Waec Geography 1988 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• WAEC 1988

All of following are major sources of air pollution except

A. Gas flaring
B. Domestic cooking
C. Aviation combustion
D. Industrial furnaces
E. Vehicle combustion

Question 27:

• WAEC 1988

Which of following statements best describes the relationship between rural and urban centres?

A. Cities are not imporatant as rural areas
B. Rural areas are more productive than cities
C. Cities can exist without the rural areas
D. Cities and rural areas depend on each other
E. Rural areas exist only to serve the cities

Question 28:

• WAEC 1988

The only factor that least explains the pattern of population distribution in Nigeria is the

A. Arab slave raiding
B. Stability of government of the old kingdoms
C. Physical factor of rainfall
D. Movement of people from one place to another
E. Occurrence of earthquakes in certain areas

Question 29:

• WAEC 1988

Which of the following statements is correct about the Sokoto plains?

A. It is not an area of inland drainage
B. It lies in the middle of the country and borders the Rivers Benue and Niger
C. It is a pear shaped upland area
D. It consists of the basement complex rocks
E. It is dissected by rift valleys and plateaus

Question 30:

• WAEC 1988

Which of the following is the characteristic pattern of rural settlements in the eastern scarplands of Nigeria?

A. Satellite
B. Nucleated
C. Elongated
D. Dispersed
E. Linear