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: -------------is the movement of weathered materials under the force of gravity Options:
  A) weathering
  B) mass movement
  C) catastrophe
  D) mountains
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

  Lines joining places of equal sunshine hours on a map are called?

  Options:
  A) Isobars
  B) Isotherms
  C) Isohytes
  D) Isohels
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: The ridge in the area is composed of chalk. Suggest a meaningful name for the farms on both sides of the ridge? Options:
  A) Hilltop farms
  B) Springline farms
  C) Valley farms
  D) Watershed farms
  E) Windgap farms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4: An example of a non-renewable resources is? Options:
  A) wind
  B) water
  C) solar radiation
  D) solid mineral
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5:

  

  The ground distance along the river from the confluence of Rivers Obe and Opi to the bridge across River Obe is 5.5kilometres. What is the scale of the map in Representative Fraction?

  Options:
  A) 1:10,000
  B) 1:50,000
  C) 1:100,000
  D) 1:500,000
  E) 1:1,000,000
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 6: If the time in New York (75°W) is 5:00pm, the time in Nigeria (15°E) will be? Options:
  A) 11:00 am
  B) 11:00 pm
  C) 9:00 pm
  D) 9:00am
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: The planting of eucalyptus trees on the Jos Plateau is to? Options:
  A) reclaim the soil
  B) provide firewood
  C) prevent desertification
  D) provide wind breakers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8: The major problems associated with rapid urban growth in tropical Africa are? Options:
  A) over-population, traffic congestion and urban-rural migration
  B) tyraffic congestion, neglect of agriculture and urban-rural migration
  C) rural-urban migration, unemployment and rising crime rate
  D) rural-urban migration, unemployment and rising crime rate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  Which of the following landforms is associated with parallel faulting?

  Options:
  A) Gorge
  B) Rift valley
  C) Inselberg
  D) Dyke
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10:

  Which of the following is not a problem of the Economic Community of West Africa States(ECOWAS)?

  Options:
  A) Trade liberalization
  B) Language Barrier
  C) Political Instability
  D) Differences in political ideology
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  The correct answer is A .