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 1251:

  When the traverse connects two stations, whose positions are known, what type of traverse is this?

  Options:
  A) closed traverse
  B) open traverse
  C) station traverse
  D) leg traverse
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1252: In which of these West African countries does groundnut alone constitute around 70% of the country's export earnings? Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Benin
  C) Ivory Coast
  D) Liberia
  E) Senegal
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1253:

  Which of the following statement about the climatic data below is NOT true?

  	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
  P(in mm)	0	0	2	10	60	118	206	300	155	13	0	0
  T(in oC)	21	23	27	30	31	29	26	25	25	27	25	25

  Options:
  A) Temperature range is 10^oC
  B) Maximum temperature is 31^oC
  C) There is rainfall for more than half the year
  D) Total annual rainfall is 864mm
  E) Average monthly rainfall is 70mm
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1254: In which of the following regions is high population density attributable to agricultural development? Options:
  A) The Rhur
  B) The Nile Basin
  C) The Amazon Basin
  D) The Midlands of England
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1255:

  The following are areas of lowlands in Nigeria except?

  Options:
  A) The Chad Basin
  B) The Eastern Scarpland
  C) The Coaster plain
  D) The Niger-Benue trough
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1256: A sedimentary rock formed only in seas and oceans in warm tropical and subtropical environments is Options:
  A) shale
  B) limestone
  C) sandstone
  D) mudstone
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1257:

  If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11.00am, what would the local time be at a place 750W?

  Options:
  A) 6.00 pm
  B) 5.00 pm
  C) 6:30 am
  D) 6:00 am
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1258:

  One of the following is not a favourable condition for siting a settlement

  Options:
  A) Adequate water supply
  B) Land for building
  C) Defence
  D) Infertility of soil
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1259:

  Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?

  Options:
  A) frost action
  B) hydrolysis
  C) oxidation
  D) carbonation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1260: Detroit in the U.S.A. came into prominence as a result f its? Options:
  A) automobile industries
  B) administrative functions
  C) commercial functions
  D) military function
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  The correct answer is A .