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 111: 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 112:

  Which of the following activities does not control soil erosion

  Options:
  A) contour ploughing
  B) deforestation
  C) covercropping
  D) afforestation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 113:

  A river that enters the sea at a gently inclined costal plain where tidal waves are weak will most likely develop into a

  Options:
  A) lagoon
  B) knickpoint
  C) delta
  D) platform
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 114: The standard railway guage is most common in? Options:
  A) North America and Europe
  B) Europe and Africa
  C) Africa and North America
  D) South America and Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 115:

  

  Use the diagram below to answer the question that follows:

  The textual class that can hold the greatest amount of moisture is

  Options:
  A) sand
  B) sand loam
  C) clay loam
  D) clay
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 116:

  Dairying is an agricultural practices that is most prevalent

  Options:
  A) in lowlands and river valleys
  B) in extensive and undulating regions
  C) in hot and humid regions
  D) around large cities in industrial societies
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 117: In a ecosystem, bacteria and some other microscopic organisms are best described as? Options:
  A) secondary consumers
  B) major decomposers
  C) primary decomposers
  D) primary consumers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 118: The following lakes have outlets to the sea EXCEPT Lake? Options:
  A) Victoria
  B) Maracaibo
  C) Chad
  D) Athabasca
  E) Michigan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 119: At the summer solstice (June 21), which of the following latitudes will have the shortest night? Options:
  A) 60°N
  B) 30°N
  C) 30°S
  D) 60°S
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 120:

  The type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall is known as

  Options:
  A) Field capacity
  B) capillary water
  C) gravitational water
  D) hygroscopic water
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  The correct answer is A .