WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 153

761.

When two separate towns grow and merge into, the one new settlement formed is called a

A.

conurbation

B.

megalopoils

C.

dormitory town

D.

metropolis

E.

satellite town

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

762.

Settlements can be classified according to all the following except

A.

arrangement of the buildings

B.

number of people per settlemnet

C.

main occupation of the inhabitants

D.

number of buildings per unit area and land

E.

the type of people that live in the area

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

763.

All the following are major pollutants of the environment except

A.

the flaring of gas in oil wells

B.

oil spillage

C.

industrial waste products

D.

domestic cooking

E.

combustion from vehicles

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

764.

The relationship between organisms in the ecosystem implies that the components

A.

are Interdependent

B.

share common ideas

C.

give birth to one another

D.

are enemies

E.

build one another

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

765.

Heavy rainfall favours the formation of acid soils because it

A.

results in capillary rise of base elements from deep below

B.

results in greater weatering of minerals

C.

causes more leaching of base elements

D.

result in capillary rise of base elements from deep below

E.

increases bacterial activity in the soil

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.