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WAEC Geography 2000 Question 33

Question 33

Soils

Lateritization is a soil forming process characteristic of

  1. A.humid, cool temperate latitudes
  2. B.wet regions where precipitation exceeds evaporation
  3. C.humid tropics where rainfall and temperatures are high thoughout the year
  4. D.Sub-humid grasslands of the continental interiors of cool temperate regions.
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Answer: C (humid tropics where rainfall and temperatures are high thoughout the year)

Explanation

Laterites form in the hot, wet tropics, where heavy rain leaches silica away and leaves iron and aluminium oxides.