WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 11

51.

Which of the following is a light industry?

A.

Petroleum industry

B.

Metallurgical industry

C.

Textile industry

D.

Shipbuilding industry

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

52.

Which of the following is the leading industrial zone in the West African sub-region?

A.

Western industrial zone of Nigeria

B.

Accra-Tema industrial zone of Ghana

C.

Freetown industrial zone of Sierra Leone

D.

Banjul industrial Zone of The Gambia

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

53.

Transportation helps economic development through all the following except the

A.

diffusion of ideas and technology

B.

promotion of national and international trade

C.

movement of people and commodities

D.

distribution of population

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

54.

The best way of solving transportation problems in a cosmopolitan city is

A.

use of air transport system

B.

construction of feeder roads

C.

purchase of many speed boats and ships

D.

integrated transport system involving all modes

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

55.

The term overpopulation could best be described as a situation where

A.

there is high population density

B.

birth rate is equal to death rate

C.

the population exceeds the available resources

D.

there is an increasing birth rate and a decreasing infant mortality rate.

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.