WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 261

1,301.

All the following are benefits of irrigation farming except

A.

provision of employment

B.

making early planting possible

C.

making farmers depend solely on rainfall

D.

bumper harvest

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,302.

The role of transport in economic development of any nation include all except

A.

national disintegration

B.

movement of goods and services

C.

opening up new lands and areas

D.

provision of employment

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,303.

'It is the slowest and cheapest means of transport and is used for transporting bulky goods over long distances among nations'. This statement best describes

A.

road transport

B.

rail transport

C.

air transport

D.

sea transport

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,304.

'It is an area of great industrial and agricultural activities and hence supports great concentration of people'. This statement best describes

A.

the amazon basin

B.

the north east of U.S.A

C.

the Niger valley

D.

North Africa

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,305.

Which of the following represents an increasing order in the size of settlement?

A.

isolated farmstead-hamlet-village-town

B.

town-village-hamlet-isolated farmstead

C.

isolated farmstead-village-hamlet-town

D.

hamlet-village-town-isolated farmstead

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.