WAEC Geography questions: World regional geography

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1. Question 1· World regional geography· WAEC

   The Ruhr region is an important industrial area in

   • ABritain
   • BFrance
   • CGermany
   • DItaly

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2. Question 2· World regional geography· WAEC

   Rice cultivation is important in the monsoon lands of

   • Athe Sahara
   • BNorthern Europe
   • CSouth-East Asia
   • DSiberia

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3. Question 3· World regional geography· WAEC

   The Panama Canal links the

   • AAtlantic and Pacific Oceans
   • BMediterranean and Red Sea
   • CBlack Sea and Caspian
   • DIndian and Arctic Oceans

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4. Question 4· World regional geography· WAEC

   A Mediterranean climate has

   • Arain all year
   • Bhot, dry summers and mild, wet winters
   • Ccold, snowy winters everywhere
   • Dconstant heat and humidity

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5. Question 5· World regional geography· WAEC

   The Nile flows into the

   • ARed Sea
   • BMediterranean Sea
   • CAtlantic Ocean
   • DIndian Ocean

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6. Question 6· World regional geography· WAEC

   The Veld is a temperate grassland found in

   • AArgentina
   • BSouth Africa
   • CCanada
   • DRussia

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7. Question 7· World regional geography· WAEC

   The Prairies of North America are noted for

   • Arainforest
   • Blarge-scale wheat farming
   • Crice paddies
   • Dtea estates

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8. Question 8· World regional geography· WAEC

   The River Nile flows into the

   • AAtlantic Ocean
   • BRed Sea
   • CMediterranean Sea
   • DIndian Ocean

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9. Question 9· World regional geography· WAEC

   The Kariba Dam on the Zambezi is shared by

   • AGhana and Togo
   • BZambia and Zimbabwe
   • CEgypt and Sudan
   • DKenya and Uganda

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10. Question 10· World regional geography· WAEC

    The Suez Canal links the

    • ABlack Sea and Caspian Sea
    • BAtlantic and Pacific Oceans
    • CRed Sea and Indian Ocean
    • DMediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

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11. Question 11· World regional geography· WAEC

    The Pampas of Argentina are a major area for

    • Arubber plantations
    • Btea growing
    • Ccattle rearing and wheat growing
    • Dcocoa farming

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12. Question 12· World regional geography· WAEC

    The Aswan High Dam was built on the

    • ANiger
    • BCongo
    • CZambezi
    • DNile

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13. Question 13· World regional geography· WAEC

    The Sahara Desert is in

    • AAsia
    • BSouthern Africa
    • CSouth America
    • DNorth Africa

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14. Question 14· World regional geography· WAEC

    The Great Rift Valley is found mainly in

    • AEast Africa
    • BWest Africa
    • CSouth America
    • DEurope

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15. Question 15· World regional geography· WAEC

    The Panama Canal shortens the sea route between the

    • AAtlantic and Pacific Oceans
    • BIndian and Atlantic Oceans
    • CMediterranean and Red Seas
    • DArctic and Pacific Oceans

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