Geography Past Questions And Answers
Study the climatic table below and use it to answer the questions that follow Stations
| Stations X | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| temp °F | 70 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 68 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 18 | 15 | 23 | 48 | 97 | 114 | 94 | 86 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 20 |
| precipitation (inches) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
(a)(i) What is the annual range of temperature for the station?
(ii) What is the annual rainfall?
(b) aye a brief description of the distribution of rainfall at the station
(c) Suggest, giving reasons, the type of climate that is represented by the climate table
(d)(i) Name the type of natural vegetation that is likely to be found around the station
(ii) Describe briefly the main characteristics of the vegetation
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1990 THEORYWhich of the following is not a plantation crop in West Africa?
- A. rubber
- B. wheat
- C. sugar cane
- D. coffee
One relative advantage o water transport over road transport is its
- A. capacity for passenger traffic only
- B. ability to link all parts of any country
- C. suitability for bulky and heavy cargo
- D. great speed over long distances
What is the name of the local wind that blows in West Africa between November and February?
- A. Harmattan
- B. Chinook
- C. Monsoon wind
- D. Land breeze
A good example of cuesta landscape in Nigeria is
- A. North Central Highlands
- B. Biu plateau
- C. Yoruba Hills
- D. Udi hills
An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is?
- A. a ranging pole
- B. an optical square
- C. a measuring rod
- D. Abney level
Which of the following best explains the reason for the decrease in the practice of bush fallowing in Nigeria?
- A. Mechanized agricultural outputs
- B. The availability of agricultural inputs
- C. Rapid growth of population
- D. Lack of interest in crop production
(a) Describe the significance of minerals as an environmental resource
(b) Highlight three major problems resulting from the exploitation of mineral resources
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1995 THEORYWhich of the following criteria is not important in distinguishing between a village and a town?
- A. Geographical situation
- B. Population size
- C. Range of functions
- D. Variety activities
A major characteristic of the tropical woodland vegetation is that
- A. it consists of grass and shrubs only
- B. the forest consists of scattered trees only
- C. it consists mainly of mangroves
- D. the forest it too closely spaced to permit any undergrowth