WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 562

2,806.

The feature marked P in the mapped area can best be described as a

A.

knoll

B.

valley

C.

mountain

D.

ridge

Correct answer is D

A ridge is a strip of highland which is elongated and narrow. The contours run almost parallel to each other

2,807.

Which of the following towns is not intervisible from Agubia?

A.

ABADA

B.

Nsuba

C.

Ameka

D.

Ndifu Achara

Correct answer is B

Agubia and Nsuba are not intervisible because of the contour line which separates them, i.e a steep slope

2,808.

What is the highest contour line in the mapped area?

A.

400 metres

B.

600 metres

C.

500 metres

D.

300 metres

Correct answer is C

On the map, the highest contour line is 500m

2,809.

Which of the following is an effect of the earth's revolution?

A.

Day and night

B.

It determines a year

C.

Dawn and Twilight

D.

Apparent Sunrise and sunset

Correct answer is B

The time taken by the earth to move round the sun(i.e complete its orbit) is fixed at 365(1/4) days which makes up a year

2,810.

What is the process of lowering and levelling of the earth surface by gradual breaking and wearing away of such earth's surfaces.

A.

Weathering

B.

Denudation

C.

Relief

D.

Mass wasting

Correct answer is B

Dendation involves breaking of the earth's surface hence levelling such surface through agents such as water, wind etc.