Waec Geography 2005 Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• WAEC 2005

A continental shelf is economically important because it

A. Is a good fishing ground
B. Is good for irrigation
C. Is very deep
D. Constains little salt

Question 22:

• WAEC 2005

The most important action in the A horizon of a soil profile is

A. Eluvation
B. Deposition
C. Weathering
D. Illuviation

Question 23:

• WAEC 2005

All the following farming practices result in soil erosion except

A. Ploughing of land up and down slope
B. Persistant cultivation of crops in regions of inadequate rainfall
C. Over-cropping
D. Mixed cropping

Question 24:

• WAEC 2005

Which of the following features are associated with a river capture? I. Misfit river II. River terrances III. Elbow of capture IV. Wind gap

A. I,III and IV
B. I,II,III and IV
C. I,II and IV
D. II,III and IV

Question 25:

• WAEC 2005

Which of the following is not a method by which rivers transport their eroded materials?

A. Suspension
B. Traction
C. Attrition
D. Solution