2015/2016 WAEC Geography Objectives/Essay Real Questions And Answers

GEOGRAPHY III ANSWERS (1a) PLS Do the MAP reduction yourself abeg. (1b) PLS Locate the places you were asked abeg! ================= (1c) (i) Flow away to different direction (ii) Central elevated highland (iii) Irregular branching of the tributaries (1d) (i) Schooling activities (ii) Church activities (iii) Transportation (7a) Environmental hazards can be defined as the natural or human induced event which poses a serious danger or risk to the lives and properties of people in their environment (7b) -Volcanic eruptions -Soil erosion -Earth quakes (7c) - Afforestation; The planting of trees to prevent desert encrouchment - Irrigation; This is the artificial application of water to land encourages the growth vegetation - Cover cropping;The planting of leguminous plant to cover the soil can also reduce desert. (6a) Climate can be defined as the average condition of a place over a long period of time e.g 35years (6b) -Torrid zone;this zone is found within the tropics,the zone is very hot and it has a high temperature -Temperate zone;this zone is found within the torrid and frigid zone,it has mild or moderate temperature and it has seasonal contrast in temperature -Frigid zone;this zone is found in the polar regions, it is generally cold with low temperature throughout the year and it has a lot of ice caps in the greater larger part of the yea (3a) (i)Earth's rotation is the rotation of the solid Earth around its own axis. The Earth rotates from the west towards the east. As viewed from the North Star or polestar Polaris, the Earth turns counter- clockwise. (ii)Earth revolution is the movement of one object around a center or another object, a forceful overthrow of a government by the people or any sudden or grand change. (iii)Equinox: this is the time when the mid- day sun. is directly overhead at the equator. This always occur on march21 and september23. 5a) -Fold mountains -Block mountains -Volcanic mountains (5b) -Tourist attractions;e.g are holiday resorts like Olumo rocks,Idanre hills and the swiss Alps -Sources of rivers;e.g River Niger from the guinewa highlands -Rocks from highlands are used for constructions;e.g rocks from shai hill were used to construct the tema harbour in Ghana -Minerals;These are mined from the highlands e.gtin and columbite from jos (5c) - Barriers to communication; They serve as barrier to communication as they prevent rails road and airport construction - Mountains promote soil erosion: Areas close to mountains are easily eroded due to speed of the running water