SOLVING GEOGRAPHY – NECTA 2016 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1. i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x C B A B A D A B D C 2. i ii iii iv v G K H C E 3. (a) Describe discordant drainage system. Discordant drainage is a system in which the river seems to be flowing in disagreement with the general direction of the slope of the land and the dominant rock structure. This drainage pattern is formed which does not match the topography and geology of the region, it is called a discordant drainage pattern.…
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SOLVING GEOGRAPHY – NECTA 2015 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1. i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x D A A D B E B B A B 2. i ii iii iv v G F J B D 3. Description of the internal structure of the earth and its well labeled diagram. Earth is the planet we live on, the third of eight planets in our solar system and the only known place in the universe to support life. – The internal structure of the earth includes the crust, mantle and the core. …
SOLVING GEOGRAPHY – NECTA 2014 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1. i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x A C A A B B E D A C 2. i ii iii iv v E G C J A 3. a) The Mechanisms developed by Plants in Semi-Arid Regions to adapt Drought Conditions. A semi-arid region or steppe climate is the climate of a region that receive low annual rainfall from 250 to 500 mm, and having scrubby vegetation with short, coarse grasses; not completely arid region.…
SOLVING GEOGRAPHY – NECTA 2013 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1. i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x D C C C B B A C D E 2. i ii iii iv v H G A J F 3. The Features formed by Wave Deposition Wave deposition is a process in which water brings sand or pebbles and drops them in another place, and forms various features such as beach, spit, tombolo, lagoon, bay bar, cuspate foreland etc. i) Beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically…
SOLVING GEOGRAPHY – NECTA 2012 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS …
SOLVING GEOGRAPHY – NECTA 2011 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1. i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x B B C C D B C D D D 2. i ii iii iv v G J I A H 3. The Components of the Soil Soil is the top layer of the earth’s surface in which plants can grow, consisting of rock and mineral particles mixed with decayed organic matter and having the capability of retaining water. Soil Soil is made up of the following components; organic matter (humus), inorganic matter (minerals), soil water and soil air.…
SOLVING GEOGRAPHY – NECTA 2010 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1. i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x E B C B A B C A D B 2. i ii iii iv v F A B J H 3 (a) The meaning of Marine Erosion Marine Erosion is the action of the sea on coastal landforms. b) The processes which are involved in marine erosion: There are four main processes of erosion along the coast. These are hydraulic action, corrasion, abrasion, attrition and solution. i) Hydraulic action – this process involves the force of water against the coast. The waves…
SOLVING GEOGRAPHY – NECTA 2009 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1. i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x A B B A B A D A D C 2. LIST A i ii iii iv v LIST B J C E H B 3. The explanations on the types of moraines. A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (regolith and rock) that occurs in both currently and formerly glaciated regions on Earth (i.e. a past glacial maximum), through geomorphological processes. Moraines are formed from debris previously carried along by a glacier, and normally…
SOLVING GEOGRAPHY – NECTA 2008 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS 1. i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x D C B C A D B B B A (QN 1 (V) Solution °F= 9°C/5. +32 Where by °C =25°C So 9/5 ×25 +32 =9×5+32 =45+32 =77°F Fahrenheit = 77°F 2. i ii iii iv v E G C J B 3. (a) A soil profile is a vertical cross-section of the soil, made of…
SOLVING GEOGRAPHY – NECTA 2007 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS ANSWERS (Solving Geography – Necta 2007) 1. i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x D C B B D A C D C B 1.(ix) Solution Difference in altitude 2000m-500m=1500m The Temperature decreases by 0.6°c for every 100m of altitude. So 100m=0.6°c 1500=X X= (1500×0.6)÷100 X= 9°c Then 20°c-9°c=11°c Therefore, temperature at 2000m will be 11°c 2. i ii iii iv v E I A C G 3. Barchan, also spelled Barkhan, is a crescent-shaped sand dune produced by the action of wind predominately from one direction. – A barchan dune…