Waec Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 81:

• WAEC 1989

Which of the following is not an environmental hazard?

A. Sedimentation
B. Flooding
C. Earthquake
D. Deforestation
E. Pollution

Question 82:

• WAEC 1989

Which of the following is best used to check flooding in coastal low lands?

A. Contour ploughing
B. Strip cultivation
C. Terracing
D. Escavation
E. Channelisation

Question 83:

• WAEC 1989

The natural resources of a nation cannot be measured in terms of

A. Forest
B. Minerals
C. Population
D. Rivers
E. Buildings

Question 84:

• WAEC 1989

Loss of farmlands can be attributed to all the following except

A. Desertification
B. Gully erosion
C. Laterization
D. Sheet erosion
E. Sedimentation

Question 85:

• WAEC 1989

The world's highest population growth rates are recorded by countries that

A. Are technologyically developed
B. Produce surplus food
C. Have cool climates
D. Produce inadequate food
E. Are highly industrialised