WAEC Geography questions

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1. Question 261· Weather and climate· WAEC

   Temperature falls with height at an average rate of about

   • A6.5 °C per 1,000 m
   • B1 °C per 1,000 m
   • C10 °C per 100 m
   • D20 °C per 1,000 m

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2. Question 262· Weather and climate· WAEC

   The instrument for measuring relative humidity is the

   • Ahygrometer
   • Bbarometer
   • Canemometer
   • Drain gauge

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3. Question 263· Weather and climate· WAEC

   Relief rainfall occurs when moist air is forced to rise over

   • Aplains
   • Bmountains
   • Coceans
   • Ddeserts

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4. Question 264· Weather and climate· WAEC

   Coastal places have a smaller annual range of temperature than inland places because

   • Awater heats up and cools down more slowly than land
   • Bsea air is dry
   • Cthere is no wind at the coast
   • Dthe sun is weaker at the coast

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5. Question 265· Weather and climate· WAEC

   Frontal (cyclonic) rainfall occurs when

   • Awarm air rises over cold air along a front
   • Bair is heated by the ground
   • Cair is forced over mountains
   • Dsea breezes blow

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6. Question 266· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

   ECOWAS was established in

   • A1975
   • B1960
   • C1999
   • D1963

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7. Question 267· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

   The Sahel is a zone of

   • Ahigh mountains
   • Btropical rainforest
   • Cmangrove swamp
   • Dsemi-arid land south of the Sahara

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8. Question 268· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

   The capital of Senegal is

   • ALomé
   • BBamako
   • CAccra
   • DDakar

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9. Question 269· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

   The Akosombo Dam is in

   • AGhana
   • BNigeria
   • CCôte d'Ivoire
   • DMali

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10. Question 270· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    A problem facing ECOWAS is

    • Apolitical instability in some member states
    • Btoo much trade
    • Ca single currency already in use by all
    • Dno members

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11. Question 271· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    Which West African country is landlocked?

    • ASenegal
    • BGhana
    • CMali
    • DNigeria

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12. Question 272· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    Differences in official languages among ECOWAS members, such as English, French and Portuguese, hinder

    • Amineral exploration
    • Brainfall
    • Ccommunication and integration
    • Dpopulation growth

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13. Question 273· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    The Akosombo Dam on the Volta is in

    • AMali
    • BNigeria
    • CCôte d'Ivoire
    • DGhana

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14. Question 274· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    An aim of ECOWAS is to

    • Afix world oil prices
    • Bcreate one army for Africa
    • Cpromote economic integration among member states
    • Dcolonise other regions

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15. Question 275· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    The ECOWAS protocol on free movement allows citizens of member states to

    • Awork without any documents
    • Bvote in any member state
    • Cvisit other member states without a visa for up to 90 days
    • Down land anywhere free

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16. Question 276· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    The ECOWAS headquarters is in

    • AAbuja
    • BAccra
    • CDakar
    • DLomé

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17. Question 277· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    The River Niger rises in the

    • ACameroon highlands
    • BJos Plateau
    • CFouta Djallon highlands of Guinea
    • DAtlas Mountains

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18. Question 278· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    The Gambia is almost entirely surrounded by

    • ASenegal
    • BGuinea
    • CMali
    • DGhana

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19. Question 279· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    Which of these is a landlocked West African country?

    • ANigeria
    • BGhana
    • CSenegal
    • DNiger

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20. Question 280· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC

    A major river of West Africa that flows into the Atlantic through Senegal is the

    • AVolta
    • BSenegal
    • CNiger
    • DBenue

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