JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

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All topics Agriculture, industry and trade · 42 Environmental resources and hazards · 33 Geography of Nigeria · 42 Landforms, weathering and erosion · 52 Latitude, longitude and time · 36 Map reading: scale, direction and distance · 49 Population · 37 Relief, contours and gradient · 35 Rocks and minerals · 36 Settlement · 33 The earth in the solar system · 36 Transport and communication networks · 29 Vegetation and soils · 36 Weather and climate · 51 West Africa and ECOWAS · 33 World regional geography · 34

Question 461· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Tropical rainforest is found mainly in
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Answer: B. southern Nigeria
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Question 462· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Laterite soils are common in
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Answer: D. tropical areas with alternating wet and dry seasons
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Question 463· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Laterite soils are common in tropical areas with
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Answer: D. alternating wet and dry seasons
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Question 464· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
The washing down of soluble minerals out of the topsoil is most common in areas of
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Answer: D. heavy rainfall
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Question 465· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
The Guinea savanna is characterised by
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Answer: B. tall grasses with scattered trees
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Question 466· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Mangrove swamp forest in Nigeria is found mainly in
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Answer: B. the coastal parts of the Niger Delta
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Question 467· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Montane vegetation occurs on
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Answer: A. high plateaus and mountains
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Question 468· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Mangrove swamp vegetation is found mainly
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Answer: A. along the coast and in the Niger Delta
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Question 469· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Hot desert plants are called xerophytes because they are
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Answer: C. adapted to very dry conditions
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Question 470· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
The vegetation belt of tall evergreen trees with a closed canopy found in southern Nigeria is the
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Answer: C. tropical rainforest
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Question 471· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Many plants of the Sahel savanna survive long droughts because they have
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Answer: D. long roots and small or thorny leaves
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Question 472· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Podzols are soils associated with
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Answer: B. coniferous forests in cool temperate regions
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Question 473· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Mangrove forest grows in
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Answer: B. coastal swamps with salty water
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Question 474· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Montane vegetation in Nigeria is found on the
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Answer: D. Obudu and Mambilla plateaux
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Question 475· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Young alluvial soils without well-developed horizons are
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Answer: C. azonal soils
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Question 476· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Tundra vegetation consists mainly of
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Answer: B. mosses, lichens and dwarf shrubs
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Question 477· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
The Sudan savanna in Nigeria is characterised by
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Answer: C. short grasses with scattered trees
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Question 478· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
The layer of a soil profile that is richest in humus is the
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Answer: A. A horizon (topsoil)
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Question 479· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
The Sahel savanna in Nigeria is found in the
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Answer: D. far north
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Question 480· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
A feature of tropical rainforest is
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Answer: A. tall evergreen trees in layers
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JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

Tropical rainforest is found mainly in

Laterite soils are common in

Laterite soils are common in tropical areas with

The washing down of soluble minerals out of the topsoil is most common in areas of

The Guinea savanna is characterised by

Mangrove swamp forest in Nigeria is found mainly in

Montane vegetation occurs on

Mangrove swamp vegetation is found mainly

Hot desert plants are called xerophytes because they are

The vegetation belt of tall evergreen trees with a closed canopy found in southern Nigeria is the

Many plants of the Sahel savanna survive long droughts because they have

Podzols are soils associated with

Mangrove forest grows in

Montane vegetation in Nigeria is found on the

Young alluvial soils without well-developed horizons are

Tundra vegetation consists mainly of

The Sudan savanna in Nigeria is characterised by

The layer of a soil profile that is richest in humus is the

The Sahel savanna in Nigeria is found in the

A feature of tropical rainforest is