Geography Past Questions And Answers
Write a geographical account of rail transport under the following headings:
(a) economic importance, (b) problems; (c) solutions
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2009 THEORYIn tropical highlands, density rainforest occur at altitudes ranging from 1200m to 2400m above sea level. This is due to the influence of?
- A. abundant water supply from snow melt
- B. high humidity and cool air
- C. orographic rainfall
- D. fertile soils
Secondary economic activities are those that involve the?
- A. packaging of finished goods
- B. distribution of raw materials
- C. distribution of finished goods
- D. processing of raw materials
Four ways in which a river transports its load are?
- A. corrasion, saltation, solution and suspension
- B. attrition, saltation, solution and suspension
- C. saltation, solution, suspension and traction
- D. corrosion, solution, suspension and traction
The two prominent highlands at the Nigeria-Cameroun border are
- A. Mambila and Oban
- B. Mandara and Alantika
- C. Udi and Shebshi
- D. Jos Plateau and Kukuruku
Which of the following is not a major benefit of savanna vegetation?
- A. livestock farming
- B. arable crop cultivation
- C. aqua culture
- D. game reserves
If the deadline given Iraq expired at 7.p.m (ET) on 15th January, 1991 in New York, USA(Longitude 75°W), at what time did it expire in Baghdad (Longitude 45°E)?
- A. 8pm, 15th January
- B. 9pm, 15th January
- C. 12 mid-night, 15th January
- D. 3am, 16th January
Growth of world population over anyone period of time is best explained by?
- A. changes in technology and social organization
- B. advances in the knowedge of medicine
- C. positive balance between birth rate and death rate
- D. increased food production
Which of the following arrangement represents an increasing size of settlements?
- A. Conurbation , hamlet, town,village
- B. Hamlet, village, conurbation, town
- C. Hamlet, village ,town conurbation
- D. Conurbation, town, village, hamlet
Which of the following tourist centres is wrongly paired?
- A. Eiffel Tower - Germany
- B. Pyramids - Egypt
- C. The colosseum - Italy
- D. Victoria falls - Zambia