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WAEC Geography 2016 Question 16

Question 16

The Earth and Solar System

In the Southern hemisphere, the Summer Solstice falls on

  1. A.21st March.
  2. B.22nd December.
  3. C.23rd September.
  4. D.23rd June.
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Answer: B (22nd December.)

Explanation

On 22 December the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn: midsummer in the Southern Hemisphere.