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 1411:

  Use the map below to answer the question. The major environmental problems associated with the area marked Y is

  Options:
  A) Insect pest
  B) Gully erosion
  C) Oil pollution
  D) Drought
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1412:

  An example of a coastline of emergence is

  Options:
  A) a raised beach
  B) a dalmation coast
  C) a ria coast
  D) an estuarian coast
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1413: Which of the following is a major environmental problem in heavily industrialized regions? Options:
  A) Accelerated erosion
  B) Water pollution
  C) Frost damage
  D) Acid rain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1414:

  When weathering occurs on hill slopes, rock debris usually pile up at the bottom of the hill slope to form

  Options:
  A) creep
  B) levee
  C) pebbles
  D) scrcee
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1415:

  The dam which is not used in Gezira is the

  Options:
  A) Aswan
  B) Jebal Azula
  C) Jebal Azula
  D) Sennar
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1416: The greatest threat to the world's wildlife population is? Options:
  A) the poor management of game reservers
  B) the development of zological gardens
  C) excessive hunting
  D) the destruction of habitats
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1417: The main mineral composition of lateritic soils are? Options:
  A) sodium and nickel
  B) magnesium and zinc
  C) potassium and calcium
  D) iron and aluminium
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1418: Which of the following is an entrepot? Options:
  A) Rotterdam
  B) New York
  C) Sydney
  D) London
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1419:

  Study the table below, which shows the mean climatic conditions at station Y an d answer the question below

  	J	F	M	J	J	J	A	S	S	O	N	D
  *T (oC)	22.1	24.1	27.5	30.9	31.5	30.0	27.3	25.8	26.7	27.7	25.2	22.7
  *R(mm)	0	0	0.3	7.6	40.6	68.6	175.3	233.5	104.1	20.8	0	0

  ^*T = Temperature

  ^*R = Rainfall

  Station Y is located in the northern Hemisphere because the

  Options:
  A) The rainfall pattern is seasonal
  B) temperature of the warmest month is 31.5^oC
  C) highest rainfall is in August
  D) coolest period is from November to February
  E) annual range of temperature is 9.4^oC
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1420:

  Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?

  Options:
  A) Revolution causes day and night while rotation causes season
  B) Rotation causes variation in the lengths of day and night while revolution causes rising and falling of tides
  C) A complete revolution takes 24 hours while rotation makes a year
  D) The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit
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  The correct answer is D .