Geography Past Questions And Answers
A country well known for the production of copper in Africa is?
- A. Ghana
- B. Republic of Benin
- C. Zambia
- D. Egypt
Which of the following groups of products is transported in large quantities on the st. Lawrence Great Lakes Waterways?
- A. Wheat, iron ore and bananas
- B. Wheat, iron ore and crude oil
- C. Iron ore, bauxite and cattle
- D. Crude oil, wheat and cotton
Africa has the largest potential for hydro-electric power generation in the world because?
- A. it is a large continent
- B. it has a high annual rainfall
- C. it rivers have many falls
- D. the rivers flow over extensive areas
Which of the following human disease is often heightened by the introduction of irrigation farming in an area?
- A. Bilharzia
- B. Dysentery
- C. River blindness
- D. Cholera
Which vegetation type is found in regions with the following characteristics? i. Temperature generally over 20°C during the summer. ii Rainfall only during the winter months
- A. Conifers
- B. Chaparrels
- C. Temperate grasses
- D. Mosses and lichens
Town C is located on latitude 15°E while Town D is located on latitude 60°E. If the local time in Town C is 7.00am., what will be the local time in Town D?
- A. 4.00 p.m
- B. 4.00 a.m
- C. 10.00 a.m
- D. 10.00 p.m
Iron Ore mining in Africa is carried out in?
- A. Ghana, Niger and Egypt
- B. Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Sierre Leone
- C. Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana
- D. Kenya, Tunisia and Sudan
Which of the following factors does not affect the salinity of the oceans?
- A. rate of evaporation
- B. degree of water mixing by currents
- C. amount of fresh water added by rain
- D. shape of the ocean floor
(a) Outline any four factors that led to the high population density in Japan
(b) State three problems of the high population density in Japan
(c) How are these problems being solved?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2000 THEORYWhat is the shape of the Earth?
- A. Geoid
- B. Eclipse
- C. Round
- D. Cuboid

