WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 217

1,081.

Organic components of the soil include all the following except

A.

humus

B.

animal remains

C.

micro-organisms

D.

rock pedestals

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,082.

'It is made up of a great variety of evergreen trees, with a distinct layer arrangement'. This refers to the

A.

equatorial forest

B.

tropical grassland

C.

temperature grassland

D.

corniferous forest

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,083.

Laterization is a soil-forming process prominent in

A.

hot humid tropics

B.

cool temperate zones

C.

warm temperature zones

D.

temperature grassland

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,084.

Which of the following is associated with wind deflation in arid regions?

A.

rock pedestals

B.

oasis

C.

barchan

D.

yardangs

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,085.

The peeling off of the surface layers of rounded boulders during mechanical weathering is called

A.

frost action

B.

exfoliation

C.

solifluction

D.

rock fragmentation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.