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 1021: Which of the following landscapes is mostly likely to promote rural settlement nucleation? Options:
  A) Open, flat country
  B) Rugged, hilly country
  C) Extensive arable land
  D) Well-drained plain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1022:

  The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is

  Options:
  A) sial, mantle, sima, core
  B) sima, sial, core, mantle
  C) core, mantle, sima and sial
  D) sial, sima, mantle and core
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1023: One of the following is the most correct in regards to desert erosional landforms Options:
  A) Yardang
  B) Barchan
  C) Loess
  D) Self dunes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1024: The flow of a river at the lower course is slow because Options:
  A) thick vegetation cover affects free flow of water
  B) of the increase in human activities
  C) the gradient is greatly reduced
  D) of the increase in the volume of water
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1025: Where are the Ghezira Plains located and what crop is cultivated there? Options:
  A) Sudan: cotton
  B) Mali: rice
  C) Egypt: cotton
  D) Uganda: sugarcane
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1026: The first stage in a compass survey is to? Options:
  A) mark each traverse station with a peg
  B) determine the magnetic inclination of the areas
  C) take a walk around the filed amd make notes
  D) determine the preparedness of the team
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1027: A line on a map or chat connecting areas of equal rainfall is called Options:
  A) isotherm
  B) isobar
  C) isohyet
  D) isopach
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1028:

  If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm

  Options:
  A) 5km
  B) 2.5km
  C) 10km
  D) 20km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1029:

  

  The crop that will be most suitable for cultivation in the lower basin of River Madu is

  Options:
  A) coffee
  B) groundnut
  C) cotton
  D) rice
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1030:

  Which of the following has the highest salinity?

  Options:
  A) Dead sea
  B) Mediterranean sea
  C) Red sea
  D) South Atlantic ocean
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  The correct answer is A .