Geography Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following statements is correct about the Sokoto plains?
- A. It is not an area of inland drainage
- B. it lies in the middle of the country and borders the Rivers Benue and Niger
- C. it is a pear shaped upland area
- D. it consists of the basement complex rocks
The following are advantages of overpopulation except
- A. Quick information dissemination
- B. Effective planning
- C. Large labour
- D. Insufficient food
The existence of the Namib Desert can be partly attributed to?
- A. coastal deforestation
- B. the cold Benguela Current
- C. persistent offshore winds
- D. exculsive fishing
Which of the following factors affect temperature? I. Latitude II. Time III, Wind direction IV. Ocean current
- A. I and II only
- B. II and III only
- C. II and IV only
- D. I and IV only
Sheet erosion can be best be described as the
- A. uniform removal of soil from every part of a slope
- B. scattering of small soil particles by raindrops
- C. removal of soils in concentrated channels
- D. detachment and transportation of soil particiles
All the following are characteristics of a nucleated settlement except that
- A. social amenities are provided there
- B. it has a compact patter
- C. its inhabitants are heterogenous
- D. it is self-sufficient
(a) if the time in London is 08.00 hours GMT and the local time in Addis Ababa is 12.00 noon on what longitude ts Addis Ababa?
(b) Write explanatory notes on the following:
(i) Time zones; (ii) Standard Times; (iii) International Dateline
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2005 THEORYWhat is the sum total of human resources available in a country called?
- A. Cluster
- B. Inhabitant
- C. Population
- D. Primary
In most of West Africa countries, the primary purpose of establishing the railway system was to?
- A. transport export goods to the coast
- B. distribute locally produce commodities
- C. provide cheap means of moving passengers
- D. supplement river transport
Wind erosion is common in arid areas because______?
- A. Rains are widespread and long lasting
- B. Wind speed is high and there are few wind breaks
- C. Pressure falls below normal in desert areas
- D. The rocks are resistant to heat