WAEC Geography Questions and Answers 2022/2023 (Objectives and Theory)

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WAEC Geography Objectives Questions and Answers

1. Villages develop into urban centres when they ____
A. attract more people
B. produce enough food
C. establish educational institutions
D. grow in commerce and industry.

2. By how many times will a map measuring 12cm by 7cm be enlarged to make its area 336cm2?
A. Twice
B. Three times
C. Four times
D. Five times.

3. Eluviation is a term used to describe the process of .
Soluble substances are removed from the soil’s higher layers A. Soluble substances are deposited in the soil’s top layers B.
D. fine particles are deposited in the top layers of the soil C. fine particles are removed from one layer of the soil to another

4. The seasonal migration of animals is known as transhumance.
A. from the plains to the mountains
B. following the rains from north to south C. in the semiarid steppes D. in search of water and pasture

5. Variations in day and night lengths over the earth’s surface are caused by the .
The tilt of the earth to the sun and its revolution
B. the earth’s rotation and its tilt to the sun
C. the circumference of the earth’s orbit
D. the Earth’s Atmosphere’s Thickness

6. The creation of is caused by the gradual expansion of joints and fissures in limestone caused by solutions.
C. caves and caverns D. cliffs and dry valleys
A. grikes and clints
B. stalactites and stalagmites
C. caves and caverns
D. cliffs and dry valleys

7. Latent heat is created when condensation happens in a rising air mass.
A. absorbed by CO2
B. lost to the atmosphere
C. retained in water molecules
D. released as sensible heat

8. There are two sorts of clouds with a large vertical extent that produce a lot of rain: and .
A. cumulus and stratus
B. cumulus and cumulo-nimbus
C. cumulo-nimbus and nimbostratus
D. strato-cumulus and nimbostratus

9. For long-distance travel, the cheapest mode of transportation is
A. rail
B. water
C. air
D. road.

10. What is the distance between two spots on a 1:50,000 scale map if the distance between them on the ground is 35mm?
A. 1.50 kilometers,
B. 1.55 kilometers,
C. 1.75 kilometers, and
D. 1.85 kilometers.

11. What is the area of a cocoa plantation depicted on a map with a scale of 1:50,000 and a rectangle 5 cm by 4 cm on the map?
A 5 km2
B 6 km2
C 20 km2
D 25 km2

12. On which of the following pairs of dates is the length of day and night equal on the earth’s surface?
A. June 21st and September 21st
B. March 22nd and December 22nd
C. June 21st and December 22nd
D. March 21st and September 23rd.

13. Lakes formed as a result of landslides, screes or avalanches are known as _____
A. man-made lakes
B. barrier lakes
C. caldera lakes
D. rock-hollow lakes.

14. Which of the following is a major environmental problem in heavily industrialized regions?
A. Accelerated erosion
B. Water pollution
C. Frost damage
D. acid rain.

15. The crossing of a boundary between two countries by a migrant is best described as ____
A. emigration
B. Immigration
C. Out-migration
D. international migration.

16. A process whereby a plant community is replaced by another is known as ________
A. colonization
B. succession
C. competition
D. consolidation.

17. The duration of sunshine is measured by the ______
A. aneroid barometer
B. Campbell-Stokes recorder
C. cup-anemometer
D. minimum-maximum thermometers.

18. Quartz, feldspar and mica are three principal minerals that can easily be seen in _____
A. basalt
B. coal
C. granite
D. limestone.

19. The rock with the least carbon content is ______
A. Coal
B. Sandstone
C. marble
D. lignite.