or at the bottom of a syncline, the feature formed is called
11
Physical weathering is expected to be most active in the
12
Which of the following is a feature of extrusive vulcanicity?
13
The correct sequence in the process of denudation is
Відповідь(D)
weathering-erosion-transportation-deposition
14
The movement and direction of ocean currents are affected by the
15
Temperatures are high throughout the year in the equatorial areas mainly because
Відповідь(A)
insolation is constantly high
16
The difference in the readings on the wet and dry-bulb thermometers is used to determine
17
The instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure is known as
18
The variation in salinity of sea water depends on all the following factors except the
19
Heavy rainfall is often associated with high temperature because
Відповідь(D)
warm air is capable of holding more moisture than cold air
20
Downward-growing pinnacles that hang from the roofs of caves in limestone regions are called
21
Which of the following does not favour the formation of deltas?
Відповідь(D)
the existence of large lakes in the middle and lower portions of a river
22
Environmental controls include all the following except
23
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the rain-forest?
24
The largest concentration of human population is in
25
The population of India is mainly characterized by
26
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?
27
Which of the following features promote the development of nucleated settlement?
Відповідь(C)
dissected plains and nodal centres
28
The main difference towns and villages is that
Відповідь(C)
towns perform more tertiary functions
29
Most of the industries located in rural area are
30
Which of the following is a service industry?
31
The most important method of mining tin in Nigeria is the
32
One characteristic of intensive farming is that it is usually practiced in urban centres with
33
Trade among West African countries is low mainly because they
34
In which of the following order is copper produced?
Відповідь(C)
blasting-crushing-grinding-floting-smelting
35
The major difference between the tropical rain-forest and savanna vegetation
Відповідь(D)
has less spcies of plants while the rain-forest has diverse species of plants
