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WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 7

31.

The wind which blows across the Atlantic Ocean towards the coast of Nigeria and is responsible for rainy season is known as

A.

Equatorial Easterlies

B.

Land and sea breeze

C.

Tropical continental airmass

D.

Tropical maritime airmass

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

32.

The following are areas of lowlands in Nigeria except in Nigeria

A.

The Chad Basin

B.

The Eastern Scarpland

C.

The Coaster plain

D.

The Niger-Benue trough

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

33.

Use the information on country Y below to answer the question that follows:

Land area = 200,000km 2
Population = 10,000,000.

calculate the population density of country Y

A.

50 persons per km 2

B.

0.02 persons per km 2

C.

200 persons per km 2

D.

20 persons per km 2

Correct answer is A

Population density of country Y = Total population of country Y/Land Area of country Y
Population density of country Y = 10,000,000 persons/200,000 km2=50 persons per km2

34.

Which of the following is a light industry?

A.

Petroleum industry

B.

Metallurgical industry

C.

Textile industry

D.

Shipbuilding industry

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

35.

Which of the following is the leading industrial zone in the West African sub-region?

A.

Western industrial zone of Nigeria

B.

Accra-Tema industrial zone of Ghana

C.

Freetown industrial zone of Sierra Leone

D.

Banjul industrial Zone of The Gambia

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.