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Geography2009

WASSCE · 37 questions · Answers included

37 questions

1

Which two planets lie between the sun and the earth?

2

On June 21st, when the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer,places in the Northern Hemisphere experience

3

When a ship appears over the distant horizon the

4

The innermost section of the Earth is the

5

Which of the following is not a characteristic of sedimentary rocks? They

6

Rocks which have been formed by the cooling and solidification of molten magma are called

7

Which of the following is not a type of mountain?

8

Which of the following is not true of stalagmites and stalactites?

9

Which of the following pairs are are desert landforms?

10

Most of the world's lakes are fresh lakes which are

11

A geyser is best described as/an

12

Which of the following is not true of pie chart?

13

The climatic belts recognized by the Greek were

14

A mercury barometer is used for measuring

15

A line joining places having an equal degree of cloudiness is an

16

Lines joining places with same mean annual rainfall are called

17

Which of the following winds affects the West Indian Islands of the Caribbean?

18

Loess is an example of

19

A soil profile refers to the

20

'The trees are evergreen,forming a canopy with buttress roots,climbers and creepers'. Which of the following vegetation types does this statement refer to?

21

Which of the following environmental hazards is due primarily to human activities?

22

Life expectancy refers to the

23

The term over-population is best defined as the situation where

24

Which of the following features is shared by Hong Kong,Java and Manhattan?

25

A conurbation can best be described as

26

A settlement developed at the meeting point of roads is known as a

27

'It is a port that specializes in receiving and redistributing goods to the neighboring countries'. Which of the following ports is described in the preceding statement?

28

The ocean that connects Europe and America is the

29

Copper is an important raw material in the

30

Which activity requires the following? I. Large area of land usually in thousands of hectares II. Availability of water either in the form of rain or irrigation III. High capital outlay

31

A great advantage of Basin irrigation is that

32

The Gezira scheme and the Manaquil Extension are famous for the cultivation of

33

The system of cultivation of tropical commercial crops estates is known as

34

All the following are problems of mining in Africa except

35

The most common mode of transportation in Africa is

36

The longest river in Africa is River

37

Africa's largest timber producer is