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Geography2004

WASSCE · 38 questions · Answers included

38 questions

1

If the time is 10.00am in Belfast(longitude 60 0 W), the time at Leningrad(longitude 30 0 E) will be

2

If the time is 10.00am in Belfast(longitude 60 0 W), the time at Leningrad(longitude 30 0 E) will be

3

Which of the following planets has twelve satellites?

4

Which of the following is known as the land of the midnight sun during summer in the Northern Hemisphere?

5

The part of the earth's crust that is covered by oceans and seas is called

6

The process which causes exposed rock surface to break and crumble is best described as

7

Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from

8

Which of the following is not true of the relationship between the sun and the earth?

9

Earth movements generate tensional forces that

10

Which of the following is not an example of a fold mountain?

11

Down folded layers of chalk or limestone sandwiched between impermeable rock layers and containing trapped water is referred to as

12

The seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river is known as the

13

Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?

14

The plains formed when the slopes of mountains are worn back in arid and semi-arid regions by mechanical weathering is called

15

'They are crescentic or moon-shaped and occur individually or in groups'. The above description refers to

16

Lines joining places of equal sunshine duration on maps are known as

17

A well will always contain water if it is dug

18

Which of the following is not a factor affecting the movement of ocean currents?

19

When there is a large difference in the reading of the dry and wet bulb thermometers, it shows that relative humidity is

20

The peeling off of the surface layers of rounded boulders during mechanical weathering is called

21

Which of the following is associated with wind deflation in arid regions?

22

Laterization is a soil-forming process prominent in

23

'It is made up of a great variety of evergreen trees, with a distinct layer arrangement'. This refers to the

24

Organic components of the soil include all the following except

25

Which of the following does not determine the available humus resources in a country?

26

If the land area of a place is 900,00 square kilometres, and its total population is 120,000,000. What is the population density of the area?

27

The relative advantage of road transport over other modes of transport is its

28

Iron and steel industry is most likely to be located near the

29

When two or more towns grow to join each or one another and still retain their identities they form a

30

The imports of most developing countries consist mainly of

31

Which of the following ports has the best natural harbour in West Africa?

32

The high population density in the coastal areas of West Africa can best be explained by

33

The differential heating of the land and sea results in

34

Winds generally blow from an area of

35

'The trees are tall and evergreen,leaves are small,thick,leathery and needles shaped'. This is a description of the

36

Water erosion in arid regions produces

37

Market gardening refers to the growing of vegetables

38

The climate of equatorial regions of West Africa is characterized by