2017 WAEC (WASSCE) Geography Past Questions & Answers

Question 1

The most probable reason for the construction of the road from IREWA through Sasi to the plantation is

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B. to provide a means of transporting fish from Sasi to IREWA

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A. because a large percentage of the population lives in Sasi

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C. to carry the farmers from Sasi to IREWA

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D. to evacuate farm products from the plantation to the market at IREWA

Question 2

The sea water thrown up the beaches by the breaking waves is called

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D. swash

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A. backwash

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B. shore

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C. undertow

Question 3

All these factors determine what a country can produce except

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A. size of the country

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B. technology

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C. climate

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D. natural endowment

Question 4

Which of the following settlements is located at the highest altitude?

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A. Doba

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B. Duba

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C. Sasi

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D. Oki

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of transhumance?

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A. It is the seasonal migration of animal rearers in mountainous areas

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B. It is practised by the Europeans

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C. It involves the growing of specialised crops

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D. It is another name for mixed farming

Question 6

The steep-sided flat-floored valley in hot deserts through which occasional flash floods flow is known as

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D. wadi

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A. bajada

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B. headland

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C. playa

Question 7

An example of physical weathering process is

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B. exfoliation

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A. carbonation

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C. hydration

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D. hydrolysis

Question 8

Which of the following types of bar graphs shows increases and decreases compared with a given average?

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C. Divergent bar graph

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A. Divided bar graph

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B. Group bar graph

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D. Percentage bar graph

Question 9

Commodities which are used in world trade exclude

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D. human trafficking

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A. agricultural goods

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B. manufactured goods

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C. mineral resources

Question 10

Factors which influence the practice of irrigation include all except

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B. high rainfall

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A. unreliable rainfall

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C. need for more food

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D. presence of fertile soil

Question 11

Which of the following methods of representing statistical data would be most suitable for showing annual production of rice on a month-to-month basis?

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A. Line graph

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B. Pie chart

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C. Bar graph

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D. Flow chart

Question 12

When the moon comes in between the Earth and the sun in a perfect line, which of the following eclipse occurs?

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C. Solar

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A. Partial

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B. Full

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D. Lunar

Question 13

Which of the following best explains the rapid urban population growth in developing countries in Africa?

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B. Many people migrate to urban areas in search of jobs

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A. Urban areas have more medical facilities

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C. Urban areas have more living spaces

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D. There is greater security in urban areas

Question 14

A major problem of air transportation in developing countries is

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C. inadequate capital

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A. inadequate passengers

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B. slow speed

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D. inadequate space for cargo

Question 15

Which of the following environmental hazards is prevalent in the coastal areas?

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D. Flooding

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A. Drought

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B. Deforestation

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C. Pollution

Question 16

Which of the following rocks is sedimentary?

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A. Coal

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B. Gneiss

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C. Granite

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D. Marble

Question 17

Which of the following towns may not be visible from the feature marked H?

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D. Oki

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A. Sasi

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B. Doba

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C. Duba

Question 18

Which of the following conditions occur during equinox?

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B. All places across the globe experience equal lengths of day and nights

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A. The tropic of Cancer experiences longer day than the tropic of Capricon

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C. The length of day at the Equator is shorter than the tropic of Cancer

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D. The moon is star-shaped all through the night all over the world

Question 19

The temperature of the environment changes with

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B. altitude

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A. erosion

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C. mass wasting

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D. longitude

Question 20

Chemical weathering can take place most effectively when the conditions are

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B. hot and wet

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A. cold and dry

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C. cold and wet

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D. hot and dry

Question 21

Simple bar graphs can most suitably be used to represent all the following except

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B. distribution of population in a country

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A. Value of a country's leading exports and imports

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C. month by month rainfall records of towns

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D. values of various foodstuffs produced in a country

Question 22

Which of the following best explains the growth of IREWA?

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C. Good climate

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A. Nodal town

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B. Centre of plantation agriculture

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D. Industrial town

Question 23

The feature marked H on the map can best be described as a

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D. ridge

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A. plateau

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B. conical hill

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C. scarp

Question 24

What is the direction of IREWA  and Oki?

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C. South

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A. North-east

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B. North

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D. South-East

Question 25

Which of the following environmental resources is non-renewable?

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B. Mineral

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A. Rain

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C. Water

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D. Oxygen

Question 26

The crowfly distance from Doba to Sasi is approximately

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D. 4.5km

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A. 7.5km

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B. 6.0km

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C. 5.5km

Question 27

Which of the following is a service industry?

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A. Banking industry

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B. Food processing plant

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C. Cement factory

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D. Pharmaceutical industry

Question 28

"It is a pinnacle of calcium that grows from the floor of limestone cave." This is a description of

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B. stalagmite

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A. clint

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C. stalactite

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D. stump

Question 29

Which type of rainfall occurs when two air masses of different temperature and other physical properties meet?

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C. Cyclonic

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A. Orographic

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B. Relief

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D. Convectional

Question 30

Mountain of denudation is another term for

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D. residual mountain

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A. volcanic mountain

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B. fold mountain

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C. block mountain

Question 31

Most rural settlements in developing countries of Africa

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A. are nucleated

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B. are dispersed

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C. have dense transport systems

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D. have satellite towns

Question 32

The system of agriculture which combines the growing of crops and rearing of animals is known as

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C. mixed farming

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A. dairy farming

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B. mixed cropping

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D. shifting cultivation

Question 33

Rocks in the inner core of the Earth are rich in

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A. iron and nickel

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B. nickel and magnesium

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C. lead and iron

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D. nickel and lead

Question 34

What is the shape of the Earth?

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A. Geoid

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B. Eclipse

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C. Round

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D. Cuboid

Question 35

The planet which revolves round the sun in a clockwise direction is

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D. uranus

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A. jupiter

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B. mars

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C. saturn

Question 36

Under the Greek system of climatic classification, the world is divided into

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D. torrid, temperate and frigid zones

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A. hot, temperate and dry zones

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B. torrid, equatorial and dry zones

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C. temperate, frigid and hot zones

Question 37

Granitic rocks contain

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A. silica and aluminium

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B. silica and iron

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C. magnesium and copper

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D. copper and bauxite

Question 38

Which of the following processes is associated with the ejection of magma and other related materials from deep below the Earth onto the Earth's surface?

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D. Vulcanicity

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A. Sedimentation

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B. Folding

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C. Metamorphism

Question 39

The Ruhr industrial area in Germany is noted for the production of

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A. iron and steel

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B. vehicles

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C. petroleum products

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D. copper and aluminium

Question 40

A negative effect of mineral exploitation is

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C. pollution

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A. afforestation

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B. hydration

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D. oxidation

Question 41

The most likely occupation of the people of Oki is

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D. lumbering

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A. fishing

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B. mining

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C. farming

Question 42

Which of the following features is of volcanic origin?

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A. Sill

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B. Zeugen

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C. Loess

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D. Gorge

Question 43

The degree of longitude through which the Earth spins within 3hours is

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C. 45°

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A. 15°

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B. 30°

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D. 60°

Question 44

The temperature at the foot of a mountain is 20°C. If the mountain is 6,000 metres above sea level, what will be the approximate temperature at the top of the mountain?

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A. - 19.0°C

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B. -16.0°C

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C. 14.0°C

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D. 19.0°C

Question 45

The symbol A950 to the north-east of IREWA is

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A. bench mark

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B. spot height

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C. beacon

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D. trigonometrical station

Question 46

A town which is situated at the meeting point of roads is termed

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A. nodal

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B. port

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C. confluence

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D. gap

Question 47

Two towns X and Y are situated on the Equator. If town X is on the Greenwich Meridienand town Y is on longitude 45°E, what will be the town Y, if the time at town X is 4.00pm?

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D. 7.00pm

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A. 3.00pm

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B. 5.00pm

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C. 6.00pm

Question 48

Which of the following criteria is not important in distinguishing between a village and a town?

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A. Geographical situation

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B. Population size

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C. Range of functions

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D. Variety of activities

Question 49

Which of the following desert landforms is associated with wind deposition?

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D. Barchan

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A. Butte

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B. Yardang

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C. Wadi

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