Waec Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 181:

• WAEC 1991

Which of the following environmental hazards has been paired with the wrong factor?

A. Coastal erosion and wave action
B. Drought and climate
C. Floods and human factor only
D. Deforestation and human factor only
E. Soil erosion and physical/human factors

Question 182:

• WAEC 1991

Which of the following does not intervene in the natural environment?

A. Construction works
B. Pollution
C. Harmattan
D. Land reclamation
E. Farming

Question 183:

• WAEC 1991

The most critical element in an ecosystem is the

A. Growth per day
B. Energy flow within the system
C. Number of species in the system
D. Extent of area covered by the system
E. Location of the system

Question 184:

• WAEC 1991

Which of the following does not encourage desertification?

A. Large- scale irrigation schemes
B. Reduction in mean annual rainfall
C. Overgrazing and overcultivation
D. Bush burning
E. Indiscriminate felling of trees

Question 185:

• WAEC 1991

The active human population is determined by its

A. Racial combination
B. Male-female ratio
C. Age distribution
D. Height difference
E. Density per km²