Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Geography Question 48

Practice objective / multiple choice question 48 from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 48 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

A drainage basin covers an area of 500 km² and contains a total length of 250 km of streams. (a) Compute the drainage density of the basin (in km km⁻²). (b) If a new tributary 30 km long is added, what is the new drainage density? (c) Based on the new density, state whether the basin is highly dissected, using the criterion that a basin is highly dissected when its drainage density exceeds 2 km km⁻².

Answer Options

A. a) 0.5 km km⁻²; b) 0.56 km km⁻²; c) Highly dissected
Correct Answer B. a) 0.5 km km⁻²; b) 0.56 km km⁻²; c) Not highly dissected
C. a) 0.5 km km⁻²; b) 0.58 km km⁻²; c) Highly dissected
D. a) 0.4 km km⁻²; b) 0.46 km km⁻²; c) Not highly dissected
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
a) 0.5 km km⁻²; b) 0.56 km km⁻²; c) Not highly dissected

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Geography Question 48. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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