WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 274

1,366.

Which of the following best describes high population growth?

A.

the number of deaths is equal to the number of births

B.

the birth rate is the same as the death rate

C.

the people moving out of an area are more than the people moving into it

D.

the birth rate is higher than the death rate

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,367.

The major difference between a nucleated settlement and a dispersed settlement is that a nucleated settlement

A.

contains more buildings and people

B.

has buildings clustered together

C.

often occurs in regions of intensive farming

D.

is usually at the meeting point of many roads

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,368.

The Mediterranean vegetation is described as xerophytic vegetation because it is

A.

heat resisitant

B.

fire resisitant

C.

wind resisitant

D.

drought resisitant

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,369.

Trees are deciduous when they

A.

have throny barks and fleshy leaves

B.

are in pure stands having just one type of species

C.

generally shed their leaves during one season of the year

D.

do not shed their leaves at any season of the year

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,370.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the rainforest?

A.

it has tall trees with buttress roots and evergreen broad leaves

B.

it has deciduous trees and aerial roots

C.

the trees in it have heights and layers of canopies

D.

some of its trees are climbers,creepers and epiphytes

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.