Year : 
1998
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 27 of 27 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

The rampant famine in some parts of Africa is caused by all the following except

A. Unstable prices paid to farmers for their products

B. Unreliable rainfall

C. Civil strife and unrest

D. Ravage of corps by pests

E. Infertile soil and soil erosion

A

22.

Which of the following West Africa countries is the largest producer of groundnut?

A. Burkina Faso

B. Mali

C. Guinea Bissau

D. Senegal

E. Liberia

B

23.

The figure 1 is a

A. wind rose

B. pie chart

C. proportional circle

D. divided proportional circle

B

24.

The total value of the word's export commodities represented in Fig 1 is

A. 1,000,000 metric tons

B. 1:250,000 metric tons

C. 2,678,000 metric tons

D. 2,780,000 metric tons

D

25.

What percentage of the world export commodities in figure 1 is represented by crude oil?

A. 54.4%

B. 42.8%

C. 32.47%

D. 23.74%

D

26.

In which of the following ways can the data shown in figure 1 be represented?

A. Simple bar graph

B. Proprotional circle

C. Dot map

D. Chloropleth

B

27.

Coal and mineral oil are usually found embedded in

A. crystailline rocks

B. igneous rocks

C. metamorphic rocks

D. sedimentary rocks

D

21.

The rampant famine in some parts of Africa is caused by all the following except

A. Unstable prices paid to farmers for their products

B. Unreliable rainfall

C. Civil strife and unrest

D. Ravage of corps by pests

E. Infertile soil and soil erosion

A

22.

Which of the following West Africa countries is the largest producer of groundnut?

A. Burkina Faso

B. Mali

C. Guinea Bissau

D. Senegal

E. Liberia

B

23.

The figure 1 is a

A. wind rose

B. pie chart

C. proportional circle

D. divided proportional circle

B

24.

The total value of the word's export commodities represented in Fig 1 is

A. 1,000,000 metric tons

B. 1:250,000 metric tons

C. 2,678,000 metric tons

D. 2,780,000 metric tons

D

25.

What percentage of the world export commodities in figure 1 is represented by crude oil?

A. 54.4%

B. 42.8%

C. 32.47%

D. 23.74%

D

26.

In which of the following ways can the data shown in figure 1 be represented?

A. Simple bar graph

B. Proprotional circle

C. Dot map

D. Chloropleth

B

27.

Coal and mineral oil are usually found embedded in

A. crystailline rocks

B. igneous rocks

C. metamorphic rocks

D. sedimentary rocks

D