WAEC Geography Past Questions & Answers

Volcanoes that have not erupted for a very long time but may erupt at future time are termed as dormant

A hygrometer is an instrument used to measure the amount of humidity and water vapor in the atmosphere, in soil, or in confined spaces. Humidity measurement instruments usually rely on measurements of some other quantity such as temperature, pressure, mass, a mechanical or electrical change in a substance as moisture is absorbed.

Heavy industries are characterized by their large-scale operations and high capital investment. They are capital intensive.

When weathering occurs on hillslopes, the rock debris usually pile up at the bottom of the hill slope to form 'screes'. A scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of crags, mountain cliffs, volcanoes or valley shoulders that has accumulated through periodic rockfall from adjacent cliff faces.

Denudation is the process of wearing away or removing the surface of the earth. The correct sequence in which denudation occurs is: Weathering → Erosion → Deposition. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soil and minerals as well as wood and artificial materials through contact with the Earth's atmosphere, water, and biological organisms. Erosion is the process that breaks things down. As far as we're concerned, erosion is the breakdown of the continents and the land around you. The overall effect of breaking down and wearing away is called weathering. Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass.