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 1061:

  The sun is vertically overhead at the tropic of Caprison in

  Options:
  A) September 23rd
  B) March 21st
  C) June 21st
  D) December 22nd
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1062:

  Textile Industry	7.2°
  Petroleum Industry	172.8°
  Iron and Steel Industry	115.2°
  Cosmetics Industry	43.2°
  Automobile Industry	21.6°

  The table above shows the employment distribution in a town with the share of the different industries depicted in degrees of a pie chart. The total number of workers in the town is 25,000.

  The proportion of workers in the iron and steel industry, in relation to the number off workers in the town is

  Options:
  A) 0.32
  B) 0.06
  C) 0.12
  D) 0.26
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1063:

  In which of the following rock types is petroleum mainly found?

  Options:
  A) Metamorphic
  B) Plutonic
  C) Igneous
  D) Volcanic
  E) Sedimentary
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1064: One operation common to all survey methods is? Options:
  A) the determination of coordinates
  B) reconnaissance
  C) the use of aerial photography
  D) triangulation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1065: Transhumance is the seasonal migration of live-stock? Options:
  A) from the lowlands to the uplands
  B) from the north to the south following the rains
  C) in the semiarid steppes
  D) in search of water and pasture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1066:

  ______ is a collection of building with people living them

  Options:
  A) Houses
  B) Town
  C) Settlement
  D) Land
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1067:

  

  The above diagram shows the position of the Earth in relation to the sun on June 21st. The earth's axis is inclined from the vertical at an angle

  Options:
  A) 23¹/₂^o
  B) 45¹/₂^o
  C) 66¹/₂^o
  D) 72¹/₂^o
  E) 86¹/₂^o
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1068: Which of the following has the highest mean annual rainfall? Options:
  A) Freetown
  B) Accra
  C) Lome
  D) Lagos
  E) Enugu
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1069:

  In the desert region the most prominent agent of erosion is

  Options:
  A) Thunder storms
  B) Rain fall
  C) Rivers
  D) Wind
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1070:

  Which of the following is not a major river basin in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) The Cross River Basin
  B) The Niger Basin
  C) The South Atlantic Basin
  D) The Sokoto Basin
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  The correct answer is D .