Geography 1997 Waec Past Questions and Answers

Question 1 :

• WAEC 1997

The planet with the shortest orbit around the sun is

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Mercury
D. Saturn
E. Oranus

Question 2 :

• WAEC 1997

The planet with the shortest orbit around the sun is

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Mercury
D. Saturn
E. Oranus

Question 3 :

• WAEC 1997

Which of the following statements is true?

A. Any two opposite lines of latitudes make a Great Circle
B. Local time in places west of the Greenwhich is ahead of the local time in the east
C. A time difference of 4 minutes exists for every 24⁰ of longitude
D. The distance of one degree of latitude is constant at approximately 111km
E. Angular distnaces east and west of the equator are measured in degrees of latitude

Question 4 :

• WAEC 1997

Because of its shape, the earth is best described as

A. Geosphere
B. Geoid
C. Spheroid
D. Sphere
E. Circle

Question 5 :

• WAEC 1997

Which of the following statements is not correct?

A. Ignesous rocks do not contain fossils
B. Rocks that are changed by great heat and pressure are called sedimentary rocks
C. Basalt and granite are examples of igneous rocks
D. Marble and genesis are example of metamorphic rocks
E. Rocks that are formed through the extrusion of molten magma are called volcanic rocks