Year : 
2011
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 34 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Which of the following does not encourage the formation of rainfall?

A. converging wind

B. ascending wind

C. descending wind

D. warm wind

C

12.

Which of the following does not encourage the formation of rainfall?

A. converging wind

B. ascending wind

C. descending wind

D. warm wind

C

13.

The most permanent physical properly of the soil is its

A. depth

B. texture

C. colour

D. organic matter

B

14.

Desert areas experience high daily range of temperature because

A. they are generally low-lying

B. the sky is cloudless

C. they experience very high atmospheric pressure

D. the winds blow off-shore at night

B

15.

Which of the following is a warm ocean current?

A. the mozambique current

B. the californian current

C. the benguela current

D. the west wind drift

A

16.

Air pollution is caused by all the following except

A. evapo-transpiration

B. fumes motor vehicles

C. discharge of gasses from factories

D. volcanic cruptions

A

17.

The acacia tree is commonly found in the

A. coniferous forest

B. mediterranean lands

C. savannah lands

D. mangroove forest

C

18.

Which of the following in the lower atmosphere is of little use to man,plants and animals?

A. carbon dioxide

B. nitrogen

C. oxygen

D. argon

D

19.

The dynamic and interdependent complex interaction of soil,climate and vegetation with its animal population is called

A. food chain

B. ecosystem

C. carbon cycle

D. hydrological cycle

B

20.

A build-up area consisting of a number of towns or cities merged together yet maintaining their individual identities is termed a/an

A. municipal town

B. twin city

C. city centre

D. conurbation

D

11.

Which of the following does not encourage the formation of rainfall?

A. converging wind

B. ascending wind

C. descending wind

D. warm wind

C

12.

Which of the following does not encourage the formation of rainfall?

A. converging wind

B. ascending wind

C. descending wind

D. warm wind

C

13.

The most permanent physical properly of the soil is its

A. depth

B. texture

C. colour

D. organic matter

B

14.

Desert areas experience high daily range of temperature because

A. they are generally low-lying

B. the sky is cloudless

C. they experience very high atmospheric pressure

D. the winds blow off-shore at night

B

15.

Which of the following is a warm ocean current?

A. the mozambique current

B. the californian current

C. the benguela current

D. the west wind drift

A

16.

Air pollution is caused by all the following except

A. evapo-transpiration

B. fumes motor vehicles

C. discharge of gasses from factories

D. volcanic cruptions

A

17.

The acacia tree is commonly found in the

A. coniferous forest

B. mediterranean lands

C. savannah lands

D. mangroove forest

C

18.

Which of the following in the lower atmosphere is of little use to man,plants and animals?

A. carbon dioxide

B. nitrogen

C. oxygen

D. argon

D

19.

The dynamic and interdependent complex interaction of soil,climate and vegetation with its animal population is called

A. food chain

B. ecosystem

C. carbon cycle

D. hydrological cycle

B

20.

A build-up area consisting of a number of towns or cities merged together yet maintaining their individual identities is termed a/an

A. municipal town

B. twin city

C. city centre

D. conurbation

D