WAEC - Geography (1999)

• 1

  The earth lies between

  回答

  (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?

  回答

  (C)

  666km
• 3

  The separation of ancient Gondwana land into different land masses was caused mainly by

  回答

  (D)

  continental drift
• 4

  Marble and Schist are examples of

  回答

  (C)

  metamorphic rocks
• 5

  In which of the following regions would exfoliation commonly occur?

  回答

  (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

  回答

  (C)

  Yardang
• 7

  All the following condition are favourable for the formation of delta except

  回答

  (A)

  presence of large lakes in ther river course
• 8

  Which of the following is responsible for the formation of block mountains?

  回答

  (A)

  Faulting
• 9

  The feature commonly found along the lower course of a river are

  回答

  (D)

  meanders
• 10

  Which of the following ocean currents lowers the temperature of the adjacent coastland ?

  回答

  (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

  回答

  (B)

  20⁰C
• 12

  The instrument used for measuring wind velocity is called

  回答

  (D)

  an anemometer
• 13

  Which of the following soil types that support the tropical rainforest?

  回答

  (B)

  Podsol
• 14

  The removal of soil or rocks particles by wind or running water is called

  回答

  (D)

  erosion
• 15

  Which of the following natural resources is non-renewable?

  回答

  (D)

  Minerals
• 16

  Koppen's wet tropical (AF) type of climate is experienced in West Africa in

  回答

  (A)

  Accra
• 17

  Equatorial lowlands usually experience

  回答

  (B)

  heavy thunder rains in the afternoons
• 18

  Vegetation resources can be utilized by man for all the following except

  回答

  (B)

  habitat
• 19

  Which of the following forms of pollution is the least harzardous to man ??

  回答

  (D)

  A sound of 50 decibles in the air
• 20

  Industries are classified as

  回答

  (C)

  primary, manufcaturing and tertiary
• 21

  Atmospheric resources can used for all the following except

  回答

  (C)

  housing
• 22

  The manufacturing of textiles and garments is most popular in

  回答

  (D)

  Thailand
• 23

  A megalopolis is a

  回答

  (D)

  continuous amalgamation of a series of cities
• 24

  The most common environmental problem in the Niger Delta is

  回答

  (C)

  coastal flooding
• 25

  The likely harzards to shipping at the North American end of the North Atlantic sea route are

  回答

  (B)

  fog and iceberg
• 26

  The bulk of Nigeria's timber is exploited from the

  回答

  (B)

  rainforest
• 27

  Nigeria's major trading partners include

  回答

  (A)

  Britain, USA, Germany and Japan
• 28

  The Akwapim-Togo Ridge is a continuation of the

  回答

  (A)

  Guinea highlands
• 29

  The Logas-Kano railway crosses the River Niger at

  回答

  (C)

  Jebba
• 30

  Most of the copper exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) is produced in and around

  回答

  (B)

  Lubumbashi