WAEC Geography 2021 Question 13

Question 13

Climate

Use the climatic data of Station X to answer this question.
Month: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Temperature (°C): 16, 20, 22, 23, 25, 28, 28, 30, 27, 26, 23, 21
Rainfall (mm): 62, 50, 56, 89, 180, 189, 140, 163, 228, 230, 83, 41
Calculate the range of temperature for the station.

  1. A.2°C
  2. B.5°C
  3. C.12°C
  4. D.14°C
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Answer: D (14°C)

Explanation

Highest 30°C (August) − lowest 16°C (January) = 14°C.