2023 Geography question for WASSCE(WAEC)
paragraph
Do you want to quickly scan through the model UTME question WASSCE set for the 2023 session?
then, you are in the write space. Poscholars understand the needs of every students longing to sit for the
WASSCE exams we are also able to empathise with them.
paragraph
In this article, I have Written down 50 questions and answers from WASSCE (WAEC) exam for Geography 2023.
This will guide you to understand the pattern WAEC follows when setting WASSCE questions. Help
yourself by going through each question and answer to prepare yourself for the real exam. I wish
you success ahead.
paragraph
You can study the 50 (fifty) WASSCE Geography past questions and answer for 2023 by checking
the content below or using the table of content below to navigate to the number of your choice
paragraph
Table of Contents
- WASSCE/WAEC Geography map reading (2023) Questions and Answers 1 - 10
- WASSCE/WAEC Geography (2023) Questions and Answers 11 - 20
- WASSCE/WAEC Geography (2023) Questions and Answers 21 - 30
- WASSCE/WAEC Geography (2023) Questions and Answers 31 - 40
- WASSCE/WAEC Geography (2023) Questions and Answers 41 - 50
paragraph
WASSCE/WAEC Geography map reading (2023) Questions and Answers 1 - 10
paragraph
Study the map of ABADA DISTRICT and use it to answer questions 1-10
paragraph
paragraph
1. The scale of the map in Representative Fraction (RE) is
paragraph
(a) 1:25000
paragraph
(b) 1:50000
paragraph
(c) 1:100000
paragraph
(d) 1:200000
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) 1:200000
paragraph
2. What is the highest contour line in the mapped area?
paragraph
(a) 600 metres
paragraph
(b) 5oo metres
paragraph
(c) 400 metres
paragraph
(d) 300 metres
paragraph
The correct answer is: (b) 5oo metres
paragraph
3. Stone crushing is an economic activity at
paragraph
(a) Agubia
paragraph
(b) Noyo
paragraph
(c) Umughara
paragraph
(d) Ameka
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) Umughara*
paragraph
4. Which of the following towns is not intervisible from Agubia?
paragraph
(a) Ameka
paragraph
(b) Abada
paragraph
(c) Ndifu Achara
paragraph
(d) Nsuba
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Nsuba
paragraph
5. The feature marked P in the mapped area can best be described as a
paragraph
(a) Mountain
paragraph
(b) Knoll
paragraph
(c) Valley
paragraph
(d) Ridge
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Ridge
paragraph
6. The distance between umughara and Ndifu Achara as the crow flies is approximately
paragraph
(a) 8 km
paragraph
(b) 11 km
paragraph
(c) 18 km
paragraph
(d) 23 km
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) 18 km
paragraph
7. The bearing of Ameka from Aba omege road junction is approximately
paragraph
(a)
paragraph
(b)
paragraph
(c)
paragraph
(d)
paragraph
The correct answer is: (b)
paragraph
8. The likely occupatation of the people of Nditu chara settlement is
paragraph
(a) Rice farming
paragraph
(b) Trading
paragraph
(c) Gold mining
paragraph
(d) Lumbering
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a) Rice farming
paragraph
9. At what stge is River Aboye?
paragraph
(a) Youth stage
paragraph
(b) Mature stage
paragraph
(c) Middle stage
paragraph
(d) Initial stage
paragraph
The correct answer is: (b) Mature stage
paragraph
10. The area covered by the map is approximately
paragraph
(a)
paragraph
(b)
paragraph
(c)
paragraph
(d)
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a)
paragraph
WASSCE/WAEC Geography (2023) Questions and Answers 11 - 20
paragraph
The table below shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of station Z. Study and use it to answer questions 11 to 13
paragraph
paragraph
11. What is the annual range of temperature for station Z?
paragraph
(a)
paragraph
(b)
paragraph
(c)
paragraph
(d)
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a)
paragraph
12. Which month of the year has the highest temperature?
paragraph
(a) May
paragraph
(b) June
paragraph
(c) August
paragraph
(d) April
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) April
paragraph
13. The wettest month of the year is
paragraph
(a) May
paragraph
(b) July
paragraph
(c) August
paragraph
(d) September
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) August
paragraph
14. Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?
paragraph
(a) The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves round the sun on an elliptical orbit
paragraph
(b) Revolution causes day and night while rotation causes season
paragraph
(c) A complete revolution takes 24 hours while rotation marks a year
paragraph
(d) Rotation causes variation in the lengths of day and night while revolution causes rising and falling of tides.
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a) The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves round the sun on an elliptical orbit
paragraph
15. The type of energy that is most environmentally friendly is
paragraph
(a) Hydroelectric
paragraph
(b) Solar
paragraph
(c) Thermal
paragraph
(d) Nuclear
paragraph
The correct answer is: (b) Solar
paragraph
16. Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?
paragraph
(a) Weathering Erosion Deposition
paragraph
(b) Deposition Weathering Erosion
paragraph
(c) Erosion Weathering Deposition
paragraph
(d) Weathering Deposition Erosion
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a) Weathering Erosion Deposition
paragraph
17. Which of the following landfroms is associated with parallel faulting?
paragraph
(a) Dyke
paragraph
(b) Inselberg
paragraph
(c) Gorge
paragraph
(d) Rift valley
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Rift valley18. The instrument used to measure relative humidity is called
paragraph
(a) Hygrometer
paragraph
(b) Barometer
paragraph
(c) Anenometer
paragraph
(d) Thermometer
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a) Hygrometer
paragraph
19. The sun is vertically overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn on
paragraph
(a) March 21st
paragraph
(b) September 23rd
paragraph
(c) December 22nd
paragraph
(d) June 21st
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) December 22nd
paragraph
20. Which of the following pairs of landforms can be found in the desert areas?
paragraph
(a) Yardangs and batholiths
paragraph
(b) Sandbars and tombolos
paragraph
(c) Zeugens and rock pedestals
paragraph
(d) Barchans and tombolos
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) Zeugens and rock pedestals
paragraph
WASSCE/WAEC Geography (2023) Questions and Answers 21 - 30
paragraph
21. The part of the earth-crust covered by water bodies is known as the
paragraph
(a) Sial
paragraph
(b) Stratosphere
paragraph
(c) Hydrosphere
paragraph
(d) Atmosphere
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) Hydrosphere
paragraph
22. The distance between town A located on latitude S and town B located on latitude N is
paragraph
(a) 3330km
paragraph
(b) 6660km
paragraph
(c) 9000km
paragraph
(d) 9770km
paragraph
The correct answer is: (b) 6660km
paragraph
23. What is the temperature around an aeroplane flying at an altitude of 4000 metres if the temperature if the temperature on the earth surface is 40 degree celsius?
paragraph
(a) C
paragraph
(b) C
paragraph
(c) C
paragraph
(d) C
paragraph
The correct answer is: (b) C
paragraph
24. A block mountain is formed as a result of
paragraph
(a) Differential erosion
paragraph
(b) Vulcanicity
paragraph
(c) Faulting
paragraph
(d) Fissure
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) Faulting
paragraph
25. Volcanoes that have not erupted for a very long time but may erupt at a future time are termed as
paragraph
(a) Dormant
paragraph
(b) Active
paragraph
(c) Extursive
paragraph
(d) Intrusive
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a) Dormant
paragraph
26. Barchan dunes move
paragraph
(a) In the same direction as the prevailing winds
paragraph
(b) Against the prevailing winds
paragraph
(c) At right angle to the prevailing wind
paragraph
(d) In a circular direction
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) At right angle to the prevailing wind
paragraph
27. Which of the following rocks is produced by the solidification of magma within the earth crust?
paragraph
(a) Metamorphic rock
paragraph
(b) Sedimentary rock
paragraph
(c) Extrusive rock
paragraph
(d) Plutonic rock
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Plutonic rock
paragraph
28. Town C is located on latitude E while town D is located on latitude E. If the local time in to Town C is 7.ooam, what will be the local time in Town D?
paragraph
(a) 4.00 pm
paragraph
(b) 4.00 am
paragraph
(c) 10.00 pm
paragraph
(d) 10.00 am
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) 10.00 am
paragraph
29. Under the Greek system of climate classification, the world is divided into
paragraph
(a) Hot, temperate and dry zones
paragraph
(b) Torrid, equatorial and tropical zones
paragraph
(c) Temperate, frigid and hot zones
paragraph
(d) Torrid, temperate and frigid zones
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Torrid, temperate and frigid zones
paragraph
30. An isotherm is a line drawn on a map joining places of equal
paragraph
(a) Cloud cover
paragraph
(b) Pressure
paragraph
(c) Rainfall
paragraph
(d) Temperature
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Temperature
paragraph
WASSCE/WAEC Geography (2023) Questions and Answers 31 - 40
paragraph
31. Which of the following is a wind deposited landform?
paragraph
(a) Loess
paragraph
(b) Rock pedestal
paragraph
(c) Deflation hollow
paragraph
(d) Yardang
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a) Loess
paragraph
32. When weathering occurs on hillslopes, rock debris usually pile up at the bottom of the hill slope to form
paragraph
(a) Creep
paragraph
(b) Pebbles
paragraph
(c) Screes
paragraph
(d) Levee
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) Screes
paragraph
33. A smaller range of temperature is recorded along the coast than the continental interior on the same latitudes because of the
paragraph
(a) higher insolation inland
paragraph
(b) Higher evaporation inland
paragraph
(c) Moderating influence of the sea
paragraph
(d) Thicker vegetation on the coast
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) Moderating influence of the sea
paragraph
34. Which of the following is an important line of longitude?
paragraph
(a) Tropic of Cancer
paragraph
(b) Antarctic Circle
paragraph
(c) Arctic Circle
paragraph
(d) Prime Meridian
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Prime Meridian
paragraph
35. Which of the following features is associated with the upper course of a river?
paragraph
(a) Waterfall
paragraph
(b) Meander
paragraph
(c) Delta
paragraph
(d) Levee
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a) Waterfall
paragraph
36. Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?
paragraph
(a) Carbonation
paragraph
(b) Hydrolysis
paragraph
(c) Oxidation
paragraph
(d) Frost action
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Frost action
paragraph
37. Which of the following factors is a major boost to tourism?
paragraph
(a) Adequate publicity about natural scenery
paragraph
(b) Higher dependency ratio of the population
paragraph
(c) Specialization in labour force
paragraph
(d) Variation in mode of transporation
The correct answer is: (a) Adequate publicity about natural scenery
paragraph
38. Which of the folowing is not a plantation crop?
paragraph
(a) Rubber
paragraph
(b) Oil palm
paragraph
(c) Cocoa
paragraph
(d) Rye
The correct answer is: (d) Rye
paragraph
39. The sparse population in the middle belt of West Arfica can be traced to all the following except
paragraph
(a) Inter-ethnic war
paragraph
(b) Arab slave trade in the north
paragraph
(c) Tsetse fly infestation
paragraph
(d) Concentration of industries
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Concentration of industries
paragraph
40. The main reason for which most manufacturing industries in West Africa are concentrated in cities and towns along the coast is that they have
paragraph
(a) A large pool of unskilled labour
paragraph
(b) Large urban market
paragraph
(c) Numerous banks
paragraph
(d) A large number of warehouses
The correct answer is: (b) Large urban marketWASSCE/WAEC Geography (2023) Questions and Answers 41 - 50
paragraph
41. The most common form of migration experienced in countries of Tropical Africa is
paragraph
(a) Urban-urban migration
paragraph
(b) Rural-rural migration
paragraph
(c) Urban-rural migration
paragraph
(d) Rural-urban migration
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Rural-urban migration
paragraph
42. Great Britain and Germany are trading partners of West African countries from
paragraph
(a) Western Europe
paragraph
(b) North America
paragraph
(c) South America
paragraph
(d) The far East
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a) Western Europe
paragraph
43. Which of the following is a feature of heavy industries?
paragraph
(a) Small scale plants
paragraph
(b) Capital intensive
paragraph
(c) Low turn-over
paragraph
(d) Consumer goods production
paragraph
The correct answer is: (b) Capital intensive
paragraph
44. Which of the following criteria is used to classify settlements into rural or urban?
paragraph
(a) Age
paragraph
(b) Site
paragraph
(c) Function
paragraph
(d) Location
paragraph
The correct answer is: (c) Function
paragraph
45. What is the population density of a country with a total population of 140,000,000 and a total land area of 500,000km2?
paragraph
(a) 200 persons per km2
paragraph
(b) 280 persons per km2
paragraph
(c) 350 persons per km2
paragraph
(d) 500 persons per km2
paragraph
The correct answer is: (b) 280 persons per km2
paragraph
46. Which of the following is not a problem facing transportation development in Tropical Africa?
paragraph
(a) Difficult terrain
paragraph
(b) Inadequate capital
paragraph
(c) Poor planning
paragraph
(d) Climatic variation
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) Climatic variation
paragraph
47. Industries are broadly classified into
paragraph
(a) Primary, secondary and tertiary
paragraph
(b) Fishing, mining and food processing
paragraph
(c) Primary, secondary and manufacturing
paragraph
(d) Mining, furniture making and and cocoa processing
paragraph
The correct answer is: (a) Primary, secondary and tertiary
paragraph
48. More Hydroelectric Power promects should be constructed in Tropical Africa because
paragraph
(a) There are absence of waterfalls on rivers
paragraph
(b) Skilled labour is scarce
paragraph
(c) There is scanty rainfall
paragraph
(d) There is an increasing demand for power
paragraph
The correct answer is: (d) There is an increasing demand for power
paragraph
49. Buying and selling of goods and services within a country is termed as
paragraph
(a) International trade
paragraph
(b) Internal trade
paragraph
(c) Barter trade
paragraph
(d) Foreign trade
paragraph
The correct answer is: (b) Internal trade
paragraph
50. A major function performed by rural settlement is
paragraph
(a) Industrial
paragraph
(b) Administrative
paragraph
(c) Agricultural
paragraph
(d) Commercial
The correct answer is: (c) Agricultural
paragraph
Without doubt I believe you are happy with the questions and answers on WASSCE/WAEC Geography 2023 you
saw above. We have compiled this to ensure students have access to resources that can help them
blast their WASSCE exam. If you have any comment or you observe any flaw do well to leave a
comment in the comment-box below and we will get back to you
paragraph
I recommend you check my article on the following:
paragraph
- Wassce(waec) past questions and answers for GEOGRAPHY-2022
paragraph
This is all we can take on “waec/wassce past questions and answers for GEOGRAPHY-2023“.
paragraph
