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 1211:

  A climate that is wet for up to 10 months with a single peak, an annual rainfall of 3000mm and a mean monthly temperature of at least 26° is

  Options:
  A) Tropical humid (Af)
  B) Tropical monsoon (Am)
  C) Tropical wet and dry (Aw)
  D) Warm humid subtropical (ca)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1212: Pulp-wood, which is used in the manufacturing of paper, cardboard and cellulose, is derived mainly from? Options:
  A) coniferous forests
  B) tropical rain forests
  C) savannah woodlands
  D) desert plants
  E) broad-leaved forests
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1213: One of these is not a part of the thermal plants in Nigeria Options:
  A) Egbin
  B) Shiroro
  C) Ijora
  D) Afarn
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1214:

  

  The true bearing, to the nearest degree of the highest peak in the mapped area from the center of the bridge across River Obe is?

  Options:
  A) 199°
  B) 239°
  C) 249°
  D) 319°
  E) 339°
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1215: The principal of a closed traversed is that? Options:
  A) The compass is read at each point in turn and as a check, back bearings are taken
  B) the compass is read and forward bearings are taken
  C) the compass is read at each point and plotted as a check
  D) the compass is read at each point and turned back at each point
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1216:

  

  Motorists will probably cross the river from Bobo to Achira by

  Options:
  A) Drawbridge
  B) Ship
  C) Boat
  D) Ferry
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1217:

  

  Gross capital formation in Nigeria 1964-1973, what can be inferred from the histogram above?

  Options:
  A) there was a steady growth of capital formation in the period
  B) capital formation in the last two years exactly equalled those of all previous years combined
  C) at the end of the period, Nigeria had become self-sufficient
  D) Nigeria experienced serious economic problems during the period
  E) Nigeria is one of the richest countries in Africa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1218:

  The use of the Nile for transportation purpose is limited mainly by

  Options:
  A) the presence of dams and cataracts
  B) seasonal flooding
  C) heavy siltation
  D) low velocity of flow
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1219:

  	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
  Temp.(oC)	27	28	28	28	27	26	25	26	26	26	27	28
  Rainfall (mm)	32.5	52.5	132.5	225.0	270.0	370.5	385.0	295.0	427.5	427.5	110.0	10.0

  The climatic data above is likely to be that of

  Options:
  A) Warri
  B) Lokoja
  C) Ibadan
  D) Kaduna
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1220: On which of the following pairs of dates is the length of day and night equal on the earth's surface? Options:
  A) June 21st and September 21st
  B) March 22nd and December 22nd
  C) June 21st and December 22nd
  D) March 22nd and September 21st
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  The correct answer is D .