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: Which of the following countries produces all of copper, petroleum, iron ore and diamond? Options:
  A) Egypt
  B) Zimbabwe
  C) Angola
  D) Tanzania
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: Huge masses of coarse-grained igneous rock solidifying in depth in the crust are best described as? Options:
  A) plutonic rocks
  B) volcanic rocks
  C) metamorphic rocks
  D) sedimentary rocks
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  

  Which one of the areas shaded on the world map above is not an area of high population?

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
  E) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  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 5: Lines joining places of equal sunshine hours on a map are called? Options:
  A) isobars
  B) isotherms
  C) isohels
  D) isohytes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: The major factors that account for the pattern of population distribution in West Africa are? Options:
  A) transportation and communication
  B) physical and economic
  C) historical and social
  D) social and political
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: The busiest canal in the world is Options:
  A) Suez canal
  B) Panama Canal
  C) the North Pacific Route
  D) Cape Route
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: The direct flight from town X on longitude 42°30'E to town Y on longitude 5°E takes 4(1/2) hours. If an aeroplane leaves town X at 10.00 a.m local time, what will be the local time in town Y when it arrives there? Options:
  A) 2.30 p.m
  B) 10.00 a.m
  C) 12 noon
  D) 7.30 a.m
  E) 2.00 p.m
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: A modern method of animal rearing in which pasture is grown for the animals is called? Options:
  A) pastoralism
  B) free range
  C) transhumance
  D) ranching
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: The exploitation of timber in equatorial Africa causes? Options:
  A) soil erosion
  B) environmental pollution
  C) less rainfall run-off
  D) high cost of forest products
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  The correct answer is A .