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 1291:

  Soil erosion by action of rain can be caused by all of the following except

  Options:
  A) tropical rainstorms
  B) scanty vegetation
  C) steep slopes
  D) aridity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1292: The most important factor that can aid the decentralization of industries in a country is the availability of? Options:
  A) efficient inland transport
  B) alternative energy sources
  C) mobile capital
  D) local raw materials
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1293:

  

  Use the information given in the chart and answer the question. If the total population of the city is 500,000 what is the population of ward 4?

  Options:
  A) 75,000
  B) 125,000
  C) 100,000
  D) 150,000
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1294: The Nigerian rivers that take their sources from the Jos Plateau include? Options:
  A) Chalawa, Kano and Kaduna
  B) Katsina-Ala, Gongola and Rima
  C) Kaduna, Sokoto and Jama'are
  D) Jama'are, Gongola and Kaduna
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1295:

  In a combined maximum and minimum thermometer, the difference between the hottest and coldest daily temperature for that day gives the?

  Options:
  A) Diurnal range of temperature
  B) Mean daily temperature
  C) Minimum daily temperature
  D) Maximum daily temperature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1296:

  A good example of cuesta landscape in Nigeria is

  Options:
  A) North Central Highlands
  B) Biu plateau
  C) Yoruba Hills
  D) Udi hills
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1297: The earth? Options:
  A) rotates on its axis round the moon
  B) is inclined at 66° on its orbital plane
  C) inclined at 23° on its orbital plane
  D) revolves round the sun in 365 days
  E) is a satelite of the sun
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1298: which of the following is the most important reasons why the highest densities of cattle in West Africa are to be found in the Sudan and Sahel Savannah zones? Options:
  A) The two zones are far from the coast
  B) The two zones have abundant water resources
  C) The two zones have abundant fodder resouces
  D) the two zones are largely free from tsetse flies
  E) The two zones have moderate temperature
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1299:

  

  The table above shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of station Z. Study and use it to answer the question.Which month of the year has the highest temperature

  Options:
  A) April
  B) May
  C) June
  D) August
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1300: Which of the following scales should show the greatest amount of detail on a map? Options:
  A) 1:2500 000
  B) 1:63 360
  C) 1:32
  D) 1:160 934
  E) 1:2
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  The correct answer is E .