Waec Geography 2011 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• WAEC 2011

Light industries predominate in West Africa because of

A. Inadequate capital
B. Sparse population
C. Adequate technology
D. Adequate power supply

Question 27:

• WAEC 2011

Possible solution to the problem of soil erosion in the highlands of West Africa include all the following except

A. Indiscriminate felling of trees
B. Rotational grazing
C. Strip cultivation
D. Planting of shelter belts

Question 28:

• WAEC 2011

Which of the following is not a common farming system in West Africa?

A. Crop rotation
B. Rotational bush fallowing
C. Terracing
D. Subsisitence

Question 29:

• WAEC 2011

The busiest and most important ocean trade route is

A. Indian ocean route
B. Cape route
C. North atlantic route
D. Suez canal route

Question 30:

• WAEC 2011

The dry winds that blow out of the Sahara desert towards the southern parts of West Africa is known as

A. Fohn
B. Sirroco
C. Mistral
D. Harnattan