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 521· Weather and climate· WAEC
Lines on a weather map joining places of equal atmospheric pressure are
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Answer: A. isobars
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Question 522· Weather and climate· WAEC
Mediterranean climates have
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Answer: D. hot dry summers and mild wet winters
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Question 523· 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 524· Weather and climate· JAMB
Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with
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Answer: C. thunderstorms and heavy rain
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Question 525· 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 526· Weather and climate· JAMB
A wind vane shows
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Answer: C. wind direction
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Question 527· Weather and climate· WAEC
Cirrus clouds are
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Answer: C. high, thin and feathery
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Question 528· Weather and climate· WAEC
Humidity is the amount of
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Answer: D. water vapour in the air
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Question 529· 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 530· 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 531· Weather and climate· JAMB
Atmospheric pressure is measured with a
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Answer: B. barometer
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Question 532· Weather and climate· JAMB
Temperature in the lower atmosphere falls with height at an average rate of about
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Answer: B. 6.5°C per 1,000 m
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Question 533· Weather and climate· JAMB
The Guinea Current affects coastal West Africa by
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Answer: A. being warm and adding moisture to the air
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Question 534· Weather and climate· JAMB
A coastal town at sea level records 30°C. Using a lapse rate of 6.5°C per 1,000 m, the temperature on a hill 2,000 m high nearby would be about
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Answer: C. 17°C
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Question 535· Weather and climate· WAEC
Mean monthly temperatures at a station range from 24 °C to 32 °C. What is the annual range?
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Answer: C. 8 °C
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Question 536· Weather and climate· WAEC
Convectional rainfall is common in the equatorial region because of
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Answer: C. intense heating and rising moist air
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Question 537· Weather and climate· JAMB
A Stevenson screen is used to
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Answer: A. house thermometers and other instruments in the shade
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Question 538· Weather and climate· WAEC
Relief rainfall occurs when
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Answer: D. moist air is forced to rise over high ground
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Question 539· Weather and climate· WAEC
The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is the
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Answer: A. barometer
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Question 540· Weather and climate· JAMB
Climate is
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Answer: C. the average weather of a place over a long period
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JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

Lines on a weather map joining places of equal atmospheric pressure are

Mediterranean climates have

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

Cirrus clouds are

Humidity is the amount of

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

Temperature in the lower atmosphere falls with height at an average rate of about

The Guinea Current affects coastal West Africa by

A coastal town at sea level records 30°C. Using a lapse rate of 6.5°C per 1,000 m, the temperature on a hill 2,000 m high nearby would be about

Mean monthly temperatures at a station range from 24 °C to 32 °C. What is the annual range?

Convectional rainfall is common in the equatorial region because of

A Stevenson screen is used to

Relief rainfall occurs when

The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is the

Climate is