Waec Geography 2009 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• WAEC 2009

Which of the following is not a characteristic of sedimentary rocks? They

A. Contain fossils
B. Are crystalline
C. Are usually laid down in layers
D. Are porous

Question 7:

• WAEC 2009

Rocks which have been formed by the cooling and solidification of molten magma are called

A. Igneous rocks
B. Sedimentary rocks
C. Conglomerates
D. Metamorphic rocks

Question 8:

• WAEC 2009

Which of the following is not a type of mountain?

A. Conical mountain
B. Block mountain
C. Fold mountain
D. Mountain of accumulation

Question 9:

• WAEC 2009

Which of the following is not true of stalagmites and stalactites?

A. Stalagmites are upward growing pillars while stalactites are downward growing
B. Stalagmites are short and wide while stalactites are long and narrow
C. Stalacties are formed on the floor of limestone caves while stalagmites are formed on roofs of limestone caves
D. Stalactites are longer than stalagmites

Question 10:

• WAEC 2009

Which of the following pairs are are desert landforms?

A. Wave-cut platforms and self dunes
B. Sandbars and sandspits
C. Yardangs and zeugens
D. Barchans and tombolos