Waec Geography 2007 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• WAEC 2007

The largest off-shore island in Africa is the

A. Island of Madagascar
B. Canary island
C. St. Helena island
D. Cape verde island

Question 37:

• WAEC 2007

Which of the following is not a capital city of an ECOWAS state?

A. Nairobi
B. Lome
C. Dakar
D. Bissau

Question 38:

• WAEC 2007

Study the map extract on a scale of 1:50,000 and answer the following questions:
(a) On the map, mark and name one example of each of the following features with the letters in bracket:
(i) Spur (SP);
(ii) Gentle slope (GS);
(iii) Watershed (WS);
(iv) V-shaped valley (VS).
(b) In your answer booklet;
(i) calculate the length (in km) of River Dakorobi from its source to the point where iL joins River Sencha. (Show all workings clearly);
(ii) describe the relief of the mapped area.
(c) Highlight the influence of relief on settlement in the area. P

Question 39:

• WAEC 2007

The Table below shows the volume of air passenger traffic between Lagos and four other cities in Nigeria in 1985. Study the table and use the data in it to answer the questions that follow:

S/N	Route	No. of passengers
1	Lagos - Abuja	500,000
2	Lagos - Enugu	200,000
3	Lagos - Port Harcourt	400,000
4	Lagos - sokoto	300,000

(a) Using the attached map of Nigeria - Map B, construct a flow map/chart to represent the data in Table 1.
(b) State two advantages cf representing data with flow maps.

Question 40:

• WAEC 2007

Write a geographical account of Hot Desert Climate under the following:
(a) Location
(b) Characteristic features,
(c) Vegetation,
(d) Human activities.