Geography Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following BEST explains the relatively low population density of the middle belt of Nigeria?
- A. thick forest
- B. rugged d landscape
- C. swampy river troughs
- D. historical factors
(a) Identify, with examples, any four ways in which urban settlements differ from one another
(b) In which four ways are rural settlements dependent on urban settlements?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 THEORYOak and cedar are good examples of commercial trees common in the
- A. equatorial vegetation
- B. Mediterranean vegetation
- C. Monsoon Vegetation
- D. Tundra Vegetation
The rise in the population of an area can be measured easily by
- A. multiplying the natural increase by the net migration
- B. subtracting the natural increase from the net migration
- C. adding the natural increase to the migration
- D. dividing the natural increase by the net migration
Nucleated groups of houses occupied largely by people engaged in primary occupation are referred to as?
- A. metropolises
- B. villages
- C. farmsteads
- D. towns
A major characteristic feature that distinguishes heavy industry from light industry is the
- A. location
- B. ownership
- C. level of industrial waste
- D. complexity of the processing technique
Which of the following is a feature of river deposition?
- A. levee
- B. scree
- C. barchan
- D. morraine
The most important impact of migration on population is?
- A. redistribution of the population
- B. even distribution of the population
- C. environmental distribution of the pollution
- D. environmental pollution
Lateritization is a soil forming process characteristic of
- A. humid,cool temperature latitude
- B. wet regions where percipitation exceeds evaporation
- C. humid tropics where rainfall and temperature are high throughout the year
- D. sub-humid grasslands of the continential interiors of cool temperature regions
Urban population growth problems include all the following except
- A. Birth control
- B. Unemployment
- C. Poor housing
- D. Insufficent food supply

