Waec Geography 2008 Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• WAEC 2008

A place where water issues out from the ground naturally is called a

A. Pond
B. Spring
C. Stream
D. River

Question 22:

• WAEC 2008

A stalagmite differs from a stalactite in that a stalagmite

A. Is thinner and longer than a stalactite
B. Starts from the roof of a cave
C. Is evaporated calcium carbonate
D. Starts from the floor of a cave

Question 23:

• WAEC 2008

'It is crescentic or moon-shaped and occurs transversely to the direction of the prevailing wind'. The above statement is a description of a

A. Yardang
B. Barchan
C. Zeugen
D. Rock pedestal

Question 24:

• WAEC 2008

Isotherm is to temperature as ........... is to pressure.

A. Isohaline
B. Isohel
C. Isoneph
D. Isobar

Question 25:

• WAEC 2008

Which of the following did koppen use to classify the climates of the world?

A. Temperature and humidity
B. Temperaature and wind
C. Temperature and rainfall
D. Rainfall and humidity