Geography — 2010
WASSCE · 37 questions · Answers included
37 questions
A true bearing is the angle which a line makes from the observer's position to an object with the line pointing to
It is noon at Point X (longitude 0 0 ),while it is 10.00 pm at Point Y. What is the longitude of Point Y?
The part of the lithosphere which forms the ocean floor is
The northern and southern limits of the apparent movement of the sun is marked by the
Which of the following lines could be described as a Great Circle? The
Which of the following is a true characteristic of sedimentary rocks? They
Which of the following fold mountains is found in Africa?
Resurgent springs usually occur in
Which of the following landforms is not produced by faulting?
The process of removing soluble substances such as mineral salt into lower layers of the soil is called
Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?
Sea tides are caused mainly by the influence of
The most important active factor of soil formation is
Which of the following has the highest level of salinity?
Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?
'It has humidity of over 90%, with rainfall in all months'. The statement describes the
'The forest is both dense and luxuriant and contains a great variety of plants with broad leaved trees'. This statement describes the
Which of the following is not a major benefit of savanna vegetation?
The study of the continuous interaction between living things and their environments is known as
Which of the following has very dense population?
Which of the following represents an increasing order in the size of settlement?
'It is an area of great industrial and agricultural activities and hence supports great concentration of people'. This statement best describes
'It is the slowest and cheapest means of transport and is used for transporting bulky goods over long distances among nations'. This statement best describes
The role of transport in economic development of any nation include all except
All the following are benefits of irrigation farming except
It is possible to harness solar energy in all the following countries except
The most important trading partner of Anglophone West African Countries is
The smallest ocean in the world is the
One of the major problems of manufacturing industries in Tropical Africa is
Man made distribution of water to farmlands in areas which suffer from inadequate rainfall is called
In which of the following vegetation belts is lumbering an important economic activity?
Lumbering is a very important activity in
All the following countries lie on the Equator except
Nature mostly intervenes in the state of balance in land ecosystem through
Which of the following best explains the influx of refuges from Liberia to Ghana?
One outstanding benefit of lumbering to an economy is that it
Which of the following is not a member of ECOWAS?