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 91:

  

  The feature marked X is best described as a

  Options:
  A) Pass
  B) Col
  C) Gap
  D) Path
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 92:

  

  The slope East of Parko-Gbo Road is

  Options:
  A) convex
  B) gentle
  C) concave
  D) steep
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 93:

  The group of hardwoods that are suitable for railway sleepers in Nigeria is

  Options:
  A) pine, fir and mahogamy
  B) mahogamy, obeche and iroko
  C) gmelina, teak and spruce
  D) obeche, mahogamy and pine
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 94:

  Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?

  Options:
  A) Revolution causes day and night while rotation causes season
  B) Rotation causes variation in the lengths of day and night while revolution causes rising and falling of tides
  C) A complete revolution takes 24 hours while rotation makes a year
  D) The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 95:

  The wind which blows across the Atlantic Ocean towards the coast of Nigeria and is responsible for rainy season is known as?

  Options:
  A) Equatorial Easterlies
  B) Land and sea breeze
  C) Tropical continental airmass
  D) Tropical maritime airmass
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 96:

  A poor settlement on the edge of a city is known as

  Options:
  A) ghetto
  B) shanty town
  C) slum
  D) new town
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 97:

  

  What is the length to the nearest kilometer of the main stream that flows into the Lake Lagoon?

  Options:
  A) 4 kilometers
  B) 8 kilometers
  C) 10 kilometers
  D) 12 kilometers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 98: Which of the following belongs to the upper course of river. Options:
  A) Ox-bow lake
  B) Meander
  C) V-shaped valley
  D) Artificial embankment
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 99:
  

  If the total production of petroleum is estimated to be 201 million tonnes, what is the approximate percentage of the production by the USA?

  Options:
  A) 12%
  B) 14%
  C) 16%
  D) 18%
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 100:

  

  The feature marked F-F is a

  Options:
  A) normal fault
  B) thrust fault
  C) tear fault
  D) reverse fault
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  The correct answer is A .