Waec 2001 Geography Past Questions And Answers

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1

Which of the following factors is least necessary for the development of hydro-electric power?

  • A. high domestic demand
  • B. natural reservoirs and falls
  • C. rain-fed rivers
  • D. heavy capital outlay
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2

A net population growth is the

  • A. surplus of emigrants over immigrants plus total death
  • B. actual population inhabiting a place
  • C. surplus of birth over death plus net migration
  • D. surplus of immigrants plus total birth
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3

A major hazard to both human and aquatic life in some coastal area of Nigeria is

  • A. air pollution
  • B. overfishing
  • C. desalination of sea water
  • D. oil spillage
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4

Man has interfered with the ecosystem through I. farming II. modification of weather and climate III. overgrazing

  • A. I only
  • B. II only
  • C. II and III only
  • D. I,II and III
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5

(a) Name the instruments used in measuring the following:

(i) Rainfall; (ii) Humidity (iii) Temperature (iv) Wind.

(b) With the aid of a diagram, describe the instrument used to measure rainfall.

(c) Explain how the instrument described in (b) above is used.

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6

The intensity of erosion by a river is determined by the

  • A. volume of water only
  • B. gradient of the valley only
  • C. gradient and width of the valley
  • D. volume of water,gradient of the valley and the load carried
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7

(a) Describe the Prismatic Compass.

(b) Highlight four basic precautions that should be taken when making a compass traverse.

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8

The vegetation type which is found only in the Northern Hemisphere is the

  • A. Mediterranean woodland
  • B. Tundra vegetation
  • C. Tropical rainforest
  • D. Coniferous forest
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9

The type of rainfall characterized by torrential downpour in the tropics or during summers in the temperature interiors is called

  • A. convectional rainfall
  • B. frontal rainfall
  • C. orographic rainfall
  • D. cyclonic rainfall
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10

The benefits to be derived by ECOWAS member countries include all the following except

  • A. a free movement of people across member countries
  • B. territorial expansion
  • C. free flow of capital
  • D. the creation of large market
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