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 541· Weather and climate· JAMB
The Canary Current off north-west Africa is
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Answer: A. cold, and helps to produce desert conditions
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Question 542· Weather and climate· WAEC
Temperature falls with height at an average rate of about
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Answer: A. 6.5 °C per 1,000 m
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Question 543· Weather and climate· WAEC
The instrument for measuring relative humidity is the
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Answer: A. hygrometer
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Question 544· Weather and climate· JAMB
The tropical continental climate is characterised by
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Answer: B. a long dry season and a short rainy season
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Question 545· Weather and climate· WAEC
Relief rainfall occurs when moist air is forced to rise over
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Answer: B. mountains
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Question 546· Weather and climate· WAEC
Coastal places have a smaller annual range of temperature than inland places because
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Answer: A. water heats up and cools down more slowly than land
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Question 547· Weather and climate· WAEC
Frontal (cyclonic) rainfall occurs when
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Answer: A. warm air rises over cold air along a front
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Question 548· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC
ECOWAS was established in
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Answer: A. 1975
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Question 549· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC
The Sahel is a zone of
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Answer: D. semi-arid land south of the Sahara
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Question 550· West Africa and ECOWAS· JAMB
The River Senegal forms part of the boundary between
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Answer: B. Senegal and Mauritania
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Question 551· West Africa and ECOWAS· JAMB
The Akosombo Dam on the Volta River is in
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Answer: C. Ghana
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Question 552· West Africa and ECOWAS· JAMB
The world's largest producer of cocoa is
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Answer: D. Côte d'Ivoire
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Question 553· West Africa and ECOWAS· JAMB
Ghana is a leading producer of
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Answer: C. cocoa and gold
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Question 554· West Africa and ECOWAS· JAMB
Senegal's main export crop has traditionally been
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Answer: B. groundnuts
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Question 555· West Africa and ECOWAS· JAMB
The harmattan blows into West Africa from the
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Answer: B. Sahara, in the north-east
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Question 556· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC
The capital of Senegal is
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Answer: D. Dakar
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Question 557· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC
The Akosombo Dam is in
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Answer: A. Ghana
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Question 558· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC
A problem facing ECOWAS is
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Answer: A. political instability in some member states
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Question 559· West Africa and ECOWAS· JAMB
The capital of Ghana is
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Answer: D. Accra
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Question 560· West Africa and ECOWAS· WAEC
Which West African country is landlocked?
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Answer: C. Mali
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JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

The Canary Current off north-west Africa is

Temperature falls with height at an average rate of about

The instrument for measuring relative humidity is the

The tropical continental climate is characterised by

Relief rainfall occurs when moist air is forced to rise over

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

Frontal (cyclonic) rainfall occurs when

ECOWAS was established in

The Sahel is a zone of

The River Senegal forms part of the boundary between

The Akosombo Dam on the Volta River is in

The world's largest producer of cocoa is

Ghana is a leading producer of

Senegal's main export crop has traditionally been

The harmattan blows into West Africa from the

The capital of Senegal is

The Akosombo Dam is in

A problem facing ECOWAS is

The capital of Ghana is

Which West African country is landlocked?