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 1271:

  An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is

  Options:
  A) Measuring rod
  B) Abney level
  C) A ranging pole
  D) Theodolite
  E) An optical squarer
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1272:

  Which of the following has the highest salinity?

  Options:
  A) Dead sea
  B) Mediterranean sea
  C) Red sea
  D) South Atlantic ocean
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1273:

  Quartz, fieldspar and mica are three principal mineral that can easily be seen in

  Options:
  A) limestone
  B) basalt
  C) coal
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1274:

  

  The feature is one of the landforms association with

  Options:
  A) wind deflation
  B) wave erosion
  C) river erosion
  D) wind deposition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1275: Which of the following best explains the increasing importation of food to West African countries? Options:
  A) Bad soils which cannot produce enough food
  B) Progressive neglect of food production
  C) Unfavourable climates for enough food production
  D) too large populations which cannot be satisfied locally
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1276: Which of the following features is produced by wave deposition? Options:
  A) Cliff
  B) Stack
  C) Tombolo
  D) Caves
  E) Blow holes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1277: Plants that grow submerged of floating in water bodies are known as? Options:
  A) hydrophytes
  B) hygrophytes
  C) mesophytes
  D) xerophytes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1278:

  The rocks of the basement complex are generally referred to as

  Options:
  A) younger granite
  B) older granite
  C) sedimentary formations
  D) volcanic rocks
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1279:

  

  The part labeled X in the soil profile is known as

  Options:
  A) top soil
  B) sub soil
  C) parent materials
  D) bedrock
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1280:

  What is the longitude of a town Y whose local time is 12:00 noon when Greenwich mean time is 6:00pm

  Options:
  A) 90${}^o$ W
  B) 180${}^o$ E
  C) 150${}^o$ W
  D) 80${}^o$ E
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  The correct answer is A .