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

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 56 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

Which of the following town is paired with wrong environmental hazard?

A. Kano-Earthquake

B. Enugu-Gully Erosion

C. Akure-Deforestation

D. Maiduguri-Desert encroachment

E. Lagos - flooding

A

32.

Which of the following peoples can be found in most parts of the following peoples can be found in most parts of West African? The

A. Wollof

B. Ewe

C. Mandingo

D. Gola

E. Hausa

E

33.

The sparse population of the Middle Belt of West Africa could be traced to all the following factors except

A. interethnic wars

B. Arab slave trade in the north

C. the swamps created by rivers Nigeria and Benue

D. european salve trade in the sourth

E. the presence of pests and diseases

D

34.

The savanna lands of East Africa are best known for their

A. wild life

B. rich mineral resources

C. inter-ethnic wars

D. large rivers

E. industries

A

35.

The membership of the ECOWAS consists of

A. 12 states

B. 14 states`

C. 16 states

D. 18 states

E. 20 states

C

36.

In Southern Africa, the Mediterranean vegetation can be found in the areas around

A. Durban

B. Natal

C. Cape Town

D. Pretoria

E. Johnannesburg

C

37.

The Kabora Bassa dam is located on River

A. Senegal

B. Volta

C. Orange

D. Zambesi

E. Limpopo

D

38.

One of the major threats to fruit farming in the Mediterranean regions of Africa is the

A. dominance of European setters

B. fluctuations in prices of the products

C. heavy rains that flood the farms

D. damaging effect of strong winds on fruits

E. perishable nature of the fruit s

B

39.

Which of the following is a major irrigation scheme on the Nile Valley?

A. Hadeija-Jama'are

B. Richard Toll

C. Managil extension

D. Shabelle

E. Juba extension

C

40.

Stars tend to from cluster known as

A. satellites

B. adromeda spiral

C. planets

D. galaxies

E. solar system

D

31.

Which of the following town is paired with wrong environmental hazard?

A. Kano-Earthquake

B. Enugu-Gully Erosion

C. Akure-Deforestation

D. Maiduguri-Desert encroachment

E. Lagos - flooding

A

32.

Which of the following peoples can be found in most parts of the following peoples can be found in most parts of West African? The

A. Wollof

B. Ewe

C. Mandingo

D. Gola

E. Hausa

E

33.

The sparse population of the Middle Belt of West Africa could be traced to all the following factors except

A. interethnic wars

B. Arab slave trade in the north

C. the swamps created by rivers Nigeria and Benue

D. european salve trade in the sourth

E. the presence of pests and diseases

D

34.

The savanna lands of East Africa are best known for their

A. wild life

B. rich mineral resources

C. inter-ethnic wars

D. large rivers

E. industries

A

35.

The membership of the ECOWAS consists of

A. 12 states

B. 14 states`

C. 16 states

D. 18 states

E. 20 states

C

36.

In Southern Africa, the Mediterranean vegetation can be found in the areas around

A. Durban

B. Natal

C. Cape Town

D. Pretoria

E. Johnannesburg

C

37.

The Kabora Bassa dam is located on River

A. Senegal

B. Volta

C. Orange

D. Zambesi

E. Limpopo

D

38.

One of the major threats to fruit farming in the Mediterranean regions of Africa is the

A. dominance of European setters

B. fluctuations in prices of the products

C. heavy rains that flood the farms

D. damaging effect of strong winds on fruits

E. perishable nature of the fruit s

B

39.

Which of the following is a major irrigation scheme on the Nile Valley?

A. Hadeija-Jama'are

B. Richard Toll

C. Managil extension

D. Shabelle

E. Juba extension

C

40.

Stars tend to from cluster known as

A. satellites

B. adromeda spiral

C. planets

D. galaxies

E. solar system

D