WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 156

776.

Which of the following is a features of erosion in arid regions?

A.

Caldera

B.

Barchan

C.

Yardang

D.

Pediment

E.

outwash plain

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

777.

Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?

A.

Weathering.....Erosion......Deposition

B.

Deposition....Weathering....Erosion

C.

Erosion....Weathering......Deposition

D.

Weathering...Deposition...Erosion

E.

Deposition....Erosion....Weathering

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

778.

A spring is an outlet for

A.

rivers

B.

streams in Karst regions

C.

underground water

D.

rain water in limestone regions

E.

volcanic lakes

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

779.

The term watershed refers to the

A.

direction of flow of a river from its source to the sea

B.

volume of load carried by a river

C.

crestlines from which two or more rivers flow in opposite directions

D.

area drained by the main river and all its tributaries

E.

entire area flooded by a river during the wet season

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

780.

Soil erosion leads to all the following except the

A.

loss of available plant nutrients

B.

loos of cultivable land

C.

loss of water reservoirs such as dams

D.

increasing drought condition

E.

increase in yield per hectare

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.