JAMB Geography questions: Weather and climate

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Question 1· Weather and climate· JAMB
Rain caused by strong heating of the ground, common in the afternoons in equatorial regions, is
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Answer: C. convectional rainfall
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Question 2· Weather and climate· JAMB
Isohyets on a weather map join places of equal
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Answer: C. rainfall
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Question 3· Weather and climate· JAMB
The climate graph is for a station in Nigeria. Its rainy season is mainly from
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Answer: B. April to October
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Question 4· Weather and climate· JAMB
The climate shown on the graph is most likely the
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Answer: C. tropical continental (savanna) climate
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Question 5· Weather and climate· JAMB
Isotherms are lines joining places of equal
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Answer: C. temperature
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Question 6· Weather and climate· JAMB
The south-west monsoon wind brings to Nigeria
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Answer: D. moist air and rain
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Question 7· Weather and climate· JAMB
Wet- and dry-bulb thermometers in a Stevenson screen are used to find the
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Answer: C. relative humidity
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Question 8· Weather and climate· JAMB
Frontal rainfall is common in
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Answer: B. temperate latitudes
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Question 9· Weather and climate· JAMB
Lines on a map joining places of equal atmospheric pressure are
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Answer: A. isobars
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Question 10· Weather and climate· JAMB
Monthly rainfall at a station is 10, 20, 80, 150, 200, 250, 300, 280, 220, 120, 30 and 5 mm. Find the annual total.
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Answer: A. 1,665 mm
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Question 11· Weather and climate· JAMB
The rain-bearing wind that blows into Nigeria from the Atlantic Ocean is the
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Answer: C. south-west monsoon
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Question 12· Weather and climate· JAMB
The Inter-Tropical Discontinuity (ITD) is the zone where
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Answer: C. tropical maritime and tropical continental air masses meet
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Question 13· Weather and climate· JAMB
A land breeze blows
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Answer: D. from land to sea at night
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Question 14· Weather and climate· JAMB
The dry, dusty wind that blows over Nigeria from the Sahara between about November and March is the
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Answer: A. harmattan
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Question 15· Weather and climate· JAMB
Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with
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Answer: C. thunderstorms and heavy rain
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Question 16· Weather and climate· JAMB
The instrument used to measure wind speed is the
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Answer: B. anemometer
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Question 17· Weather and climate· JAMB
A wind vane shows
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Answer: C. wind direction
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Question 18· Weather and climate· JAMB
The northward and southward movement of the Inter-Tropical Discontinuity mainly controls Nigeria's
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Answer: B. rainy and dry seasons
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Question 19· Weather and climate· JAMB
Rain formed when moist air is forced to rise over a mountain is
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Answer: A. relief rainfall
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Question 20· Weather and climate· JAMB
Atmospheric pressure is measured with a
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Answer: B. barometer
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JAMB Geography questions: Weather and climate

Rain caused by strong heating of the ground, common in the afternoons in equatorial regions, is

Isohyets on a weather map join places of equal

The climate graph is for a station in Nigeria. Its rainy season is mainly from

The climate shown on the graph is most likely the

Isotherms are lines joining places of equal

The south-west monsoon wind brings to Nigeria

Wet- and dry-bulb thermometers in a Stevenson screen are used to find the

Frontal rainfall is common in

Lines on a map joining places of equal atmospheric pressure are

Monthly rainfall at a station is 10, 20, 80, 150, 200, 250, 300, 280, 220, 120, 30 and 5 mm. Find the annual total.

The rain-bearing wind that blows into Nigeria from the Atlantic Ocean is the

The Inter-Tropical Discontinuity (ITD) is the zone where

A land breeze blows

The dry, dusty wind that blows over Nigeria from the Sahara between about November and March is the

Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with

The instrument used to measure wind speed is the

A wind vane shows

The northward and southward movement of the Inter-Tropical Discontinuity mainly controls Nigeria's

Rain formed when moist air is forced to rise over a mountain is

Atmospheric pressure is measured with a