WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 146

726.

Oak and cedar are good examples of commercial trees common in the

A.

equatorial vegetation

B.

Mediterranean vegetation

C.

Monsoon Vegetation

D.

Tundra Vegetation

E.

Desert Vegetation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

727.

The ancient Greeks classified the climates of the world into

A.

torrid, temperate and frigid zones

B.

hot, cold and medium zones

C.

torrid, equatorial and polar zones

D.

hot, mild and cool zones

E.

hot, moist and dry zones

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

728.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the tropical desert climate?

A.

Low humidity

B.

Cloudless skies

C.

Dust haze

D.

Very high diurnal range of temperature

E.

Very low annual range of temperature

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

729.

All the following are ways in which rivers are useful to man except the

A.

formation of political boundaries between countries

B.

provision of rich agricultural land

C.

generation of hydro-electricity

D.

relocation of settlement after flooding

E.

promotion of trade and commerce

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

730.

Lacustrine plains are formed

A.

on the bed of an old lake

B.

at the foot of a mountain

C.

in a rift valley

D.

on top of a plateau

E.

at the mouth of a river

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.