Year : 
1990
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 22 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

The angular distance of a point of the earth surface measured in degrees from the centre of the earth is known as?

A. latitude

B. orbit

C. longitude

D. international date line

E. axis

A

2.

When it is 9:00am in Munich, Germany(longitude 11°E), the time in Calcutta, India (longitude 96°E). is?

A. 2.40a.m

B. 4.20a.m

C. 5.40a.m

D. 2.40p.m

E. 5.40p.m

D

3.

What is the longitude of a place X whose time is noon when Greenwich meantime is 6p.m?

A. 45°W

B. 60°E

C. 60°W

D. 90°E

E. 90°W

E

4.

Which of the following types of sedimentary rocks is paired with the wrong texture?

A. Clay - very fine particles

B. Sand-coarse and angular particles

C. Gravel - rounded larger particles

D. Breccia - coarse and angular particles

E. Silt - medium - grained particles

E

5.

Which if the following minerals is most likely to be absent in a region consisting mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks?

A. Gold

B. Coat

C. Tin

D. Copper

E. Diamond

B

6.

Which of the following combinations of processes is associated with the formation of a rift valley?

(i)Tension or compression forces

(ii)Resistance and faulting

(iii)Emergence of the middle crust of rocks

(iv) Submergence of the middle crust of rocks

A. i, ii and iii only

B. i, ii and iv only

C. i, iii and iv only

D. ii, iii and iv only

E. i and iii only

B

7.

Which of the following best explains why the older fold mountains are much lower and less rugged than the newer ones?

A. The newer fold mountains are situated in areas of active earth movements

B. The effects of earth movements resulting in mountain building are much greater nowadays than they were during the period of folding

C. The newer fold mountains, in contrast to the older ones, are made up of more resistance rocks

D. the older fold mountains have been subjectd to the forces of denudation for longer, geological periods

E. Most of the newer fold mountains are situated in the interior parts of continents where they are free from constant sea erosion

D

8.

All the following are characteristics of a limestone region except?

A. stony and broken surface

B. rugged topography

C. adequate luxuriant vegetation cover

D. absence of surface drainage

E. depression of varying sizes an d depths

C

9.

The presence of gorges in the upper section of rivers is due to the fact that?

A. the rocks in the upper course are less resistant

B. the volume of the river is small

C. hanging valleys join the main valley as waterfalls to cause the gorges

D. the upper course has has a steep gradient

E. the water contains chemicals which dissolve the rocks

D

10.

Rock pedestals are most likely to found in?

A. regions where river erosion has taken place

B. arid areas where wind abrasion has modified rocks of reisitance

C. region where wave hydraulic action has taken ace

D. arid area where wond deflation has scooped out the suraface

E. region where a river has disposited a large load of sediments

B

1.

The angular distance of a point of the earth surface measured in degrees from the centre of the earth is known as?

A. latitude

B. orbit

C. longitude

D. international date line

E. axis

A

2.

When it is 9:00am in Munich, Germany(longitude 11°E), the time in Calcutta, India (longitude 96°E). is?

A. 2.40a.m

B. 4.20a.m

C. 5.40a.m

D. 2.40p.m

E. 5.40p.m

D

3.

What is the longitude of a place X whose time is noon when Greenwich meantime is 6p.m?

A. 45°W

B. 60°E

C. 60°W

D. 90°E

E. 90°W

E

4.

Which of the following types of sedimentary rocks is paired with the wrong texture?

A. Clay - very fine particles

B. Sand-coarse and angular particles

C. Gravel - rounded larger particles

D. Breccia - coarse and angular particles

E. Silt - medium - grained particles

E

5.

Which if the following minerals is most likely to be absent in a region consisting mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks?

A. Gold

B. Coat

C. Tin

D. Copper

E. Diamond

B

6.

Which of the following combinations of processes is associated with the formation of a rift valley?

(i)Tension or compression forces

(ii)Resistance and faulting

(iii)Emergence of the middle crust of rocks

(iv) Submergence of the middle crust of rocks

A. i, ii and iii only

B. i, ii and iv only

C. i, iii and iv only

D. ii, iii and iv only

E. i and iii only

B

7.

Which of the following best explains why the older fold mountains are much lower and less rugged than the newer ones?

A. The newer fold mountains are situated in areas of active earth movements

B. The effects of earth movements resulting in mountain building are much greater nowadays than they were during the period of folding

C. The newer fold mountains, in contrast to the older ones, are made up of more resistance rocks

D. the older fold mountains have been subjectd to the forces of denudation for longer, geological periods

E. Most of the newer fold mountains are situated in the interior parts of continents where they are free from constant sea erosion

D

8.

All the following are characteristics of a limestone region except?

A. stony and broken surface

B. rugged topography

C. adequate luxuriant vegetation cover

D. absence of surface drainage

E. depression of varying sizes an d depths

C

9.

The presence of gorges in the upper section of rivers is due to the fact that?

A. the rocks in the upper course are less resistant

B. the volume of the river is small

C. hanging valleys join the main valley as waterfalls to cause the gorges

D. the upper course has has a steep gradient

E. the water contains chemicals which dissolve the rocks

D

10.

Rock pedestals are most likely to found in?

A. regions where river erosion has taken place

B. arid areas where wind abrasion has modified rocks of reisitance

C. region where wave hydraulic action has taken ace

D. arid area where wond deflation has scooped out the suraface

E. region where a river has disposited a large load of sediments

B