2024 WAEC GCE SECOND SERIES (NOV.) GEOGRAPHY: 2024 WAEC GCE Second Series Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography) ANSWERS (8495)

(3a)
[Pick any three]
(i) Slate
(ii) Marble
(iii) Graphite
(iv) Quartzite
(v) Schist
(vi) Gneiss

(3b)
[Tabulate]
-PLUTONIC ROCK:
(i) Plutonic rocks are formed beneath or within the earth's crust
(ii) Plutonic rocks have large crystals
(iii) Plutonic rocks are coarse grained

-VOLCANIC ROCK:
(i) Volcanic rocks are formed on the surface of the earth
(ii) volcanic rocks have small crystal
(iii) volcanic rocks are fine grained

(3c)
(i) A metamorphic rock such as talc is used in cosmetics, paints, and lubricants.
(ii) Marble which is a metamorphic rock is used for statues and decorative items like vases
(iii) For the construction propose, some rocks like the granite and sandstone are used for the road and the bridges.

(4a)
(i) Corrasion/abrasion
(ii) Solution/corrosion
(iii) Hydraulic action

(4b)
(i) Arcuate delta
(ii) Cuspate delta
(iii) Estuarine delta

EXAMPLES:
(i) ARCUATE DELTA - Niger delta
(ii) CUSTATE DELTA - Ebro of Spain.
(iii) ESTUARINE DELTA - Vistula

(4c)
[Pick any three]
(i) active vertical and lateral erosion at the upper and middle courses of the river
(ii) sediments formed from the upper and middle courses are deposited at the mouth of the river
(iii) presence of sheltered, tide-less coast to prevent disappearance of sediments into deep waters
(iv) There should be no large lakes in the river course to trap the sediments
(v) There should be no 'copied from e x a m p l a z a . c o m free' strong current at the river mouth to wash away the sediments.

(5ai)
Rotation of the earth:
This is the rotation of planet Earth around its own axis. Earth rotates eastward, in prograde motion. As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns counterclockwise.

(5aii)
Revolution of the earth:
For Earth to make one complete revolution around the Sun takes 365.24 days. This amount of time is the definition of one year. The gravitational pull of the Sun keeps Earth and the other planets in orbit around the star.

(5aiii)
Enquinox:
An equinox is commonly regarded as the instant of time when the plane of Earth's equator passes through the geometric center of the Sun's disk. This occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 September. In other words, it is the moment at which the center of the visible Sun is directly above the equator.

(5b)
[Pick any three]
(i) It fixes year
(ii) Causes changes in the sun's altitude at different times of the year
(iii) Brings about four seasons in the temperate regions and two seasons in the tropics
(iv) Causes variation in seasonal temperature

(8a)
Flooding Flooding can be defined as a situation of excessive volume of water in an area not usually under water or could be referred to as excessive large quantity of water which overflows existing channels.

(8b)
[Pick any three]
(i) Deforestation
(ii) Excessive rainfall in an area
(iii) Collapse of dams
(iv) Careless dumping of refuse which block culverts or river channels
(v) Inadequate urban planning
(vi) Poor drainage system or absence of channels / culverts
(vii) Strong tidal waves near coast e.g Bar Beach in Lagos
(viii) Establishment of settlement on rivers channels
(ix) High water table.

(8c)
[Pick any three]
(i) Channelization of flood from city centres
(ii) Public enlightenment on effects of flooding
(ii;) 'copied from e x a m p l a z a . c o m free' Construction of wider culverts or good drainage system
(iv) Installation of strong dams to act as flood reservoirs