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: Coastal deserts are likely to occur in areas where onshore winds which are? Options:
  A) cold blow over cold ocean currents
  B) warm blow over warm ocean currents
  C) cold blow over warm ocean currents
  D) warm blow over cold ocean currents
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2:

  

  Use the diagram below to answer the question that follows:

  The instrument displayed above is called

  Options:
  A) wind vane
  B) hygrometer
  C) barometer
  D) thermometer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: Expressways mainly help intracity traffic in that Options:
  A) the multiple lanes can hold more traffic
  B) vehicles can move at high speed
  C) they divert traffic awasy from the city
  D) new motor parks can be sited along them
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  

  Use the map below to answer this question above

  What is the feature labelled K on the map is

  Options:
  A) river sokoto
  B) lake chad
  C) lake kainji
  D) river zamfara
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5:

  

  The Inhabitants of Abu are most likely to be

  Options:
  A) Traders
  B) Farmers
  C) Cattle rearers
  D) Miners
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6: From a point, the whole circle bearing of a line is 135°. A clockwise angle from the line was measured to be 260° to another line. What is the whole circle bearing of the later line? Options:
  A) 35°
  B) 125°
  C) 225°
  D) 395°
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7:

  An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is

  Options:
  A) Iron in Durban
  B) Copper in Cape Town
  C) Gold in Witwatersrand
  D) Aluminium in Johannessburg
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  An igneous rock with distinct grains of mica, fieldspar and quartz is

  Options:
  A) schist
  B) basalt
  C) granite
  D) rhyolite
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air?

  Options:
  A) combustion
  B) respiration
  C) putrifaction
  D) photosynthesis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  Which of the following regions has the least population density?

  Options:
  A) North-West Europe
  B) Eurasian Tundra
  C) The Nile Valley
  D) North-East USA
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  The correct answer is B .