Year : 
2009
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 37 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

Which of the following environmental hazards is due primarily to human activities?

A. earthquake

B. volcanic eruption

C. hurricane

D. ozone depletion

D

22.

Life expectancy refers to the

A. age at which people receive their pension

B. average age at which people die

C. achievement one makes in life

D. age at which people retire from their jobs

B

23.

The term over-population is best defined as the situation where

A. there is high population density

B. birth rate is equal to death rate

C. the population exceeds available resources

D. there is an increasing birth rate and a descreasing infant mortality rate

C

24.

Which of the following features is shared by Hong Kong,Java and Manhattan?

A. high military technology

B. high population density

C. multi-racial communities

D. rapid industrial growth

B

25.

A conurbation can best be described as

A. a large village with thousands of people

B. two or more towns joined together,each town maintaining its own identity

C. a large area with big cities

D. a big area of land with few settglements

B

26.

A settlement developed at the meeting point of roads is known as a

A. port town

B. nodal town

C. gap town

D. confluence town

B

27.

'It is a port that specializes in receiving and redistributing goods to the neighboring countries'. Which of the following ports is described in the preceding statement?

A. Ferry port

B. outport

C. River port

D. Enterport

D

28.

The ocean that connects Europe and America is the

A. Indian ocean

B. Antarctic ocean

C. Atlantic ocean

D. Artic ocean

C

29.

Copper is an important raw material in the

A. chemical industry

B. oil refining industry

C. pharmaceutical industry

D. electrical industry

D

30.

Which activity requires the following? I. Large area of land usually in thousands of hectares II. Availability of water either in the form of rain or irrigation III. High capital outlay

A. plantation agriculture

B. mining

C. lumbering

D. tourism industry

A

21.

Which of the following environmental hazards is due primarily to human activities?

A. earthquake

B. volcanic eruption

C. hurricane

D. ozone depletion

D

22.

Life expectancy refers to the

A. age at which people receive their pension

B. average age at which people die

C. achievement one makes in life

D. age at which people retire from their jobs

B

23.

The term over-population is best defined as the situation where

A. there is high population density

B. birth rate is equal to death rate

C. the population exceeds available resources

D. there is an increasing birth rate and a descreasing infant mortality rate

C

24.

Which of the following features is shared by Hong Kong,Java and Manhattan?

A. high military technology

B. high population density

C. multi-racial communities

D. rapid industrial growth

B

25.

A conurbation can best be described as

A. a large village with thousands of people

B. two or more towns joined together,each town maintaining its own identity

C. a large area with big cities

D. a big area of land with few settglements

B

26.

A settlement developed at the meeting point of roads is known as a

A. port town

B. nodal town

C. gap town

D. confluence town

B

27.

'It is a port that specializes in receiving and redistributing goods to the neighboring countries'. Which of the following ports is described in the preceding statement?

A. Ferry port

B. outport

C. River port

D. Enterport

D

28.

The ocean that connects Europe and America is the

A. Indian ocean

B. Antarctic ocean

C. Atlantic ocean

D. Artic ocean

C

29.

Copper is an important raw material in the

A. chemical industry

B. oil refining industry

C. pharmaceutical industry

D. electrical industry

D

30.

Which activity requires the following? I. Large area of land usually in thousands of hectares II. Availability of water either in the form of rain or irrigation III. High capital outlay

A. plantation agriculture

B. mining

C. lumbering

D. tourism industry

A