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 481· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
The coniferous forest of northern Europe and Asia is the
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Answer: D. taiga
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Question 482· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Tropical rainforest trees have
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Answer: A. buttress roots and broad evergreen leaves
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Question 483· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Mediterranean vegetation is adapted to
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Answer: B. hot dry summers
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Question 484· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Laterite soils are formed mainly in
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Answer: C. hot regions with alternating wet and dry seasons
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Question 485· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Decomposed organic matter that darkens topsoil and improves fertility is called
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Answer: A. humus
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Question 486· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Laterite soils form in the tropics through
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Answer: C. leaching under heavy rain, leaving iron and aluminium oxides
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Question 487· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Plants adapted to dry conditions, with deep roots and small leaves, are
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Answer: C. xerophytes
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Question 488· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Coniferous forests are found mainly in
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Answer: C. cool temperate regions
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Question 489· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Well-developed soils that reflect the climate and vegetation of their region are
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Answer: B. zonal soils
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Question 490· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
The Sudan savanna is characterised by
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Answer: D. short grasses and scattered trees
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Question 491· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Raffia palms are a common feature of
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Answer: D. freshwater swamp forest
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Question 492· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
The vegetation belt with scattered trees and tall grasses is
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Answer: A. savanna
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Question 493· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Soils formed by deposits of rivers on flood plains are
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Answer: A. alluvial soils
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Question 494· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
Podzols are typical of
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Answer: C. cool coniferous forest regions
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Question 495· Vegetation and soils· JAMB
The vegetation of tall grasses with scattered trees that covers much of central Nigeria is the
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Answer: D. Guinea savanna
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Question 496· Vegetation and soils· WAEC
Soil erosion can be reduced by
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Answer: A. afforestation and contour ploughing
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Question 497· Weather and climate· WAEC
The southern part of Nigeria has a climate that is mainly
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Answer: A. tropical wet with rain most of the year
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Question 498· Weather and climate· WAEC
A weather station uses an anemometer to measure
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Answer: A. wind speed
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Question 499· Weather and climate· WAEC
Isohyets are lines joining places of equal
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Answer: A. rainfall
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Question 500· 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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JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

The coniferous forest of northern Europe and Asia is the

Tropical rainforest trees have

Mediterranean vegetation is adapted to

Laterite soils are formed mainly in

Decomposed organic matter that darkens topsoil and improves fertility is called

Laterite soils form in the tropics through

Plants adapted to dry conditions, with deep roots and small leaves, are

Coniferous forests are found mainly in

Well-developed soils that reflect the climate and vegetation of their region are

The Sudan savanna is characterised by

Raffia palms are a common feature of

The vegetation belt with scattered trees and tall grasses is

Soils formed by deposits of rivers on flood plains are

Podzols are typical of

The vegetation of tall grasses with scattered trees that covers much of central Nigeria is the

Soil erosion can be reduced by

The southern part of Nigeria has a climate that is mainly

A weather station uses an anemometer to measure

Isohyets are lines joining places of equal

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