WAEC Geography 2002 Question 43

Question 43

Transport, Trade and Tourism

Trade among West African countries is low mainly because they

  1. A.are generally poor
  2. B.have different currencies
  3. C.produce different goods
  4. D.produce similar goods.
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Answer: D (produce similar goods.)

Explanation

Most West African countries export the same primary products (cocoa, groundnuts, palm oil), so they have little to sell to one another.