Geography Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Geography is the study of the Earth's landscapes, features, inhabitants, and natural phenomena. It aims to understand the locations of various elements, the reasons for their presence, and how they evolve and transform over time.

• Question 1:

  River regime is best described as the

  Options:
  A) rate at which a river flows
  B) seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river
  C) period a river overflows its banks
  D) amount of load a river carries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: The prairies of North America are? Options:
  A) montane grasslands
  B) temperate deserts
  C) tropical grasslands
  D) temperate grasslands
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  On maps, lines drawn to join all places in the ocean having equal degree of salinity are called

  Options:
  A) isohalines
  B) isobars
  C) isosalines
  D) isossal
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: Which of the following types of climate would a person not encounter in traveling from Algiers to Cape town? Options:
  A) Tropical rain forest
  B) Temperate
  C) Desert
  D) Mediterranean
  E) Tropical Savannah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5:

  

  The distance by road from Zara to Lime is approximately

  Options:
  A) 4km
  B) 6km
  C) 10km
  D) 8km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: population growth rate may be define as the Options:
  A) mortality rate per unit area over a period
  B) number of times an organism occurs with a given period
  C) number of particular species per units area
  D) net rate of mortality rate per unit area over a period
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: Dispersed rural settlements are most likely to be found in areas with? Options:
  A) abundant agriculture land and good surface drainage
  B) limited agricultural land and poor surface drainage
  C) a large agricultural population and restricted accessibility
  D) a small agricultural population and poor surface drainage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: The industrial economy of South-Africa is NOT based on one of the following factors: Options:
  A) abundant coal resources
  B) abundant crude petroleum resources
  C) abundant agricultural resources
  D) abundant cheap labour
  E) Large-scale investment by such countries like West Germany,the U.S.A and United Kingdom.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: The predominant system of agriculture among rural farmers in Nigeria is Options:
  A) terrace farming
  B) irrigation farming
  C) plantation agriculture
  D) bush fallowing
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  The lowest partin the soil profile is known as?

  Options:
  A) top soil
  B) sub soil
  C) parent materials
  D) bedrock
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  The correct answer is D .