Year :
1999
Title :
Geography
Exam :
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE
Paper 1 | Objectives
11 - 20 of 31 Questions
| # | Question | Ans |
|---|---|---|
| 11. |
If the temperature of sea level is 300C the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be approximately A. 250C B. 200C C. 180C D. 100C |
B |
| 12. |
The instrument used for measuring wind velocity is called A. a barometer B. a wind vane C. a hygrometer D. an anemometer |
D |
| 13. |
Which of the following soil types that support the tropical rainforest? A. Chernozem B. Podsol C. Leterite Terta D. Rosa |
B |
| 14. |
The removal of soil or rocks particles by wind or running water is called A. weathering B. leaching C. denudation D. erosion |
D |
| 15. |
Which of the following natural resources is non-renewable? A. Soil B. Vegetation C. Wildlife D. Minerals |
D |
| 16. |
Koppen's wet tropical (AF) type of climate is experienced in West Africa in A. Accra B. Monrovia C. Dakar D. Kano |
A |
| 17. |
Equatorial lowlands usually experience A. very early morning rains B. heavy thunder rains in the afternoons C. strong winds D. cold nights |
B |
| 18. |
Vegetation resources can be utilized by man for all the following except A. food B. habitat C. timber D. medicine |
B |
| 19. |
Which of the following forms of pollution is the least harzardous to man ?? A. Toxic waste disposed in rivers B. The use of chemicals for fishing C. Flaring of gas from refineries D. A sound of 50 decibles in the air |
D |
| 20. |
Industries are classified as A. primary, manufacturing and secondary B. cocoa processing, mining and furnitur making C. primary, manufcaturing and tertiary D. fishing, mining and food processing |
C |
| 11. |
If the temperature of sea level is 300C the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be approximately A. 250C B. 200C C. 180C D. 100C |
B |
| 12. |
The instrument used for measuring wind velocity is called A. a barometer B. a wind vane C. a hygrometer D. an anemometer |
D |
| 13. |
Which of the following soil types that support the tropical rainforest? A. Chernozem B. Podsol C. Leterite Terta D. Rosa |
B |
| 14. |
The removal of soil or rocks particles by wind or running water is called A. weathering B. leaching C. denudation D. erosion |
D |
| 15. |
Which of the following natural resources is non-renewable? A. Soil B. Vegetation C. Wildlife D. Minerals |
D |
| 16. |
Koppen's wet tropical (AF) type of climate is experienced in West Africa in A. Accra B. Monrovia C. Dakar D. Kano |
A |
| 17. |
Equatorial lowlands usually experience A. very early morning rains B. heavy thunder rains in the afternoons C. strong winds D. cold nights |
B |
| 18. |
Vegetation resources can be utilized by man for all the following except A. food B. habitat C. timber D. medicine |
B |
| 19. |
Which of the following forms of pollution is the least harzardous to man ?? A. Toxic waste disposed in rivers B. The use of chemicals for fishing C. Flaring of gas from refineries D. A sound of 50 decibles in the air |
D |
| 20. |
Industries are classified as A. primary, manufacturing and secondary B. cocoa processing, mining and furnitur making C. primary, manufcaturing and tertiary D. fishing, mining and food processing |
C |