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 approximate height of the location marked X?

  Options:
  A) 360 metres
  B) 375 metres
  C) 380 metres
  D) 390 metres
  E) 395 metres
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: Lagos Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Calabar are cities which have attained considerable importance because they? Options:
  A) are cross roads to international airlines
  B) have seaports
  C) are densely populated
  D) are administrative capitals
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: Most Africa economies are characterized by? Options:
  A) even distribution of wealth
  B) very small proportion of the population engaged in agriculture
  C) low productivity and low per capital income
  D) high level of industrialization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4: Which of the following groups of environmental problems is commonly associated with mining activities? Options:
  A) Air pollution, floods and sandstorms
  B) Deforestation, soil dessicated and heat wave
  C) Oil-spillage, drought and land susidence
  D) Soil ersion, sedimentation and land dereliction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5:

  Textile Industry	7.2°
  Petroleum Industry	172.8°
  Iron and Steel Industry	115.2°
  Cosmetics Industry	43.2°
  Automobile Industry	21.6°

  The table above shows the employment distribution in a town with the share of the different industries depicted in degrees of a pie chart. The total number of workers in the town is 25,000.

  What is the total number of workers in the petroleum industry?

  Options:
  A) 25,000
  B) 12,000
  C) 3,000
  D) 10,000
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6:

  The feature marked X in the diagram is a ________

  Options:
  A) Spit
  B) Stack
  C) Beach
  D) Gorge
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7:

  Lines joining places with same mean annual rainfall are called___________

  Options:
  A) isohyets
  B) isohels
  C) isohalines
  D) isotherms
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  

  Use the map to answer the following question:

  One important area for gold is

  Options:
  A) Burutu
  B) Jos
  C) Ilesha
  D) Ughelli
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9: Which ONE of the following regions has the world's largest potential water power resources, but has the least developed water power? Options:
  A) Africa
  B) Canada
  C) south America
  D) Scandinavia
  E) Australia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10: The sea bed, bordering the continents, which is covered by shallow water is known as Options:
  A) continental slope
  B) coral reef
  C) continental platform
  D) continental drift
  E) continental shelf
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  The correct answer is E .