WAEC Geography questions

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1. Question 181· Settlement· WAEC

   A conurbation is formed when

   • Aa village is abandoned
   • Bseveral towns grow and merge together
   • Ca town is destroyed
   • Da new farm is opened

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2. Question 182· Settlement· WAEC

   A conurbation is

   • Aa large urban area formed when towns grow together
   • Ba single village
   • Ca farm settlement
   • Da hamlet

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3. Question 183· Settlement· WAEC

   The site of a settlement is

   • Aits population
   • Bits position relative to its surroundings
   • Cits size
   • Dthe actual land on which it is built

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4. Question 184· Settlement· WAEC

   A conurbation forms when

   • Arural areas expand
   • Bvillages are abandoned
   • Ccities shrink
   • Dtowns grow and merge into one continuous urban area

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5. Question 185· Settlement· WAEC

   Settlements built along the banks of the River Niger are mainly examples of

   • Alinear settlements
   • Bnucleated settlements
   • Cdispersed settlements
   • Dconurbations

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6. Question 186· Settlement· WAEC

   The function of a settlement means its

   • Asize
   • Bsite
   • Cmain activity, such as a port or administrative centre
   • Dshape

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7. Question 187· Settlement· WAEC

   A hamlet is

   • Aa capital city
   • Ba large city
   • Ca very small rural settlement
   • Da port

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8. Question 188· Settlement· WAEC

   Linear settlements develop along

   • Aroads, rivers or coastlines
   • Bhilltops
   • Cthe centre of deserts
   • Da single well

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9. Question 189· Settlement· WAEC

   Urban problems include

   • Ano housing demand
   • Btoo much farmland
   • Ctraffic congestion and poor waste disposal
   • Dfew people

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10. Question 190· Settlement· WAEC

    Which Nigerian city was built mainly as an administrative centre?

    • AAba
    • BAbuja
    • COnitsha
    • DWarri

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11. Question 191· Settlement· WAEC

    A settlement in which buildings are spread out is

    • Anucleated
    • Bdispersed
    • Clinear
    • Da conurbation

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12. Question 192· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    The earth rotates on its axis from

    • Aeast to west
    • Bwest to east
    • Cnorth to south
    • Dsouth to north

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13. Question 193· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    Which planet takes the shortest time to go round the sun?

    • AMars
    • BVenus
    • CMercury
    • DJupiter

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14. Question 194· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    The earth's rotation causes

    • Athe tides only
    • Bthe seasons
    • Ceclipses only
    • Dday and night

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15. Question 195· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    The planet famous for its prominent rings is

    • AMercury
    • BMars
    • CSaturn
    • DVenus

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16. Question 196· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    The changing of seasons is caused mainly by the

    • Aeclipse of the Sun
    • Brotation of the Earth
    • Cphases of the Moon
    • Drevolution of the Earth with its axis tilted

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17. Question 197· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    An eclipse of the Sun occurs when the

    • AMoon comes between the Sun and the Earth
    • BEarth comes between the Sun and the Moon
    • CSun comes between the Earth and the Moon
    • DMoon is full

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18. Question 198· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    The planet known as the 'red planet' is

    • AMars
    • BVenus
    • CJupiter
    • DMercury

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19. Question 199· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    The earth's shape is best described as

    • Aan oblate spheroid
    • Ba perfect sphere
    • Ca flat disc
    • Da cube

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20. Question 200· The earth in the solar system· WAEC

    Which planet is known for its prominent system of rings?

    • AMars
    • BMercury
    • CSaturn
    • DVenus

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