WASSCE 2007

Objectives





1. The feature marked G on the map represents a?

A. Cuesta

B. Mountain

C. Slope

D. Saddle


2. The feature marked Y-Z is known as

A. Plateau

B. Hanging Valley

C. Convex Slop

D. Dip Slope


3. What is the approximate length of River Tui?

A. 2.5km

B. 3.6km

C. 4.5km

D. 5.5km


4. The highest point on the map is a little above?

A. 250m

B. 300m

C. 400m

D. 500m


5. River Lep flows from?

A. West to South East

B. North West to South West

C. South to West

D. North East to South East



6. SERA may be described as a?

A. Fishing Town

B. Coastal Town

C. Nodal Town

D. Gap Town


7. Which of the following towns are not indivisible?

A. Labe and Monge

B. Sera and Fafu

C. Sera and Pita

D. Ta and Pita


8. What is the approximate bearing of Labe from Mongo?

A. 200

B. 400

C. 1900

D. 2700


9. The feature marked Q is a?

A. Conical Hill

B. Cliff

C. Knoll

D. Spur


10. The relief feature marked P is a?

A. Meander

B. Cliff

C. Confluence

D. Board Valley



11. Which of the following does not prove that the earth is spherical in shape?

A. Tilting of the earth on its axis

B. The Curved Horizon of the earth

C. The eclipse of the moon

D. Aerial photographs of the earth by Astronauts


12. During the Equinoxes?

A. There are 6 hours of dearness and 18 hours of daylight in the Northern Hemispheres

B. There is complete darkness for 24 hour at the North Pole

C. There is continuous daylight for 24 hours at the South Pole

D. Day and Night are equal in length for all places throughout the world.


13. The movement of the earth round the sun is termed the earth?

A. Evolution

B. Revolution

C. Rotation

D. Orbit


14. Seasonal change s in weather and climate are caused by the earths?

A. Rotation of the earth on its axis

B. Direct overhead sun on the Tropic of Cancer

C. Direct overhead sun on the Tropic of Capsicum

D. Revolution of the earth round the sun.


15. What is the distance between Accra, Latitude 5030N and London, Latitude 51030N?

A. 5,406km

B. 5,306km

C. 5,216km

D. 5,106km



16. The annual rainfall data of a particular station can best be represented with a?

A. Simple line graph

B. Simple bar graph

C. Compound line graph

D. Cumulative bar graph


17. Density may are most appropriate for showing?

A. The distribution of people in a place

B. Movement of crude oil to refineries

C. Relief features of a place

D. Temperature variation of a country


18. The area of low pressure around the Equator is the .

A. Doldrums

B. Horse latitudes

C. Sub-tropical low

D. Tropical High


19. Rocks of the core of the earth are rich in.

A. Iron and Nickel

B. Silicon and Magnesia

C. Iron and Magnesia

D. Silica and Nickel


20. Which of the following is an intrusive igneous rock?

A. Shale

B. Granite

C. Sandstone

D. Marble



21. Which of the following is not a metamorphic rock?

A. Slate

B. Marble

C. Loess

D. Gneiss


22. Chemical weathering take place most effectively when it is?

A. Dry all the time

B. Cold and wet

C. Warm and dry

D. Hot and wet


Use Figure 1 below to answer questions 23 and 24





23. The figure 1 represents

A. an Over-thrust fold

B. A simple fold

C. An asymmetrical fold

D. A symmetrical fold


24. The line FF is called?

A. An isoline

B. A line of fracture

C. A syncline

D. An anticline


25. Which of the following is a feature of River?

A. Laves

B. Scree

C. Barchans

D. Moraine



26. The swash of a wave is more powerful than the backwash because it?

A. Carries more sand

B. Has the force of the breaking wave behind

C. Bring more water

D. Has a long length.


27. Which of the following favors the information of rift valley? i Tensional forces in the earth’s crust ii Compressional forces in the earth’s crust iii Lateral forces in the earth’s crust iv The subsidence of the rift floor

A. I and iii only

B. I, II and IV only

C. I and II only

D. II and III only


28. A log is most likely to develop when?

A. Cold dry wind blows over a cold current

B. Warm moist wind blows over a cold current

C. Cold dry wind blows over a warm current

D. Warm moist wind blows over a warm current


29. The instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure is?

A. Wind vane

B. Anemometer

C. Barometer

D. Wet Bulb Thermometer


30. Humidity is the amount of?

A. A cloud covers in the shy

B. Water in the atmosphere

C. Moisture needed to caused condensation

D. Mist in the atmosphere



31. Convectional rains are most common in the?

A. Equatorial regions and Tropical climate

B. Polar regions and Mediterranean climates

C. Temperature regions

D. Temperature and Mediterranean regions.


32. The instrument used for measuring relative humidity is called?

A. Hygrometer

B. Wind vane

C. Anemometer

D. Thermometer


33. Equal degree of cloudiness is represented by?

A. Isoneph

B. Isobar

C. Map

D. Pie chart


34. Which of the following is not a problem of over-population?

A. Widespread unemployment

B. Inadequate workface

C. A rapid increase in population

D. A decline in standard of health


35. The largest man-made lake in African is?

A. Coita

B. Tana

C. Malawi

D. Kanji



36. African exploitation of solar energy will result in the following except?

A. Less amount of solar energy received by plants for photosynthesis

B. Saving in liquid fuel

C. Savings on electricity cost

D. Reduction in the use of fuel wood


37. Which of the following mountains in not in Africa?

A. Tibesti

B. Atias

C. Andes

D. Ruwenzori


38. All the following is associated with rainfall in Africa except?

A. Movement of the ITCZ

B. Convectional nature of hot tropical air

C. Movement of moist air masses over higher ground

D. On-shore movement of cold air


39. Which of the following is a landlocked country?

A. Ghana

B. Tunisia

C. Burundi

D. South Africa


40. Which of the following countries is a producer of copper?

A. Chad

B. Zambia

C. Burundi

D. Morocco



41. The dominate climate element that control soil development are?

A. Temperature and pressure

B. Precipitation and wind

C. Temperature and Precipitation

D. Precipitation and humidity


Figure2 below shows a feeding relationship in an ecosystem.

Use it to answer question 42 and 43.





42. The following feeding relationship above shows a?

A. Symbiotic relationship

B. Parasite relationship

C. Food chain

D. Food web


43. Which of the following is a primary producer?

A. Snake

B. Lizard

C. Grass

D. Grasshopper


44. The relationship between the elements of an ecosystem is beat described as?

A. Parasitic

B. Symbiotic

C. Multidirectional

D. Interdependent


45. Which of the following is a characteristic of warm currents?

A. They flow mostly along the east coast of continents

B. They flow from the polar region to the equatorial region.

C. They have a high surface temperature

D. They flow from the equatorial region to the polar region.



46. Which of the following Africa countries does not export petroleum?

A. Nigeria

B. Libya

C. Kenya

D. Botswana


47. The Sahel savanna vegetation is predominantly found in?

A. Col d’lvoire

B. Mauritania

C. Morocco

D. Sierra Leone


48. Which of the following is a problem of timber exploitation in Tropical Africa?

A. Adequate transport facilities

B. Trees not in pure stand

C. Difficult terrain

D. Heavy rainfall


49. The largest off-shore island in Africa is the?

A. Island of Madagascar

B. Canary Island

C. Helena Island

D. Cape Verde Island


50. Which of the following is not a capital of ECOWAS State?

A. Nairobi

B. Lome

C. Dakar

D. Bissau



WASSCE JUNE 2007 GEOGRAPHY OBJECTIVE TEST

ANSWERS

​​1. D 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. A 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. D 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. C 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. A 33 A 34. B 35. D 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. C 40. B 41. C 42. C 43. C 44. D 45. B 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. A