SS 3 GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) HomeWAEC/NECO Exam Past QuestionsSS 3 GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) 0% SSCE/NECO/GCE (GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS) GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS APP Questions will be picked at random from the question bank. You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to. Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time. Goodluck! 1 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The use of water transport is limited by all the following except seasonality wide valleys floating vegetation waterfalls 2 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS When it is 9:00am in Munich, Germany(longitude 11°E), the time in Calcutta, India (longitude 96°E). is? 4.20a.m 5.40a.m 2.40a.m 2.40p.m 3 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The instrument used for recording the direction of the prevailing wind of a place over a period of one month is called? an anemometer speedomoter a wind rose a wind vane 4 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The liquid portion of the earth may be referred to as the hydroshere biosphere atmospere lithosphere 5 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following statements best explains the absence or sparcity of undergrowth in the equatorial rain forest? Very little rain reaches the ground because of the dense vegetation The taller trees cut off most of the sunlight Most of the precipitation is usually cleared by run-off after heavy thunderstorms There is too much precipitation which destroys the undergrowth 6 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not likely to be cultivated in the north-west of the river Yate valley is sugar beet rubber millet pineapple 7 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The world's highest population growth rates are recorded by countries that are technologyically developed produce inadequate food produce surplus food have cool climates 8 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following Nigeria rivers provides the longest distance of internal waterways? Ogun Cross Siluko Benue 9 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A rain gauge is kept in an open place in the observatory because? it is much more easily accessible to the observer rain drops get into the funnel without any obstruction rain falls heavily in the open space rain drops are deflected by the wind in an open place 10 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The soil in a typical natural rainforest remains fertile and suitable for arable agriculture because? the vegetation is luxuriant there is abundant supply of sunshine and rainfall which leach the soil there is absence of plant cover the soil nutrient is continously being replenished y the decay of the dense undergrowth and fallen leaves 11 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Loss of farmland can be contributed to all the following except? sheet erosion desertification leaching sedimentation 12 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not being exported by Nigeria at present? Kaolin Columbite Cocoa Coffee 13 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS All the following are characteristics of a limestone region except? rugged topography adequate luxuriant vegetation cover stony and broken surface absence of surface drainage 14 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Salinity is mainly dependent on I. evaporation II. the amount of fresh water added III. ocean currents IV winds I and II only II and III only I, II and III only II and IV only 15 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following human actves has a beneficial effect on soils? Grazing Strip cultivation Slopewise cultivation Bush burning 16 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Lines of longitude can best be described as great circles numbered from 0 degrees to 90 degrees imaginary lines on the earth's surface joining the north and south poles the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator the distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian 17 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The angular distance of a point of the earth surface measured in degrees from the centre of the earth is known as? orbit longitude international date line latitude 18 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS When a plateau is enclosed by fold mountains it is alled a volcanic plateau a dissected pleteau a tectonic pleteau an intermont pleteau 19 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Textiles industries are best located in the northern part of Nigeria because of the availability of capital availability of heavy machinery high demand for cotton materials availability of cotton 20 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following pair is not correct in the development of land and sea breeze? Rainfall with raingauge Temperature wiyh thermometer Humidity with hydrometer Pressure with anemometer 21 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS What is the local time of a place on longitude 640E ? when the GMT is 10.00a .m? 4.16 p.m 2.16 a.m 5.44 a.m 2.16 p.m 22 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A daily mean temperature of about 24oC, an annual rainfall of about 500mm which should fall in the growing period of about five months, and well-drained soils. These are the requirements for cultivation of groundnut coffee sugarcane soya bean 23 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A study of the ecosystem will show the inter-relationship between vegetation and soils man and the environment man and natural vegetation climate and vegetation 24 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which if the following crops below requires the following conditions for successful cultivation? i. Heavy rainfall of between 1270mm (50 ins) and 2000mm (80 ins) during the 4 to 6 months growing periods. ii. High mean temperature of 18° to 27°C (65° to 80°F) no cold season. iii. A warm, dry period for harvesting. iv. Loamy or clayey soil and an almost level ground. v. Cheap and abundant labour. Cocoa Rice Cotton Maize 25 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The greatest hydro-electricity potential in Nigeria is found in the Cross-River Basin Sokoto plains Eastern highlands Niger Benue Trough 26 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is a product of chemical weathering? Grike Stack Scree Exfoliation dome 27 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The planet with the longest orbit around the sun is The Earth Jupiter Pluto Mars 28 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not typical submarine relief feature? Continental shelf Continental slope Deep sea plain Roche moutonnee 29 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following combinations of processes is associated with the formation of a rift valley? (i)Tension or compression forces (ii)Resistance and faulting (iii)Emergence of the middle crust of rocks (iv) Submergence of the middle crust of rocks i, iii and iv only i, ii and iv only i, ii and iii only ii, iii and iv only 30 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The term relative location of a settlement refers to an imaginery point on the settlement a settlement inhabited by relatives the nature of the land on which the settlement is located the position of a settlement in relation to others 31 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not an environmental hazard? Earthquake Flooding Sedimentation Deforestation 32 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following poses the greatest problem to agriculture in the north-estern part of Nigeria? Land tenure system Lack of mechanised tools Sparse farming population Desert encroachment 33 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Rocks which do not allow water to pass through them are porous rocks pervious rocks impermeable rocks impervious rocks 34 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Air pressure at sea levels is higher than at the top of mountain because the air at sea level originates from the sea has a greater weight consists of a leser mixture of gases has a lesser weight 35 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following best explains why the older fold mountains are much lower and less rugged than the newer ones? The older fold mountains have been subjectd to the forces of denudation for longer, geological periods The newer fold mountains, in contrast to the older ones, are made up of more resistance rocks The effects of earth movements resulting in mountain building are much greater nowadays than they were during the period of folding The newer fold mountains are situated in areas of active earth movements 36 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Residual mountains are those caused by vulcanicity faulting residue denudation 37 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following favours the growth of olives in the Mediterranean region of Africa? High temperature and humidity Cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers Heavy rainfall Abundant supply of skilled labour 38 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following combinations can be regarded as sub-systems within the ecosystem? Hydrogical cycle, mineral nutrient cycle, evironmental controls Ecosystem controls, food chain, hydrological cycle Food chain, hydrological cycle, mineral nutrient cycle Mineral nutrient cycle, hygrological cycle, ecosystem controls 39 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which if the following minerals is most likely to be absent in a region consisting mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks? Gold Tin Coat Copper 40 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS A good example of the tropical grassland is the vegetation found around Kano (Nigeria) Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Massawa (Ethiopia) Buenos Aires (Argentina) 41 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The term gauge in railway transport refers to the? distance between rails of a track length of the rails in a country weight of vehicle that rails can bear measurement of gradient along the side slopes of the rails 42 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Bush fallowing ensures that the land regains its fertility naturally artificial fertilizers are used modern agricultural machinery are used only one crop is cultivated at a time 43 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The South-eastern scarplands of Nigeria can best be described as lying west of the wester uplands west of the Cross River basin south of the southern coastland north of the plateau of Chad basin 44 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The following conditions are favourable for the formation of deltas except absence of large lakes in the river course active vertical erosion in the upper course of the river strong current running at right angles to the river mouth sheltered and almost tideless coast 45 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Foliage is ever green with thin undergrowth,the leaves are small, thick, leathery and needle-shaped. This description is that of the? temperate woodland coniferous forest temperate grassland tropical rainforest 46 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following statements is not correct? Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are known as metamorphic rocks Basalts and granties contain small and large crystals respectively Sedimentary rocks which are hardened by compressions are called stratified rocks Igneous rocks occur in layers and contain fossils 47 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Isothermal maps give information about? wind rainfall pressure temperature 48 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Mass movement of weathered materials may be gradual or sudden depending on the I. gradient of the slope and gravitational force 11. weight of the weathered debris III. supply of lubricating moisture by rainwater coupled with gravitation force IV. type of weathering which has taken place l,ll and lll l and lV only ll and lV only l, ll and lV 49 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS The presence of gorges in the upper section of rivers is due to the fact that? the volume of the river is small hanging valleys join the main valley as waterfalls to cause the gorges the rocks in the upper course are less resistant the upper course has has a steep gradient 50 / 50 Category: GEOGRAPHY PAST QUESTIONS Jos experiences a moderate temperature compared with other places on the same latitude in Nigeria because it receives relief rain most of the time lies at the convergence of two different air masses is close to the River Niger which exerts some moderating influence on its weather is on a high altitude Your score is 0% Restart quiz Practice also: SS 3 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST OF ORALS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 DATA PROCESSING PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO)