Waec Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 221:

• WAEC 1991

(a) On an outline map of West Africa, show
(i) one area having less than four months of rainfall annually
(ii) one area having rainfall all the year round
(iii) the position of the high pressure belt in January
(b) Give three reasons for the length of the rainy season in (a)(i) above
(c) Explain three problems that rainfall may pose to agriculture in (a) (ii) above

Question 222:

• WAEC 1991

(a) On an outline map of West Africa, locate and name
(i) two ECOWAS member countries along the coast
(ii) two ECOWAS member countries in the interior
(iii) the capital of each of the countries
(b) Describe six benefits which any one of the countries shown on your map derives from its membership of the ECOWAS

Question 223:

• WAEC 1991

(a) On an outline map of West Africa, show:
(i) one area each in a different country, important for diamond, petroleum and gold
(ii) one important town in each area
(iii) one route from the producing area to the port of export for each mineral
(b) Describe one method of mining any one of the minerals in (a) above
(c) Highlight four problems associated with mining in West Africa

Question 224:

• WAEC 1991

(a) On an outline map of Africa, locate and name
(i) longitudes 0° and 20°E and latitudes 4°N and 35°S
(ii) the rivers Zambezi and Volta
(iii) Mount Ruwenzor and the Atlab mountains
(iv) Yaounde and Entebbe
(v) one man-made lake along the River Nile
(vi) the Namib desert
(b) In what four ways are the rivers of Africa important?

Question 225:

• WAEC 1992

Which of the following planets has no satellite?

A. Uranus
B. Venus
C. Neptune
D. Jupiter
E. Mars