Year : 
2013
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 37 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Through what process are rift valleys formed?

A. Folding

B. Erosion

C. Faulting

D. Weathering

C

12.

The process by which rocks are disintegrated by physical and chemical means in situ is known as

A. depositions.

B. erosion

C. transportation

D. weathering

D

13.

Which of the following is a feature commonly found in the youthful stage of a river?

A. Levee

B. Delta

C. Oxbow lake

D. Interlocking spur

D

14.

The shallow part of the sea adjoining the coast is called

A. continental shelf

B. continental slope

C. oceanic island

D. oceanic plateau

B

15.

Most warm ocean currents flow

A. in tropical seas

B. from the Equator

C. to the Equator

D. in high latitudes

B

16.

Hail, fog, dew and frost are all forms of

A. rainfall

B. cloud

C. water vapour

D. precipitation

D

17.

Which of the following elements of weather and climate is matched with the wrong measuring instrument?

A. Wind direction and wind vane

B. Temperature and thermometer

C. Humidity and barometer

D. Rainfall and raingauge

C

18.

Through which of the following processes does solar energy warm the earth;s surface?

A. Refraction

B. Convection

C. Conduction

D. Radiation

D

19.

The release of harmful substances into the environment is called

A. floodig

B. drought

C. harmattan

D. pollution

D

20.

Which of the following is the most important agent of erosion in humid regions?

A. fog

B. wind

C. lce

D. Running water

C

11.

Through what process are rift valleys formed?

A. Folding

B. Erosion

C. Faulting

D. Weathering

C

12.

The process by which rocks are disintegrated by physical and chemical means in situ is known as

A. depositions.

B. erosion

C. transportation

D. weathering

D

13.

Which of the following is a feature commonly found in the youthful stage of a river?

A. Levee

B. Delta

C. Oxbow lake

D. Interlocking spur

D

14.

The shallow part of the sea adjoining the coast is called

A. continental shelf

B. continental slope

C. oceanic island

D. oceanic plateau

B

15.

Most warm ocean currents flow

A. in tropical seas

B. from the Equator

C. to the Equator

D. in high latitudes

B

16.

Hail, fog, dew and frost are all forms of

A. rainfall

B. cloud

C. water vapour

D. precipitation

D

17.

Which of the following elements of weather and climate is matched with the wrong measuring instrument?

A. Wind direction and wind vane

B. Temperature and thermometer

C. Humidity and barometer

D. Rainfall and raingauge

C

18.

Through which of the following processes does solar energy warm the earth;s surface?

A. Refraction

B. Convection

C. Conduction

D. Radiation

D

19.

The release of harmful substances into the environment is called

A. floodig

B. drought

C. harmattan

D. pollution

D

20.

Which of the following is the most important agent of erosion in humid regions?

A. fog

B. wind

C. lce

D. Running water

C