Geography Past Questions And Answers
The instrument, barometer, is used for measuring
- A. temperature
- B. wind speed
- C. relative humidity
- D. air pressure
Study the map extract on a scale of 1:50,000 and answer the following questions
(a) On the map extract:
(I) Print the letters shown in the brackets below on one example of each of the following features: Conical Peak (CP) Narrow River Valley (NRV) Even Slope (ES)
(b) Calculate the gradient of the minor road from the road junction in Sabongidda to the Church in Aviosi
(c) Describe the location and functions of uhomora
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2005 THEORYLines on maps joining places of same temperature above sea level are called
- A. isotherms
- B. isohyets
- C. isobars
- D. isohalines
The gradient along the main river between the points marked X and Y is approximately
- A. 1:15
- B. 1:16
- C. 1:17
- D. 1:18
---------- is the instrument used in the measurement of rainfall
- A. rainguage
- B. thermometer
- C. hydrometer
- D. barometer
Abrasion,attrition and deflation are processes of
- A. river erosion
- B. coastal erosion
- C. wind erosion
- D. glacial erosion
The busiest and most important ocean route in the world is the
- A. trans-pacific
- B. north atlantic
- C. cape route
- D. south atlantic
The area likely to experience seasonal flooding lies
- A. Above q 120-metre contour
- B. Between 105 and 120 metre contours
- C. Between 105 and 135 metre contours
- D. Below a 105 metre contour
Which of the following statements is not true of the Solar system
- A. The rays of the sun give energy to the system
- B. All the plantes rotete around the sun
- C. All the planets have their orbits round the sun
- D. The planets revolve around the sun
The weathering process which is commonly found in limestone regions is
- A. hydrolysis
- B. exfoliation
- C. oxidation
- D. solution