Waec Geography 2009 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• WAEC 2009

Most of the world's lakes are fresh lakes which are

A. Fed by rivers with outlets to the sea
B. Fed by melting glaciers
C. Fairly saline due to excessive evaporation
D. Constant in volume

Question 12:

• WAEC 2009

A geyser is best described as/an

A. Pool of hot water
B. Explosion of volcano
C. Thermal stream
D. Fountain of super heated stream

Question 13:

• WAEC 2009

Which of the following is not true of pie chart?

A. Statistics of various item can be represented on a single diagram
B. It is often difficultto compare the component parts
C. Data with wide extreme can be conveniently represented in a pie chart
D. It is easy to draw

Question 14:

• WAEC 2009

The climatic belts recognized by the Greek were

A. Torrid,temperate and frigid
B. Hot,cold and medium
C. Hot,mild and cool
D. Equatorial,polar and torrid

Question 15:

• WAEC 2009

A mercury barometer is used for measuring

A. Wind speed
B. Temperature
C. Sunshine
D. Atmospheric pressure