WAEC - Geography (2008)

• 1

  The earth lies between the

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  (C)

  venus and the mars
• 2

  When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun

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  (C)

  a solar eclipse occurs
• 3

  How long does it take the mercury to make a complete revolution?

  回答

  (A)

  88 days
• 4

  Which of the following is not a proof of the earth's sphericity?

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  (B)

  deflection of winds
• 5

  Which of the following is not a characteristic of lines of longitude? They

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  (A)

  run from East to West
• 6

  If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11.00am, what would the local time be at a place 75⁰W?

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  (C)

  6.00 a.m
• 7

  The part of the earth where life exists is the

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  (C)

  biosphere
• 8

  A relative humidity of 100 percent means that air is

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  (B)

  saturated
• 9

  The region on the earth's surface popularly referred to as the land of midnight sun is the

  回答

  (C)

  north of the Arctic circle
• 10

  The earth is enveloped by a mixture of gases referred to as the

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  (D)

  atmosphere
• 11

  Another name for the core of the earth is

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  (B)

  barysphere
• 12

  Sedimentary rocks are usually

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  (C)

  stratified
• 13

  All the following are processes of physical weathering except alternate

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  (D)

  oxidation and hydrolysis
• 14

  One of the features of a fold mountain is

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  (B)

  anticline
• 15

  Which of the following are water pollutants?

  回答

  (C)

  dissolved fertilizers
• 16

  Which of these features is associated with wind erosion in the deserts?

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  (A)

  zeugen
• 17

  Which of the following is not a possible cause of soil erosion?

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  (A)

  afforestation
• 18

  Which of the following is not a form of mass movement?

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  (B)

  earthquake
• 19

  In the upper course of a river, all the following features can be found except

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  (C)

  ox-bow lake
• 20

  A place where water issues out from the ground naturally is called a

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  (B)

  spring
• 21

  A stalagmite differs from a stalactite in that a stalagmite

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  (D)

  starts from the floor of a cave
• 22

  'It is crescentic or moon-shaped and occurs transversely to the direction of the prevailing wind'. The above statement is a description of a

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  (B)

  barchan
• 23

  Isotherm is to temperature as ........... is to pressure.

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  (D)

  isobar
• 24

  Which of the following did koppen use to classify the climates of the world?

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  (C)

  temperature and rainfall
• 25

  All the following are environmental hazards except

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  (C)

  afforestation
• 26

  The resource of the atmosphere include all the following except

  回答

  (A)

  vegetation
• 27

  If the total land area of a country is 24,000 square kilometres and the population is 7,200,000. what is the population density of the country?

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  (B)

  300 persons per km²
• 28

  Which of the following is not a major type of migration?

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  (C)

  inter - community
• 29

  Rural settlement types include all the following except

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  (B)

  dormitory
• 30

  All the following activities belong to primary industries except

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  (C)

  processing
• 31

  'It is universal and can reach almost every where'. Which transport mode is being referred to ?

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  (A)

  road
• 32

  The busiest and most important ocean route in the world is the

  回答

  (B)

  north atlantic
• 33

  Which of the following is not a contribution of transportation to economic development?

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  (A)

  decreased production
• 34

  Which of the following is not a favorable factor for tourism development in West Africa?

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  (C)

  ineffective publicity
• 35

  Which of the following is not a feature of wave erosion?

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  (A)

  beach