Waec Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 86:

• WAEC 1989

The term relative location of a settlement refers to

A. The nature of the land on which the settlement is located
B. A settlement inhabited by relatives
C. An imaginery point on the settlement
D. The position of a settlement in relation to others
E. The position of buildings in relation to one another

Question 87:

• WAEC 1989

The use of water transport is limited by all the following except

A. Wide valleys
B. Waterfalls
C. Floating vegetation
D. Seasonality
E. Narrow gorges

Question 88:

• WAEC 1989

Which of the following is not being exported by Nigeria at present?

A. Cocoa
B. Columbite
C. Coffee
D. Kaolin
E. Petroleum

Question 89:

• WAEC 1989

The South-eastern scarplands of Nigeria can best be described as lying

A. West of the wester uplands
B. West of the Cross River basin
C. South of the southern coastland
D. North of the plateau of Chad basin
E. At the centre of the eastern highlands

Question 90:

• WAEC 1989

Which of the following poses the greatest problem to agriculture in the north-estern part of Nigeria?

A. Land tenure system
B. Lack of mechanised tools
C. Desert encroachment
D. Sparse farming population
E. Inadequate capital