Year : 
1997
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 56 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

All the following are associated with mining except

A. Pollution

B. Erosion

C. Dumpe

D. Deforestation

E. Exfoliation

E

22.

Urban population growth problems include all the following except

A. Birth control

B. Unemployment

C. Poor housing

D. Insufficent food supply

E. Ihadequate health facilities

A

23.

The world population is estimated at about

A. 2.0 billion

B. 4.0billion

C. 6.0 billion

D. 8.0 billion

E. 10.0 billion

C

24.

Which of the following countries is noted for its problem of population pressure?

A. Canada

B. India

C. Nigeria

D. Libya

E. USA

B

25.

A continuous urban or industrial stretch resulting from the merging of cities is called

A. a satellite town

B. a squatter settlement

C. a conurbation

D. a holiday resort

E. an urban centre

C

26.

All the following are characteristics of a nucleated settlement except that

A. social amenities are provided there

B. it has a compact patter

C. its inhabitants are heterogenous

D. it is served by a good transport system

E. it is eslf-sufficient

E

27.

Which of the following factors least explains the variations in the natural vegetation cover in Nigeria?

A. Temperature

B. Rain

C. Relief

D. Soil

E. Man

E

28.

The major effect of flooding in Nigeria is the

A. increase in the volume of water available for domestic use

B. high yield hectare of agricultural land

C. cooling of adjacent areas

D. detruction of farms and houses

E. dumping of refuse along river channels

D

29.

Which of the following zones in Nigeria has least concentration of manufacturing industries?

A. North-Central

B. Western

C. Mid-Western

D. South-Estern

E. North-Western

E

30.

The Niger-Benue trough of Nigeria is underlain mainly by

A. crystalline rocks

B. younger sedimentary rocks

C. older sedimentary rocks

D. basement complex rocks

E. volcanic rocks

A

21.

All the following are associated with mining except

A. Pollution

B. Erosion

C. Dumpe

D. Deforestation

E. Exfoliation

E

22.

Urban population growth problems include all the following except

A. Birth control

B. Unemployment

C. Poor housing

D. Insufficent food supply

E. Ihadequate health facilities

A

23.

The world population is estimated at about

A. 2.0 billion

B. 4.0billion

C. 6.0 billion

D. 8.0 billion

E. 10.0 billion

C

24.

Which of the following countries is noted for its problem of population pressure?

A. Canada

B. India

C. Nigeria

D. Libya

E. USA

B

25.

A continuous urban or industrial stretch resulting from the merging of cities is called

A. a satellite town

B. a squatter settlement

C. a conurbation

D. a holiday resort

E. an urban centre

C

26.

All the following are characteristics of a nucleated settlement except that

A. social amenities are provided there

B. it has a compact patter

C. its inhabitants are heterogenous

D. it is served by a good transport system

E. it is eslf-sufficient

E

27.

Which of the following factors least explains the variations in the natural vegetation cover in Nigeria?

A. Temperature

B. Rain

C. Relief

D. Soil

E. Man

E

28.

The major effect of flooding in Nigeria is the

A. increase in the volume of water available for domestic use

B. high yield hectare of agricultural land

C. cooling of adjacent areas

D. detruction of farms and houses

E. dumping of refuse along river channels

D

29.

Which of the following zones in Nigeria has least concentration of manufacturing industries?

A. North-Central

B. Western

C. Mid-Western

D. South-Estern

E. North-Western

E

30.

The Niger-Benue trough of Nigeria is underlain mainly by

A. crystalline rocks

B. younger sedimentary rocks

C. older sedimentary rocks

D. basement complex rocks

E. volcanic rocks

A