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: On a topographical map, a number of inverted-V contours pointing up slope up slope indicate a? Options:
  A) valley
  B) ridge
  C) saddle
  D) spur
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 92: One factor which helps to account for the dryness of the Sahara desert is the Options:
  A) height of the jet stream over the area
  B) persistence of a high pressure belt over the area
  C) complete absence of vegetation over much of the area
  D) impact of oil production by the countries of that region
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 93:

  The sparse population in the middle belt of West Africa can be traced to all of the following except

  Options:
  A) inter-ethnic war
  B) tsetse fly infestation
  C) Arab slave trade in the North
  D) concentration of industries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 94:

  Which of the following is most influential in the location of textile and footwear industries?

  Options:
  A) Low interest rate
  B) Raw materials
  C) Energy supply
  D) Abundant cheap labor
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 95: The most important environmental resource that sustains natural processes in an ecosystem is Options:
  A) light
  B) water
  C) air
  D) energy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 96: very low animal rainfall, sparse vegetation, high day temperature and cold nights are the characteristics of the --------- Options:
  A) a swamp
  B) tropical forest
  C) southern guinea savanna
  D) desert
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 97: When it is 9:00am in Munich, Western Germany (longitude 11⁰E) the time in Calcutta India (longitude 96⁰E) is Options:
  A) 4:20am
  B) 2:40am
  C) 2:40pm
  D) 5:40pm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 98: If the distance between two points on a map with a scale 1:50 000 is 35mm, what is the distance between them on the ground? Options:
  A) 1.50km
  B) 1.55km
  C) 1.75km
  D) 1.85km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 99: A ship's radioed message on the high sea at 5.45pm was heard at Abidjan(5°W) at 11.15a.m on the same day.Find the position of the ship Options:
  A) 90E°
  B) 92° 30'E
  C) 95°E
  D) 97° 30'E
  E) 100°E
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 100: If the standard time is of a country is GMT + 1hr, which longitude's local time is adopted by the country? Options:
  A) 60°W
  B) 60°E
  C) 16°W
  D) 15°E
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  The correct answer is D .