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THEORY QUESTIONS
WAEC SYLLABUS

WASSCE 2018

Objectives





1. What is the scale of the map?

A. 1 : 50,000

(B) 1 :100,000

(C) 1 : 150,000

(D)1 :200,000


2. The highest contour on the map is

(A) 800 m.

(b) 750 m.

(c) 730 m.

(d) 700 m.


3. Which area on the can the trigonometrically station be found?

(a) North-east

(b) South-east

(c) North-west

(d) South-west


4. What is the approximate length of the railway line on the map?

(a) 29 km

(b) 37 km

(c) 40 km

(d) 45km.


5. R.Kafue takes its source from a

(a) Plateau

(b) Ridge

(c) Knoll

(d) Conical Hill


ANSWERS

6. The feature marked P is a

(a) Mountain

(b) Spur

(c) Knoll

(d) Valley


7. The northern part of the map is suitable for

(a) Mining

(b) Trading

(c) Lumbering

(d) Farming


8. What type of settlement is ALADE?

(a) Nodal

(b) Coastal

(c) Dry Valley

(d) Linear ALADE DISTRICT


9. What is the bearing of the trigonometrical station from Ho on the map?

(a) 168°

(b) 1780

(c) 1900

(d) 200"


10. The most important settlement in the area is

(a) Ho

(b) llapo

(c) Aso

(d) ALADE


ANSWERS



11. The annual range of temperature for the station is

(a) 1oC

(b) 2oC

(c) 22 oC

(b) 28°C


12. From which climatic region were the data taken?

(a) Desert

(b) Mediterranean

(c) Equatorial

(d) Tropical


13. Which of the following towns experiences the type of climate represented in the table?

(a) Gao (Mali)

(b) Cairo (Egypt)

(c) Warri (Nigeria)

(d) London (England)


14. What is the mean temperature from July to December?

(a) 16.5 oC

(b) 17.2 oC

(c) 27.5°C

(d) 28.0 °C


15. In Koppen’s Classification of climates, Cs, refers to

(a) Steppe

(b) Mediterranean

(c) Tropical Monsoon

(d) Tropical Continental


ANSWERS

16. Which of the following features is associated with river capture?

(a) Delta

(b) Meander

(c) Levee

(d) Wind gap


17. Volcanoes that have erupted before and show signs of possible eruption again are said to be

(a) weak

(b) extinct

(c) dormant

(d) ongoing


18. In the northern hemisphere, summer solstice is experienced on

(a) September 22

(b) June 21

(c) December 22

(d) March 21


19. A community of plants and animals living in harmony within the same physical environment is referred to as

(a) Environmental Interaction

(b) Terrestrial Biocycle

(c) Ecosystem

(d) Biosphere


20. Sea breeze is most effective at

(a) Winter

(b) Day Time

(c) Summer

(d) Night Time


ANSWERS

21. The nearest planet to the sun is

(a) Jupiter

(b) Saturn

(c) Mercury

(d) Earth


22. The type of rain mostly experienced within the tropics is

(a) Fog

(b) Relief

(c) Frontal

(d) Convectional


23. A feature commonly found in the youthful stage of a river is

(a) Levee

(b) Meander

(c) Ox-bow lake

(d) interlocking spurs


24. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Wadis?

(a) They are river channels

(b) They occur in tropical areas

(c) They hold permanent streams

(d) They have steep craggy walls


25. Stalactites and stalagmites are associated with which type of the following rocks?

(a) Granite

(b) Sandstone

(c) limestone

(d) Basalt


ANSWERS

26. What is the time in Accra at Longitude 0° when the local time at longitude 45°W is 12noon?

(a) 3.00pm

(b) 5.00pm

(c) 7.00pm

(d) 9.00pm


27. What is the distance between two places on the surface of the Earth which are located 8 °N and 10°S on the same longitude?

(a) 1,011km

(b) 1,998km

(c) 10,101

(d) 17,770km


28. Coastal deposition results in the formation of

(a) Stack

(b) Arch

(c) Pillar

(d) Beach


29. Which of the following pairs of elements are found in the core of Earth?

(a) Iron and silicon

(b) Iron and nickel

(c) Iron and calcium

(d) Iron and magnesium


30. In which of the following layers in the atmosphere does temperature increases with altitude?

(a) Troposphere

(b) Ionosphere

(c) Stratosphere

(d) Exosphere


ANSWERS

31. Relief rainfall is mostly associated with

(a) Lowlands

(b) Peneplains

(c) Highlands

(d) Deserts


32. The extent of coastal erosion depends on the

(a) Amount of fresh water supplied by tributaries

(b) Depth of ocean water

(c) Salinity of the ocean

(d) Nature of the waves


33. The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth's crust is called

(a) Hydrosphere

(b) Barysphere

(c) Atmosphere

(d) Lithosphere


34. Carbonaceous type of sedimentary rocks are made from

(a) Remains of dead animals

(b) Vegetable matter

(c) Molten magma

(d) Living plants and animals


35. Autotrophs, heterotrophs and decomposers are associated with

(a) Vegetation

(b) Climate

(c) Ecosystem

(d) Geology


ANSWERS

36. Which of the following pairs of rocks is not correctly shown?

(a) Clay -> slate

(b) Limestone -> Marble

(c) Sandstone Quartzite

(d) Shale Graphite


37. Cold currents can also cause

(a) Rise in tide

(b) Rise in temperature of the area

(c) Sea level to rise

(d) Fogs instead of actual rain


38. The most predominant occupation of most of the population of West African countries is

(a) Fanning

(b) Fishing

(c) Mining

(d) Teaching


39. Which of the following is not a characteristic of subsistence farming?

(a) The produce is mainly for home consumption

(b) It is capital intensive

(c) Simple farming tools are used

(d) It is labour intensive


40. Trans-continental highways link up

(a) Mining cities

(b) Countries in a continent

(c) State headquarters

(d) Local settlements


ANSWERS

41. Heavy industries require

(a) Mostly coal to run them

(b) Cheap raw materials as inputs

(c) Generators only as source of electricity

(d) Large capital to set up


42. Which of the following is likely to make petroleum drilling unimportant?

(a) Depletion of reserves

(b)Adequate capital

(c) Adequate skilled labour

(d) Good management


43. Which of the following statements most apply for solar energy production in Tropical Africa?

(a) Generated without cost

(b) Imported from Europe

(c) Produced in higher latitudes

(d) Cheap and readily accessible


44. They are headquarters of governments and are usually capital cities. This best describes

(a) Market towns

(b) Administrative towns

(c) Educational towns

(d) Mining town


45. One of the usefulness of import tariff on imported goods is the

(a) Encouragement of importation

(b) Multiplication of foreign goods

(c) Protection of infant industries

(d) Saving of money


ANSWERS

46. Textile industries are located

(a) Near the market

(b) Where water resource is scarce

(c) In wide plains

(d) Near sources of raw materials.


47. Which of the following factors is unique for the development of the aircraft industry in California?

(a) Availability of cheap labour

(b) The peaceful political atmosphere

(c) The government limited support

(d) Clear sky which favours testing of aircrafts


48. The ranking of settlements into rural and urban is mostly based on

(a) Location

(b) Size

(c) Pattern

(d) Population


49. All the following agricultural practices are intensive farming techniques except

(a) Land rotation

(b) Crop rotation

(c) Mixed farming

(d) Market gardening


50. Natural increase in population means excess of

(a) Emigration over immigration

(b) Immigration over emigration

(c) Deaths over births

(d) Births over deaths



WASSCE JUNE 2018 GEOGRAPHY OBJECTIVE TEST

ANSWERS

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


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