Year : 
2019
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

If the temperature reading at an observatory located on top of a dormant volcano is 6°C what will be the temperature at the bottom of the volcano if the observatory is 3,000 meters from the surrounding lowland?

A. 5.5 °C

B. 13.5 °C

C. 25.5°C

D. 35.5 °C

C

32.

A crescentic depositional feature found in desert mice is

A. rock pedestal

B. zeugen

C. Yangdang

D. Barchan dune

D

33.

Which of the following is not a volcanic feature?

A. Caldera

B. Geyser

C. Dyke

D. Ventifact

D

34.

Earth's surface is warmed by solar energy through

A. Refraction

B. convection

C. conduction

D. Radiation

C

35.

Vosges and black forest mountains are examples of

A. residual

B. block

C. fold

D. volcanic

B

36.

How many standard time zones will a country with a longitudinal extent of 150° have?

A. 10

B. 11

C. 15

D. 16

A

37.

One important consequence of the location of Nigeria between latitudes 41 and 14" North of the equator is that

A. the northern part of the country enjoys land and sea breezes

B. all parts of the country receive rainfall throughout the year

C. all parts of the country have luxuriant vegetation

D. Some parts Of the country enjoy a hot, wet tropical climate throughout the year

D

38.

Subsistence farming is practiced when people

A. grow crops for consumption

B. grow only one crop

C. export only one crop

D. grow many crops for export

A

39.

Which of the following factors hinder the development of tourism? I. Spread of diseases II. Escalation of crime Ill. Adequate publicity IV. Inadequate appreciation of leisure

A. I and II only

B. II And III only

C. I and IV only

D. III and IV only

C

40.

The busiest ocean trade route is the

A. Mozambique channel

B. Suez canal route

C. North Atlantic route

D. Cape route

C

31.

If the temperature reading at an observatory located on top of a dormant volcano is 6°C what will be the temperature at the bottom of the volcano if the observatory is 3,000 meters from the surrounding lowland?

A. 5.5 °C

B. 13.5 °C

C. 25.5°C

D. 35.5 °C

C

32.

A crescentic depositional feature found in desert mice is

A. rock pedestal

B. zeugen

C. Yangdang

D. Barchan dune

D

33.

Which of the following is not a volcanic feature?

A. Caldera

B. Geyser

C. Dyke

D. Ventifact

D

34.

Earth's surface is warmed by solar energy through

A. Refraction

B. convection

C. conduction

D. Radiation

C

35.

Vosges and black forest mountains are examples of

A. residual

B. block

C. fold

D. volcanic

B

36.

How many standard time zones will a country with a longitudinal extent of 150° have?

A. 10

B. 11

C. 15

D. 16

A

37.

One important consequence of the location of Nigeria between latitudes 41 and 14" North of the equator is that

A. the northern part of the country enjoys land and sea breezes

B. all parts of the country receive rainfall throughout the year

C. all parts of the country have luxuriant vegetation

D. Some parts Of the country enjoy a hot, wet tropical climate throughout the year

D

38.

Subsistence farming is practiced when people

A. grow crops for consumption

B. grow only one crop

C. export only one crop

D. grow many crops for export

A

39.

Which of the following factors hinder the development of tourism? I. Spread of diseases II. Escalation of crime Ill. Adequate publicity IV. Inadequate appreciation of leisure

A. I and II only

B. II And III only

C. I and IV only

D. III and IV only

C

40.

The busiest ocean trade route is the

A. Mozambique channel

B. Suez canal route

C. North Atlantic route

D. Cape route

C