WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 143

711.

Because of its shape, the earth is best described as

A.

geosphere

B.

geoid

C.

spheroid

D.

sphere

E.

circle

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

712.

Which of the following statements is true?

A.

Any two opposite lines of latitudes make a Great Circle

B.

Local time in places west of the Greenwhich is ahead of the local time in the east

C.

A time difference of 4 minutes exists for every 240 of longitude

D.

The distance of one degree of latitude is constant at approximately 111km

E.

Angular distnaces east and west of the equator are measured in degrees of latitude

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

713.

The planet with the shortest orbit around the sun is

A.

Mars

B.

Venus

C.

Mercury

D.

Saturn

E.

Oranus

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

714.

Some plant diseases are checked during the fallow periods in the bush fallowing system of agriculture because the

A.

humus accumulates over time

B.

fires used in clearing the bush destroy them

C.

plant species resist the diseases

D.

disease organisms lose their hosts and die

E.

land is heavily fragmented

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

715.

Monoculture is a term associated with

A.

livestock farming

B.

arable farming

C.

mixed farming

D.

plantation agriculture

E.

shifting cultivation

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.