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THEORY QUESTIONS
WAEC SYLLABUS

WASSCE 2008

Objectives





OBJECTIVE TEST Study the map of IDUMUEGBU DISTRICT below and use it to answer questions 1 – 10.


1. The scale of the map as a linear scale is





2. If the map is reduced to half its size, the new scale will be:

A. 1:600,000

B. 1:400,000

C. 1:200,000

D. 1:100,000


3. The distance from Idumuegbu junction to Asa ‘as the crow flies’ approximately

A. 16 km

B. 18km

C. 26km

D. 28km


4. The area covered by Idumuegbu Housing Estate is approximately

A. 72 km2

B. 62 km2

C. 50 km2

D. 38 km2


5. The feature 580 on the map represents

A. Knick point

B. Confluence point

C. Packet station

D. Spot height


ANSWERS

6. The highest contour line on the map is

A. 500m

B. 600m

C. 650m

D. 700m


7. The main occupation of the people living in the south eastern part of the map is mainly

A. Trading

B. Fishing

C. Farming

D. Mining


8. The direction of Umudibiokwo from Tapa is

A. South-east

B. South-west

C. North-wards

D. East-wards


9. The feature marked Y can best be described as a/an

A. Saddle

B. Knoll

C. Escarpment

D. Ridge


10. The bearing of Osu from Umuogene is

A. 288°

B. 280°

C. 266°

D. 252°


ANSWERS

11. The earth lies between the

A. Mercury and he Venus

B. Mars and the Jupiter

C. Venus and the Mars

D. Jupiter and the Pluto


12. When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun

A. Eclipse of the moon occurs

B. The length of the day varies

C. A solar eclipse occurs

D. The length of day increases


13. How long does it take the Mercury to make a complete revolution?

A. 88 days

B. 225 days

C. 3651/4 days

D. 687 days


14. Which of the following is not a proof of the earth’s sphericity?

A. Circumnavigation of the earth

B. Deflection of winds

C. Ship’s visibility

D. The circular horizon


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

A. Run from East to West

B. Converge at the poles

C. Run from North to South

D. Are used in calculating local time


ANSWERS

16. If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11:00am, what would be the local time at a place 75°W?

A. 6:00pm

B. 5:00pm

C. 6:00am

D. 5:00am





Map A: Population figure for regions A, B, C and D. I dot represents 10,000 persons.

The map above shows the population of regions A, B, C and D.

use it to answer questions 17 to 19.


17. What is the total population of Region A?

A. 10,000

B. 15,000

C. 40,000

D. 45,000


18. What is the total population of region A?

A. 100,000

B. 150,000

C. 160,000

D. 200,000


19. What type of statistical method was used to represent the population in map X above?

A. Histogram

B. Pie chart

C. Proportional circle

D. Dot map


20. The part of the earth where life exists is he

A. Hydrosphere

B. Barysphere

C. Biosphere

D. Atmosphere


ANSWERS

21. A relative humidity of 100 percent means that air is

A. Unsaturated

B. Saturated

C. Dry

D. Moist


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

A. North of the Equator

B. South of the Equator

C. North of the Arctic circle

D. North of the Tropic of Capricorn


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

A. Biosphere

B. Lithosphere

C. Mesosphere

D. Atmosphere


24. Another name for the core of the earth is

A. Lithosphere

B. Barysphere

C. Troposphere

D. Endosphere


25. Sedimentary rocks are usually

A. Crystalline

B. Impervious

C. Stratified

D. Brittle


ANSWERS

26. All the following are processes of physical weathering except alternate

A. Heating and cooling

B. Freezing and thawing

C. Wetting and drying

D. Oxidation and hydrolysis


27. One of the features of a fold mountain is

A. Graben

B. Anticline

C. Dyke

D. Horst


28. Which of the following are water pollutants?

A. Aquatic animals

B. Shrimps

C. Dissolved fertilizers

D. Water plants


29. Which of these features is associated with wind erosion in the desert?

A. Zuegen

B. Barchans

C. Ripples

D. Dunes


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

A. Afforestation

B. Deforestation

C. Bush burning

D. Over grazing .


ANSWERS

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

A. Landslide

B. Earthquake

C. Rockslide

D. Talus creep


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

A. Waterfall

B. Gorge

C. Ox-bow lake

D. Cataracts


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

A. Pond

B. Spring

C. Stream

D. River


34. A stalagmite differs from a stalactite in that a stalagmite

A. Is thinner and longer than a stalactite

B. Starts from the roof of a cave

C. Is evaporated calcium carbonate

D. Starts from the floor of a cave


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

A. Yardang

B. Barchans

C. Zeugen

D. Rock pedestal


ANSWERS

36. Isotherm is to temperature as …………….. is to pressure.

A. Isohaline

B. Isohel

C. Isoneph

D. Isobar


37. Which of the following did Koppen use to classify the climates of the world?

A. Temperature and humidity

B. Temperature and wind

C. Temperature and rainfall

D. Rainfall and humidity


38. All the following are environmental hazards except

A. Flooding

B. Vulcanocity

C. Afforestation

D. Deforestation


39. The resources of the atmosphere include all the following except

A. Vegetation

B. Rain

C. Wind

D. Gases


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

A. 200 persons per km2

B. 300 persons per km2

C. 2000 persons per km2

D. 3000 persons per km2


ANSWERS

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

A. Rural-urban

B. International

C. Inter-community

D. Urban-rural


42. Rural settlement types include all of the following except

A. Linear

B. Dormitory

C. Nucleated

D. Dispersed


43. All the following activities belong to primary industries except

A. Lumbering

B. Quarrying

C. Processing

D. Fishing


44. “It is universal, and can reach almost everywhere.” Which transport mode is being referred to?

A. Road

B. Railway

C. Ocean

D. Ropeways


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

A. Trans-pacific

B. North Atlantic

C. Cape route

D. South Atlantic


ANSWERS

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

A. Decreased production

B. Movement of people and commodities

C. Diffusion of ideas

D. National integration


47. Which of the following is not a favourable factor for tourism development in West Africa?

A. Highlands, rocks and beaches

B. Abundance of wildlife

C. Ineffective publicity

D. Improved communication facilities


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

A. Beach

B. Arch

C. Cliff

D. Wave-cut platform


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

A. Shallow roots

B. Long taproots

C. Thick barks

D. Thin leaves


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

A. High demand for manufactured products

B. Inadequate raw material

C. High quality of industrial labour

D. High cost of labour



WASSCE JUNE 2008 GEOGRAPHY OBJECTIVE TEST

ANSWERS

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


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