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 1001: The development of a climax vegetation in the savannah belt of Nigeria is disturbed mainly by? Options:
  A) lumbering
  B) mining
  C) bush burning
  D) animal grazing
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1002:

  

  Which of the following statements is NOT true?

  Options:
  A) In the tropical latitude, warm ocean currents wash the western sides of the continents
  B) In the middle latitudes, warm ocean currents wash the western sides of the continents
  C) In the higher latitudes, warm ocean currents wash the western sides of the continents
  D) In the tropical latitudes, cool ocean currents wash the western sides of continents
  E) In the higher latitudes, cool ocean currents wash the eastern sides of continenets.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1003:

  One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?

  Options:
  A) Poor technological know-how
  B) Adequacy of capital
  C) Unreliability
  D) Fear of competition with established energy sources
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1004:

  Which pair of activities would you NOT find in an equatorial climate?

  1. commercial grain farming. 2. rice cultivation. 3. lumbering. 4. plantation agriculture. 5. dry farming

  Options:
  A) 1 and 2
  B) 2 and 5
  C) 3 and 4
  D) 1 and 5
  E) 2 and 3
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1005:

  

  The bearing of Y from X is approximately

  Options:
  A) 155^o
  B) 160^o
  C) 165^o
  D) 170^o
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1006:

  A line joining all points of equal salinity is an

  Options:
  A) isoplech
  B) isopach
  C) isoba
  D) isohaline
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1007: Which of the following provides the best location for a bakery? Options:
  A) Near a regular source of flour
  B) In an area of cheap labour
  C) Near a large market for bread
  D) Near a source of good clean water
  E) Near a regular source of electricity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1008: Which of the following BEST accounts for the cultivation of groundnut in the northern part of Nigeria? Options:
  A) loamy soil
  B) good transport
  C) cheap labour
  D) irrigation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1009:

  

  When is the earth relative to the sun in the position shown in the diagram above?

  Options:
  A) December 22
  B) March 21
  C) June 21
  D) September 22
  E) October 23
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1010: The ridge in the area is composed of chalk. Suggest a meaningful name for the farms on both sides of the ridge? Options:
  A) Hilltop farms
  B) Springline farms
  C) Valley farms
  D) Watershed farms
  E) Windgap farms
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  The correct answer is B .