WAEC Geography 2009 Past Questions

Study the map extract on a scale of 1:50,000 and answer the following questions:

(a) Draw an outline of the area to a scale of 1:150,000

(b) On your outline, mark and name:
(i) a nodal settlement;
(ii) one secondary road;
(iii) the trigonometrical station northwest of Kaiama.

(c) Calculate the full length of River Gbesha in the north eastern part of the map from point X

(d) Identify: (i) two land use types in the mapped area;
(ii) three social amenities in Kaiama.
 

(a) Describe any three of the following survey instruments:
(i) ranging poles; (ii) chain; (iii) cross staff; (iv) arrows.

(b) Outline the processes involved in carrying out a Chain Survey. 
 

(a) (i) With the aid of a diagram, identify the main lines of latitude.
(ii) Calculate the distance between Addis Ababa in Ethiopia (latitude 10°N) and Maseru in Lesotho (latitude 30°S).

(b) (i) Define revolution of the earth.
(ii) Describe how revolution of the earth affects the length of day and night in the Northern Hemisphere.
 

(a) Describe four characteristics of igneous rocks

(b) Using specific examples, state four ways in which metamorphic rocks are useful to man. 
 

(a) With the aid of diagrams, describe the characteristics of any two of the following features:
(i) meanders; (ii) flood plain; (iii) braided stream. 
 

6. Use the statistics in the table below to answer the questions that follow:

(a) Draw a Divergence Line Graph to represent the statistics.

(b) (i) Calculate the annual range of temperature.
(ii) State one other method of showing the statistics above. 
 

(a) What is soil profile?

(b) Draw a well labelled diagram of soil profile.

(c) Describe the characteristics of the three zones of soil profile. 
 

(a) Define ecosystem.

(b) Identify, with examples, two main components of the ecosystem.

(c) Describe the interdependence between the two main components identified, in (b) above.

(d) In what twc ways can environmental balance be achieved? 

 Write a geographical account of rail transport under the following headings:

(a) economic importance, (b) problems; (c) solutions
 

(a) Name: (i) two major export items from your country
(ii) two major import items to your country
(iii) two major trading partners of your country.

(b) Highlight four benefits your country derives from trading with other countries

(c) Identify three problems encountered by your country in international trade. 
 

(a) State four reasons for the concentration of manufacturing industries in the capital cities of Tropical African countries

(b) Give three reasons for the predominance of consumer oriented industries in Tropical Africa

(c) Describe three contributions of manufacturing industries to the economic development of Tropical African countries. 
 

(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, :how the annual distribution of rainfall

(b) Highlight three effects of rainfall on the distribution of vegetation in Nigeria.

(c) Describe four characteristics of the Guinea Savanna. 
 

(a) Draw an outline map of Nigeria. On the map, locate and name:
(i) three major soil zones
(ii) an important crop associated with each zone;
(iii) an important town in any two of the zones

(b) Describe the characteristic features of any two of the soil zones shown in (a)(i) above. 
 

(a) Draw a sketch map of Nigeria. One the map, mark and name:
(i) one cattle rearing zone;
(ii) one town in the zone;
(iii) using arrows, show the movement of cattle from the producing area to two consuming markets.

(b) Highlight three factors that favour cattle rearing in the area shown in (a)(i) above.

(c) Outline three problems of cattle rearing in the area shown in (a)(i) above. 

(a) Draw an outline map of West Africa. On it locate and name:
(i) one area of dense population;
(ii) one area of sparse population;
(iii) an important town in each area;
(iv) the River Niger

(b) Explain four factors that have led to the high density of population in the area shown on your map

(c) Highlight two problems of sparse population density 
 

(a) Draw a sketch map of Africa. On the map, mark and name;
(i) Rivers Nile and Limpopo;
(ii) Lakes Victoria and Chad;
(iii) Namib and Kalahari deserts

(b) Outline four uses of rivers and lakes in Africa.

(c) Highlight four factors that limit the use of rivers in Africa. 
 

(a) Draw a sketch map of Africa. On the map, mark and name:
(i) the Rivers Niger and Nile;
(ii) two areas of irrigation agriculture along each river.

(b) Outline three contributions of irrigation agriculture to any of the area shown in (a)(ii) above.

(c) Highlight three problems facing irrigation agriculture in the area chosen in (b) above.