Geography past questions: WAEC SSCE 2024

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1.
"It is an intensive cultivation of fruits, vegetables, flowers, it is small-scale farming, the yields are very high per hectare, produce sold to customers is usually fresh, and commonly practiced in urban communities ." the above statements are the characteristics of a?
1. A.mixed farming
2. B.sericulture
3. C.market gardening
4. D.viniculture
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Answer: C market gardening
2.
A settlement pattern in which houses are arranged along lines of transportation is described as
1. A.dispersed
2. B.linear
3. C.radial
4. D.nucleated
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Answer: B linear
3.
An advantage of a large population is?
1. A.increase in government expenditure
2. B.surplus empowerment opportunities
3. C.abundant labour force
4. D.small market for goods
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Answer: C abundant labour force
4.
An instruction of thick acid lava, which forces overlaying sedimentary rock layers to bulge into a dome, may cool and solidify to form a
1. A.batholith
2. B.laccolith
3. C.dyke
4. D.lopolith
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Answer: B laccolith
5.
Horst is a feature associated with?
1. A.volcanic mountain
2. B.residual mountain
3. C.block mountain
4. D.fold mountain
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Answer: C block mountain
6.
In which of the following regions will weathering by frost action occur throughout the years
1. A.cool temperate
2. B.equatorial
3. C.monsoon
4. D.Mediterranean
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Answer: A cool temperate
7.
Lines drawn on a map connecting places with equal duration of sunshine are called
1. A.isohels
2. B.isotherms
3. C.isonephs
4. D.isohyets
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Answer: A isohels
8.
Population density is defined as the average
1. A.number of people in the capital town
2. B.number of people living in a unit area
3. C.number of human resources
4. D.number of deaths and births in a unit area
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Answer: B number of people living in a unit area
9.
Rocks formed through cementation of accumulated materials under water is ?
1. A.metamorphic
2. B.igneous
3. C.sedimentary
4. D.acidic
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Answer: C sedimentary
10.
study the map of Jada district and use it to answer this question The contour interval on the mapped arc is
1. A.50 meters
2. B.100 meters
3. C.150 meters
4. D.200 meters
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Answer: A 50 meters
11.
Study the map of Jada districts and use it to answer this question What is the direction of Sasa from Moma?
1. A.north cast
2. B.south west
3. C.north west
4. D.south cast
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Answer: B south west
12.
Study the map of Joja district and use it to answer this question The feature marked Q on the mapped area can be described as
1. A.meander
2. B.levee
3. C.elbow
4. D.oxbow lake
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Answer: D oxbow lake
13.
Study the map of Joja district and use it to answer this question The highest point of the mapped area is approximately
1. A.325 meters
2. B.375 meters
3. C.390 meters
4. D.395 meters
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Answer: A 325 meters
14.
Study the map of Joja district and use it to answer this question What is the approximate bearing of Lola from Sasa?
1. A.63
2. B.154
3. C.206
4. D.334
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Answer: B 154
15.
Study the map of Joja district and use it to answer this question Which of the following settlements is likely to engage in fish processing
1. A.Lola
2. B.Sasa
3. C.Kako
4. D.Opom
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Answer: B Sasa
16.
Study the map of Joja district and use it to answer this question Which part of the mapped area can coastal fishing be practiced?
1. A.south western
2. B.south eastern
3. C.north eastern
4. D.north western
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Answer: C north eastern
17.
Study the map of the Jada district and use it to answer this question The future of the mouth of River Bala is likely to be a
1. A.waterfall
2. B.river capture
3. C.saddle
4. D.delta
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Answer: D delta
18.
The Deccan Plateau in Indian is a good example of
1. A.dissected plateau
2. B.volcanic plateau
3. C.tectonic plateau
4. D.intermontane plateau
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Answer: B volcanic plateau
19.
The Greek system of classifying climate is based on
1. A.temperature
2. B.rainfall and temperature
3. C.rainfall and vegetation
4. D.humidity
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Answer: B rainfall and temperature
20.
The lapse rate refers to the average rate at which ?
1. A.radiant energy is converted to heat
2. B.air pressure decreases with altitude
3. C.Air pressure increases with altitude
4. D.temperature decreases with altitude
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Answer: D temperature decreases with altitude
21.
The movement of Earth around the sun on its elliptical orbit is called
1. A.rotation
2. B.axis
3. C.revolution
4. D.gravitation
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Answer: C revolution
22.
The natural exchange of water between land, oceans and the atmosphere is known as
1. A.energy cycle
2. B.hydrological cycle
3. C.nitrogen cycle
4. D.carbon cycle
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Answer: B hydrological cycle
23.
The table below shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of Station F. Study and use it to answer this question station F
month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Temperature 23 24 29 34 36 35 33 31 33 32 28 23
Rainfall(mm) 0 0 0 10 108 133 187 201 187 5 0 0
What is the annual range of temperature for station F
1. A.36 \(^0\) c
2. B.23 \(^0\) c
3. C.13 \(^0\) c
4. D.3 \(^0\) c
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Answer: C 13 \(^0\) c
24.
The table below shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of Station F. Study and use it to answer this question station F
month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Temperature 23 24 29 34 36 35 33 31 33 32 28 23
Rainfall(mm) 0 0 0 10 108 133 187 201 187 5 0 0
Which of the following months is the hottest
1. A.January
2. B.April
3. C.May
4. D.September
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Answer: C May
25.
Two towns, A and B, are on the international dateline. What will be the distance between the two towns if town A is located on latitude 40 \(^0\) N and town B is located on latitude 10 \(^0\) N?
1. A.8880 kilometers
2. B.5550 kilometers
3. C.3330 kilometers
4. D.2220 kilometers
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Answer: C 3330 kilometers
26.
What will be the time at Greenwich meridian when it is 12 noon at longitude 60 \(^0\) E
1. A.4.00 a.m
2. B.4.00 p.m
3. C.8.00 a.m
4. D.8.00 p.m
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Answer: C 8.00 a.m
27.
Which drainage pattern is best formed in the area of alternate hard and soft rocks
1. A.trellised
2. B.dendritic
3. C.radial
4. D.annular
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Answer: A trellised
28.
Which of the following best describes high population growth?
1. A.The number of births equals the number of deaths
2. B.birth rate are equal to death rate
3. C.emigration is equal to immigration
4. D.birth rates are higher than death rates
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Answer: D birth rates are higher than death rates
29.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between rural and urban areas?
1. A.urban areas are not as important as rural areas
2. B.urban and rural areas depend on each other
3. C.rural areas exist only to serve urban areas
4. D.urban areas can exist without rural areas
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Answer: B urban and rural areas depend on each other
30.
Which of the following best explains the breaking down of well jointed rocks into large rectangular-shaped features by mechanical weathering?
1. A.block disintegration
2. B.exfoliation dome
3. C.landslide
4. D.solifluction
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Answer: A block disintegration
31.
Which of the following conditions can produce a waterfall?
1. A.sharp break in the bed of a river
2. B.elbow of capture of young rivers
3. C.backward erosion
4. D.lateral erosion
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Answer: A sharp break in the bed of a river
32.
Which of the following countries in West Africa is well known for the production of diamonds?
1. A.togo
2. B.burkina faso
3. C.siera leone
4. D.benin
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Answer: C siera leone
33.
Which of the following examples of rock is mostly likely to be weathered by the process of solution ?
1. A.slates
2. B.graphite
3. C.limestone
4. D.granite
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Answer: C limestone
34.
Which of the following factors has the greatest influence on the location of the cement industry?
1. A.proximity to source of raw materials
2. B.nearness to market
3. C.source of capital
4. D.manpower development
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Answer: A proximity to source of raw materials
35.
Which of the following is a leading industrial area in North America?
1. A.The northeastern industrial area of USA
2. B.central Canada industrial area
3. C.South Mexico Industrial Area
4. D.The Guatemala industrial area
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Answer: A The northeastern industrial area of USA
36.
Which of the following is a major of plantation agriculture?
1. A.Control weeds with herbicide
2. B.encourage monoculture
3. C.foreign exchange earners
4. D.application of modern technology
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Answer: B encourage monoculture
37.
Which of the following is arranged according to the increasing size of settlement?
1. A.town, conurbation, hamlet, and village
2. B.Hamlet, village, town and conurbation
3. C.village, town, conurbation, and hamlet
4. D.conurbation, town, hamlet, and village
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Answer: B Hamlet, village, town and conurbation
38.
Which of the following occurs when the sun is vertically overhead at the equator?
1. A.equinox
2. B.solstice
3. C.deflection of winds and ocean currents
4. D.rise and fall of tides
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Answer: A equinox
39.
Which of the following pairs of activities can initiate deforestation? i.lumbering ii afforestation iii excavation iv grazing
1. A.i and iv only
2. B.ii and iii only
3. C.ii and iv only
4. D.i and ii only
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Answer: A i and iv only
40.
Which of the following pairs of land forms are surface features of a karst region? i.Clint ii.Grikes iii.Stalagmite iv.Cavin
1. A.i and ii only
2. B.i and iii only
3. C.ii and iii only
4. D.ii and iv only
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Answer: A i and ii only
41.
Which of the following pairs of ways can be used to solve the world's high population concentration problems i family planning ii sex education iii early marriage iv industrialization
1. A.i and ii only
2. B.only
3. C.ii and iii
4. D.iii and iv only
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Answer: A i and ii only
42.
Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?
1. A.weathering, erosion, and deposition
2. B.erosion, weathering, and deposition
3. C.weathering, deposition, and erosion
4. D.disposition, erosion, and weathering
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Answer: A weathering, erosion, and deposition
43.
Which of the following sequence is correct in the formation of a stack
1. A.cave, arch, headland, stack
2. B.headland cave, arch, stack
3. C.headland, arch, cave, stack
4. D.cave, headland arch, stack
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Answer: B headland cave, arch, stack

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month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Temperature	23	24	29	34	36	35	33	31	33	32	28	23
Rainfall(mm)	0	0	0	10	108	133	187	201	187	5	0	0