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SS 3 GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) 0% SSCE/NECO/GCE (GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS) GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS APP Questions will be picked at random from the question bank.You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to.Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time.Goodluck! 1 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Isothermal maps give information about? wind pressure temperature rainfall 2 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not important in defining soil? Capillary water Permeability Texture Colour 3 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The world's highest population growth rates are recorded by countries that have cool climates produce inadequate food are technologyically developed produce surplus food 4 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The following conditions are favourable for the formation of deltas except sheltered and almost tideless coast strong current running at right angles to the river mouth active vertical erosion in the upper course of the river absence of large lakes in the river course 5 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS When it is 9:00am in Munich, Germany(longitude 11°E), the time in Calcutta, India (longitude 96°E). is? 2.40p.m 4.20a.m 2.40a.m 5.40a.m 6 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The presence of gorges in the upper section of rivers is due to the fact that? the rocks in the upper course are less resistant hanging valleys join the main valley as waterfalls to cause the gorges the volume of the river is small the upper course has has a steep gradient 7 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS All the following are characteristics of a limestone region except? stony and broken surface adequate luxuriant vegetation cover absence of surface drainage rugged topography 8 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Rock pedestals are most likely to found in? region where wave hydraulic action has taken ace arid area where wond deflation has scooped out the suraface arid areas where wind abrasion has modified rocks of reisitance regions where river erosion has taken place 9 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following favours the growth of olives in the Mediterranean region of Africa? High temperature and humidity Heavy rainfall Cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers Abundant supply of skilled labour 10 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following pair is not correct in the development of land and sea breeze? Pressure with anemometer Humidity with hydrometer Temperature wiyh thermometer Rainfall with raingauge 11 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A rain gauge is kept in an open place in the observatory because? rain drops get into the funnel without any obstruction rain falls heavily in the open space rain drops are deflected by the wind in an open place it is much more easily accessible to the observer 12 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The instrument used for recording the direction of the prevailing wind of a place over a period of one month is called? a wind vane an anemometer speedomoter a wind rose 13 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following statements is not correct? Sedimentary rocks which are hardened by compressions are called stratified rocks Igneous rocks occur in layers and contain fossils Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are known as metamorphic rocks Basalts and granties contain small and large crystals respectively 14 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Mass movement of weathered materials may be gradual or sudden depending on theI. gradient of the slope and gravitational force11. weight of the weathered debrisIII. supply of lubricating moisture by rainwater coupled with gravitation forceIV. type of weathering which has taken place ll and lV only l,ll and lll l, ll and lV l and lV only 15 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which if the following minerals is most likely to be absent in a region consisting mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks? Coat Gold Tin Copper 16 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A good example of the tropical grassland is the vegetation found around Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Massawa (Ethiopia) Buenos Aires (Argentina) Kano (Nigeria) 17 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following combinations of processes is associated with the formation of a rift valley?(i)Tension or compression forces(ii)Resistance and faulting(iii)Emergence of the middle crust of rocks(iv) Submergence of the middle crust of rocks ii, iii and iv only i, ii and iii only i, iii and iv only i, ii and iv only 18 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The liquid portion of the earth may be referred to as the biosphere lithosphere atmospere hydroshere 19 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS What is the local time of a place on longitude 640E ? when the GMT is 10.00a .m? 2.16 p.m 4.16 p.m 5.44 a.m 2.16 a.m 20 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The greatest hydro-electricity potential in Nigeria is found in the Sokoto plains Cross-River Basin Niger Benue Trough Eastern highlands 21 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Textiles industries are best located in the northern part of Nigeria because of the availability of capital availability of cotton high demand for cotton materials availability of heavy machinery 22 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which if the following crops below requires the following conditions for successful cultivation?i. Heavy rainfall of between 1270mm (50 ins) and 2000mm (80 ins) during the 4 to 6 months growing periods.ii. High mean temperature of 18° to 27°C (65° to 80°F) no cold season.iii. A warm, dry period for harvesting.iv. Loamy or clayey soil and an almost level ground.v. Cheap and abundant labour. Maize Rice Cotton Cocoa 23 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is a product of chemical weathering? Grike Stack Scree Exfoliation dome 24 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Residual mountains are those caused by faulting denudation vulcanicity residue 25 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS When a plateau is enclosed by fold mountains it is alled a volcanic plateau an intermont pleteau a dissected pleteau a tectonic pleteau 26 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Air pressure at sea levels is higher than at the top of mountain because the air at sea level has a greater weight consists of a leser mixture of gases has a lesser weight originates from the sea 27 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not being exported by Nigeria at present? Kaolin Coffee Cocoa Columbite 28 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Foliage is ever green with thin undergrowth,the leaves are small, thick, leathery and needle-shaped. This description is that of the? temperate grassland coniferous forest tropical rainforest temperate woodland 29 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not typical submarine relief feature? Continental slope Continental shelf Deep sea plain Roche moutonnee 30 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Lines of longitude can best be described as great circles numbered from 0 degrees to 90 degrees the distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian imaginary lines on the earth's surface joining the north and south poles the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator 31 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The term relative location of a settlement refers to an imaginery point on the settlement the nature of the land on which the settlement is located the position of a settlement in relation to others a settlement inhabited by relatives 32 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following combinations can be regarded as sub-systems within the ecosystem? Hydrogical cycle, mineral nutrient cycle, evironmental controls Food chain, hydrological cycle, mineral nutrient cycle Mineral nutrient cycle, hygrological cycle, ecosystem controls Ecosystem controls, food chain, hydrological cycle 33 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The planet with the longest orbit around the sun is Jupiter The Earth Mars Pluto 34 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The term gauge in railway transport refers to the? distance between rails of a track weight of vehicle that rails can bear measurement of gradient along the side slopes of the rails length of the rails in a country 35 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following best explains why the older fold mountains are much lower and less rugged than the newer ones? The effects of earth movements resulting in mountain building are much greater nowadays than they were during the period of folding The older fold mountains have been subjectd to the forces of denudation for longer, geological periods The newer fold mountains are situated in areas of active earth movements The newer fold mountains, in contrast to the older ones, are made up of more resistance rocks 36 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following human actves has a beneficial effect on soils? Grazing Bush burning Slopewise cultivation Strip cultivation 37 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The angular distance of a point of the earth surface measured in degrees from the centre of the earth is known as? longitude orbit latitude international date line 38 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A study of the ecosystem will show the inter-relationship between vegetation and soils man and natural vegetation climate and vegetation man and the environment 39 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Bush fallowing ensures that artificial fertilizers are used only one crop is cultivated at a time the land regains its fertility naturally modern agricultural machinery are used 40 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not an environmental hazard? Flooding Deforestation Sedimentation Earthquake 41 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The use of water transport is limited by all the following except floating vegetation seasonality waterfalls wide valleys 42 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Rocks which do not allow water to pass through them are impermeable rocks pervious rocks impervious rocks porous rocks 43 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Jos experiences a moderate temperature compared with other places on the same latitude in Nigeria because it is close to the River Niger which exerts some moderating influence on its weather receives relief rain most of the time is on a high altitude lies at the convergence of two different air masses 44 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following poses the greatest problem to agriculture in the north-estern part of Nigeria? Lack of mechanised tools Desert encroachment Sparse farming population Land tenure system 45 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The soil in a typical natural rainforest remains fertile and suitable for arable agriculture because? there is abundant supply of sunshine and rainfall which leach the soil the vegetation is luxuriant there is absence of plant cover the soil nutrient is continously being replenished y the decay of the dense undergrowth and fallen leaves 46 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Loss of farmland can be contributed to all the following except? sedimentation leaching desertification sheet erosion 47 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Salinity is mainly dependent onI. evaporationII. the amount of fresh water addedIII. ocean currentsIV winds II and III only I, II and III only II and IV only I and II only 48 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following Nigeria rivers provides the longest distance of internal waterways? Benue Ogun Siluko Cross 49 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following statements best explains the absence or sparcity of undergrowth in the equatorial rain forest? The taller trees cut off most of the sunlight There is too much precipitation which destroys the undergrowth Most of the precipitation is usually cleared by run-off after heavy thunderstorms Very little rain reaches the ground because of the dense vegetation 50 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A daily mean temperature of about 24oC, an annual rainfall of about 500mm which should fall in the growing period of about five months, and well-drained soils. These are the requirements for cultivation of sugarcane coffee soya bean groundnut Your score is 0% Restart quiz Practice also: SS 3 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST OF ORALS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 DATA PROCESSING PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO)