Year : 
2005
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 38 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

What is the approximate distance of town X from the equator, if it is located on latitude 140N?

A. 1555 km

B. 1232 km

C. 441 km

D. 42 km

A

2.

When a warm ocean current meets a cold ocean current, they produce

A. mist

B. line squall

C. fog

D. hail

C

3.

The distance of planet Mercury from the sun is about

A. 40 million km

B. 50 million km

C. 57 million km

D. 60 million km

C

4.

The most distant planet from us is

A. neptune

B. mars

C. earth

D. pluto

D

5.

Which of the following is not a proof that earth is spherical?

A. the circular horizon

B. sunrise and sunset

C. varying lengths of day and night

D. driving poles on a level ground

C

6.

The latitude which mark the limits of the apparent movement of the overhead sun are the

A. tropic of cancer and the arctic circle

B. arctic and abtartic circles

C. tropics of cancer and capricorn

D. equator and the arctic circle

C

7.

Weathering,erosion,transportation and deposition are processes of

A. mass wasting

B. vulcanicity

C. denudation

D. exfoliation

C

8.

Which of the following factors does not affect the salinity of the oceans?

A. rate of evaporation

B. degree of water mixing by currents

C. amount of fresh water added by rain

D. shape of the ocean floor

D

9.

Six's thermometer is used to measure

A. maximum temperature

B. minimum temperature

C. minimum and maximum temperature

D. average temperature

C

10.

The maximum temperature recorded for station X in a particular day was 140c while the minimum temperature was -40c. The diural range of temperature for the day was

A. 50c

B. 90c

C. 120c

D. 180c

D

1.

What is the approximate distance of town X from the equator, if it is located on latitude 140N?

A. 1555 km

B. 1232 km

C. 441 km

D. 42 km

A

2.

When a warm ocean current meets a cold ocean current, they produce

A. mist

B. line squall

C. fog

D. hail

C

3.

The distance of planet Mercury from the sun is about

A. 40 million km

B. 50 million km

C. 57 million km

D. 60 million km

C

4.

The most distant planet from us is

A. neptune

B. mars

C. earth

D. pluto

D

5.

Which of the following is not a proof that earth is spherical?

A. the circular horizon

B. sunrise and sunset

C. varying lengths of day and night

D. driving poles on a level ground

C

6.

The latitude which mark the limits of the apparent movement of the overhead sun are the

A. tropic of cancer and the arctic circle

B. arctic and abtartic circles

C. tropics of cancer and capricorn

D. equator and the arctic circle

C

7.

Weathering,erosion,transportation and deposition are processes of

A. mass wasting

B. vulcanicity

C. denudation

D. exfoliation

C

8.

Which of the following factors does not affect the salinity of the oceans?

A. rate of evaporation

B. degree of water mixing by currents

C. amount of fresh water added by rain

D. shape of the ocean floor

D

9.

Six's thermometer is used to measure

A. maximum temperature

B. minimum temperature

C. minimum and maximum temperature

D. average temperature

C

10.

The maximum temperature recorded for station X in a particular day was 140c while the minimum temperature was -40c. The diural range of temperature for the day was

A. 50c

B. 90c

C. 120c

D. 180c

D