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 1241: Which of the following is a major problem affecting the development of the Southern coast-lands of Nigeria? Options:
  A) poor soil fertilty
  B) Oil pollution and spillage
  C) Ocean tides
  D) Hilly terrain of the area
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1242: Which of the following sets of cities has been developed specially as the seat of government? Options:
  A) Abuja, Chicago and Brasilia
  B) New Delhi, Abuja and Calcutta
  C) Chicago, New Delhi, and Abuja
  D) Canberra, Brasilia and Abuja
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1243:

  Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days and longer nights when the sun is overhead on the

  Options:
  A) Equator
  B) Artic Circle
  C) Tropic of Cancer
  D) Tropic of Capricorn
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1244: A river deposits its load of sediment if the? Options:
  A) quantity of water in the river increases
  B) river flows from a mountain area onto a plain
  C) river enters a gorge
  D) velocity of the river increases
  E) river approaches as waterfall
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1245:

  

  The landform between River Oni and the Kedi-Ibaga road is a

  Options:
  A) Rolling plain
  B) Broken ridge
  C) Cuesta
  D) Fault-scarp
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1246:

  ________is the failure of the end point of a closed traverse to fall exactly on the point of origin of the transverse

  Options:
  A) Error of compass
  B) Traverse error
  C) Error of closure
  D) Field error
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1247: Which of the following contributes LEAST to the generation and movement of ocean surface currents? Options:
  A) wind friction
  B) temperature differences
  C) ocean salinity
  D) earth rotation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1248: In which of the following groups of countries has heavy concentration of population been made possible by irrigation along fertile river valleys in an otherwise arid environment? Options:
  A) Egypt, Ethiopia, India
  B) Egypt, Nambia , Somalia
  C) Egypt, Iran, Iraq
  D) Egypt, Chile,Australia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1249: The largest producer of timber in Africa is ? Options:
  A) Kenya
  B) Senegal
  C) Cote'Ivoire
  D) South Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1250:

  The annual rainfall along the coast is less than expected in the equitorial region because of the

  Options:
  A) presence of a cold current
  B) configuration of the coastline
  C) high altitude of the area
  D) subsidence of air masses
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  The correct answer is D .