WAEC Geography 1996 Question 39

Question 39

Vegetation

All the following statements are true of the savanna vegetation in Nigeria except that the

  1. A.trees are deciduous
  2. B.trees have thick water-storing trunks
  3. C.trees have long tap root systems
  4. D.grasses are tall and luxuriant in the wet season
  5. E.trees occur in the pure stands
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: E (trees occur in the pure stands)

Explanation

Savanna trees are scattered and of mixed species; pure stands of one species belong to coniferous forests.