Geography past questions: WAEC SSCE 2023

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1.
A major function performed by rural settlement is
1. A.agricultural
2. B.industrial
3. C.administrative
4. D.commercial
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Answer: A agricultural
2.
A smaller range of temperature is recorded along the coast than the continental interior on the same latitudes because of the
1. A.moderating influence of the sea
2. B.moderating influence of the sea
3. C.higher insolation inland
4. D.higher evaporation inland
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Answer: A moderating influence of the sea
3.
An isotherm is a line drawn on a map joining places of equal
1. A.pressure
2. B.cloud cover
3. C.temperature
4. D.rainfall
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Answer: C temperature
4.
At what stage is River Aboye?
1. A.Middle stage
2. B.Youthful stage
3. C.Initial stage
4. D.Mature stage
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Answer: B Youthful stage
5.
Barchan dunes move
1. A.at right angle to the prevailing wind
2. B.in a circular direction
3. C.against the prevailing wind
4. D.in the same direction as the prevailing winds
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Answer: A at right angle to the prevailing wind
6.
Buying and selling of goods and services within a country is termed as
1. A.foreign trade
2. B.international trade
3. C.barter trade
4. D.internal trade
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Answer: D internal trade
7.
Great Britain and Germany are trading partners of West African countries from
1. A.North America
2. B.West Europe
3. C.South America
4. D.The Far East
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Answer: B West Europe
8.
Industries are broadly classified into
1. A.primary, secondary and tertiary
2. B.mining, furniture making and cocoa processing
3. C.fishing, mining and food processing
4. D.primary, secondary and manufacturing
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Answer: A primary, secondary and tertiary
9.
More Hydroelectric Power projects should be constructed in Tropical Africa because
1. A.there is scanty rainfall
2. B.there are absence of waterfalls on rivers
3. C.skilled labour is scarce
4. D.there is an increasing demand for power
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Answer: D there is an increasing demand for power
10.
Stone crushing is an economic activity at
1. A.Noyo
2. B.Ameka
3. C.Umughara
4. D.Agub
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Answer: C Umughara
11.
The area covered by the map is approximately
1. A.1400 Km2
2. B.900 Km2
3. C.1950 Km2
4. D.1010 Km2
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Answer: D 1010 Km2
12.
The bearing of Ameka from Aba Omege road junction is approximately
1. A.40o
2. B.22o
3. C.90o
4. D.220o
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Answer: B 22o
13.
The distance between Umughara and Ndifu Achara as the crow flies is approximately
1. A.8 km
2. B.18 km
3. C.11 km
4. D.23 km
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Answer: B 18 km
14.
The feature marked P in the mapped area can best be described as a
1. A.knoll
2. B.valley
3. C.mountain
4. D.ridge
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Answer: D ridge
15.
The instrument used to measure relative humidity is called
1. A.hygrometer
2. B.anemometer
3. C.thermometer
4. D.barometer
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Answer: A hygrometer
16.
The likely occupation of the people of Ndifu Achara settlement is
1. A.trading
2. B.gold mining
3. C.rice farming
4. D.lumbering
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Answer: C rice farming
17.
The main reason for which most manufacturing industries in West Africa are concentrated in cities and towns along the coast is that they have
1. A.a large pool of unskilled labour
2. B.large urban market
3. C.numerous banks
4. D.a large number of warehouses
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Answer: B large urban market
18.
The most common form of migration experienced in countries of Tropical Africa is
1. A.urban-urban migration
2. B.rural-rural migration
3. C.urban-rural migration
4. D.rural-urban migration
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Answer: D rural-urban migration
19.
The part of the earth crust covered by water bodies is known as the
1. A.sial
2. B.stratosphere
3. C.atmosphere
4. D.hydrosphere
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Answer: D hydrosphere
20.
The scale of the map in Representative Fraction(RF) is
1. A.1:25,000
2. B.1:100,000
3. C.1:200,000
4. D.1:50,000
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Answer: B 1:100,000
21.
The sparse population in the middle belt of West Africa can be traced to all the following except
1. A.concentration of industries
2. B.inter-ethnic war
3. C.tsetse fly infestation
4. D.Arab slave trade in the north
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Answer: A concentration of industries
22.
The sun is vertically overhead at the tropic of Capricorn on
1. A.June 21st
2. B.September 23rd
3. C.March 21st
4. D.December 22nd
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Answer: D December 22nd
23.
The table above shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of station Z. Study and use it to answer questions 11 to 13.
1. A.32 oC
2. B.10 oC
3. C.22 oC
4. D.54 oC
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Answer: B 10 oC
24.
The table above shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of station Z. Study and use it to answer questions 11 to 13. The wettest month of the year is
1. A.July
2. B.September
3. C.May
4. D.August
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Answer: D August
25.
The type of energy that is most environmentally friendly is
1. A.solar
2. B.thermal
3. C.hydroelectric
4. D.nuclear
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Answer: A solar
26.
Town C is located on latitude 15oE while Town D is located on latitude 60oE. If the local time in Town C is 7.00am., what will be the local time in Town D?
1. A.4.00 p.m
2. B.4.00 a.m
3. C.10.00 a.m
4. D.10.00 p.m
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Answer: C 10.00 a.m
27.
Under the Greek system of climate classification, the world is divided into
1. A.temperate, frigid and hot zones
2. B.torrid, equatorial and tropical zones
3. C.torrid, temperate and frigid zones
4. D.hot, temperate and dry zones
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Answer: C torrid, temperate and frigid zones
28.
Volcanoes that have not erupted for a very long time but may erupt at future time are termed as
1. A.extrusive
2. B.dormant
3. C.intrusive
4. D.active
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Answer: B dormant
29.
What is the highest contour line in the mapped area?
1. A.400 metres
2. B.600 metres
3. C.500 metres
4. D.300 metres
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Answer: C 500 metres
30.
What is the population density of a country with a total population of 140,000,000 and a total land area of 500,000 km2?
1. A.280 persons per km2
2. B.200 persons per km2
3. C.350 persons per km2
4. D.500 persons per km2
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Answer: A 280 persons per km2
31.
Which of the following criteria is used to classify settlements into rural or urban?
1. A.Site
2. B.Age
3. C.Function
4. D.Location
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Answer: C Function
32.
Which of the following factors is a major boost to tourism?
1. A.Adequate publicity about natural scenery
2. B.Variation in mode of transportation
3. C.Higher dependency ratio of the population
4. D.Specialization in labour force
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Answer: A Adequate publicity about natural scenery
33.
Which of the following features is associated with the upper course of a river?
1. A.Levee
2. B.Meander
3. C.Delta
4. D.Waterfall
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Answer: D Waterfall
34.
Which of the following is a feature of heavy industries?
1. A.Small scale plants
2. B.Low turn-over
3. C.Consumer goods production
4. D.Capital intensive
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Answer: D Capital intensive
35.
Which of the following is a wind deposited landforms?
1. A.Rock pedestal
2. B.Yardang
3. C.Deflation hollow
4. D.Loess
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Answer: D Loess
36.
Which of the following is an important line of longitude?
1. A.Antarctic Circle
2. B.Arctic Circle
3. C.Prime Meridian
4. D.Tropic of Cancer
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Answer: C Prime Meridian
37.
Which of the following is not a problem facing transportation development in Tropical Africa?
1. A.Climatic variation
2. B.Inadequate capital
3. C.Difficult terrain
4. D.Poor planning
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Answer: A Climatic variation
38.
Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?
1. A.Frost action
2. B.Carbonation
3. C.Hydrolysis
4. D.Oxidation
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Answer: A Frost action
39.
Which of the following landforms is associated with parallel faulting?
1. A.Inselberg
2. B.Dyke
3. C.Gorge
4. D.Rift valley
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Answer: D Rift valley
40.
Which of the following pairs of landforms can be found in the desert areas?
1. A.Barchans and tombolos
2. B.Yardangs and batholiths
3. C.Sandbars and tombolos
4. D.Zeugens and rock pedestals
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Answer: D Zeugens and rock pedestals
41.
Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?
1. A.Weathering →Deposition → Erosion
2. B.Weathering → Erosion → Deposition
3. C.Deposition → Weathering → Erosion
4. D.Erosion → Weathering → Deposition
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Answer: B Weathering → Erosion → Deposition
42.
Which of the following rocks is produced by the solidification of magma within the earth crust?
1. A.Plutonic rock
2. B.Metamorphic rock
3. C.Sedimentary rock
4. D.Extrusive rock
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Answer: A Plutonic rock
43.
Which of the following towns is not intervisible from Agubia?
1. A.ABADA
2. B.Nsuba
3. C.Ameka
4. D.Ndifu Achara
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Answer: B Nsuba

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