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Geography2008

WASSCE · 37 questions · Answers included

37 questions

1

The earth lies between the

2

When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun

3

How long does it take the mercury to make a complete revolution?

4

Which of the following is not a proof of the earth's sphericity?

5

Which of the following is not a characteristic of lines of longitude? They

6

If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11.00am, what would the local time be at a place 75 0 W?

7

The part of the earth where life exists is the

8

A relative humidity of 100 percent means that air is

9

The region on the earth's surface popularly referred to as the land of midnight sun is the

10

The earth is enveloped by a mixture of gases referred to as the

11

Another name for the core of the earth is

12

Sedimentary rocks are usually

13

All the following are processes of physical weathering except alternate

14

One of the features of a fold mountain is

15

Which of the following are water pollutants?

16

Which of these features is associated with wind erosion in the deserts?

17

Which of the following is not a possible cause of soil erosion?

18

Which of the following is not a form of mass movement?

19

In the upper course of a river, all the following features can be found except

20

A place where water issues out from the ground naturally is called a

21

A stalagmite differs from a stalactite in that a stalagmite

22

'It is crescentic or moon-shaped and occurs transversely to the direction of the prevailing wind'. The above statement is a description of a

23

Isotherm is to temperature as ........... is to pressure.

24

Which of the following did koppen use to classify the climates of the world?

25

All the following are environmental hazards except

26

The resource of the atmosphere include all the following except

27

If the total land area of a country is 24,000 square kilometres and the population is 7,200,000. what is the population density of the country?

28

Which of the following is not a major type of migration?

29

Rural settlement types include all the following except

30

All the following activities belong to primary industries except

31

'It is universal and can reach almost every where'. Which transport mode is being referred to ?

32

The busiest and most important ocean route in the world is the

33

Which of the following is not a contribution of transportation to economic development?

34

Which of the following is not a favorable factor for tourism development in West Africa?

35

Which of the following is not a feature of wave erosion?

36

Trees in a savanna region develop the following adaptations to enable them survive the long dry season except

37

One of the major problems of manufacturing industries in Tropical Africa is