Waec Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 491:

• WAEC 1996

(a) On an outline map of Africa, locate and name, outside Nigeria,
(i) two areas important for the mining of gold
(ii) two areas important for the mining of petroleum;
(iii) two areas important for the mining of copper
(iv) one town important for the mining of each of the minerals
(b) State any four contributions of minerals to the economy of African countries
(c) Identify any three problems associated with mining in Africa

Question 492:

• WAEC 1997

The planet with the shortest orbit around the sun is

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Mercury
D. Saturn
E. Oranus

Question 493:

• WAEC 1997

The planet with the shortest orbit around the sun is

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Mercury
D. Saturn
E. Oranus

Question 494:

• WAEC 1997

Which of the following statements is true?

A. Any two opposite lines of latitudes make a Great Circle
B. Local time in places west of the Greenwhich is ahead of the local time in the east
C. A time difference of 4 minutes exists for every 24⁰ of longitude
D. The distance of one degree of latitude is constant at approximately 111km
E. Angular distnaces east and west of the equator are measured in degrees of latitude

Question 495:

• WAEC 1997

Because of its shape, the earth is best described as

A. Geosphere
B. Geoid
C. Spheroid
D. Sphere
E. Circle