WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 131

651.

Which of the following represents an urban-rural migration?

A.

A student from the village school gains admission to the university in the town

B.

Moving to the urban centre for medical service

C.

Travelling from Lagos to the village on retirement

D.

A civil servant gets transfered from one town to another

E.

A parent from the village visits his son in the town

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

652.

A rapid population growth in a region can be caused by

A.

more deaths than births

B.

high emigration

C.

the use of family planning methods

D.

improved medical care

E.

natural hazards

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

653.

One danger about the present rate of increase in world population is

A.

an improved standard of living

B.

the fear of submergence of the earth

C.

the high ratio of adults to children

D.

decline in the supply of labour

E.

an acute food shortage

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

654.

The sparse population in the Amazon Basin is best explained by the

A.

very high tmperature all the year round

B.

low range of temperature for agriculture

C.

thick vegetation for settlements and agriculture

D.

high relief and rugged terrain

E.

high humidity and moist conditions

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

655.

The greatest problem in the use of solar energy is

A.

the high risk in its usage

B.

its unreliability from day to day and season to season

C.

the high intensity associatated with the sun

D.

the high cost of transporting it for domestic use

E.

its frequency of power failure

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.