Waec 2012 Geography Past Questions And Answers
A vertical section of soil through all its horizons is called
- A. soil texture
- B. A- horizon section
- C. B - horizon section
- D. soil profile
The low population density in the middle belt of West Africa resulted from all the following except
- A. unfavourable climate
- B. the absence of heavy industries in the area
- C. inadequate infrastructure
- D. inadequacy of food in the area
Leaching of soil means
- A. water logging of the soil
- B. formation of hardpan in the soil
- C. washing of nutrients down from the upper layers of the soil
- D. removal of parent materials from the soil
The Mediterranean vegetation is described as xerophytic vegetation because it is
- A. heat resisitant
- B. fire resisitant
- C. wind resisitant
- D. drought resisitant
(a) Highlight five problems of development of the Cross River Basin.
(b) In what five ways can these problems be solved?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 THEORYWhich of these methods will best help to check wind erosion?
- A. re-afforestation and planting of tress on wind break
- B. inter-cropping and contour ploughing
- C. strip cripping and crop rotation
- D. contour ploughing and manuring
(a) State three advantages and two disadvantages of air transportation.
(b) Highlight five roles of road transportation in the promotion economic development.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 THEORYWhich of the following is not a characteristic of the rainforest?
- A. it has tall trees with buttress roots and evergreen broad leaves
- B. it has deciduous trees and aerial roots
- C. the trees in it have heights and layers of canopies
- D. some of its trees are climbers,creepers and epiphytes
The difference between the temperatures of the hottest and coldest months of a place is the
- A. length of the rainy season
- B. mean annual temperature
- C. annual range of temperature
- D. total monthly temperature
The busiest ocean trade route is the
- A. mozambique channel
- B. suez canal route
- C. north atlantic route
- D. cape route