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:

  

  What is the most likely cause for the paucity of surface streams on the eastern half of the area?

  Options:
  A) No rainfall
  B) Rugged topography
  C) Flat terrain
  D) Poor vegetation
  E) Nature of the rocks
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: A good overland transportation system promotes economic development because it? Options:
  A) fosters interregational trade
  B) reduces depreciation of motor vehicles
  C) reduces fuel consumption
  D) provides employment for drivers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  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 4: Which of the following type of agriculture would you expect to find around a big city in an industrial society such as in Europe? Options:
  A) Dairy farming
  B) Grain farming
  C) Fish farming
  D) Animal husbandry
  E) Intensive subsistence agriculture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: At the summer solstice (June 21), which of the following latitudes will have the shortest night? Options:
  A) 60°N
  B) 30°N
  C) 30°S
  D) 60°S
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  Plants in the savannah are adapted mainly to alternating periods of high and low?

  Options:
  A) Light intensities
  B) Water supply
  C) Temperatures
  D) Soil salinity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: Soil forming process in the hot, humid tropics where rainfall and temperature are high throughout the year is known as? Options:
  A) laterization
  B) podzolization
  C) calcification
  D) salinization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: In many areas, limestone rocks are resistant to water erosion on their surfaces and form uplands because of their Options:
  A) coarse and resistant minerals
  B) low porosity and permeability
  C) dense and armophous structure
  D) joints and pervious nature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: All these are the characteristic Nigerian rivers except Options:
  A) seasonal flooding
  B) development of rapids and cataracts
  C) shallowness
  D) presence of misfit
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  If the standard time of a country is GMT + 1hr, which longitude's local time is adopted by the country?

  Options:
  A) 15°W
  B) 60°W
  C) 15°E
  D) 60°E
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  The correct answer is C .