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 1491: Which of these best accounts for the decline in railway transport in Nigeria in the last two decades? Options:
  A) Competition from air transport
  B) The inefficiency of the railway administration
  C) Competition from road transport
  D) The slow speed of the trains
  E) The decline in agricultural exports
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1492: Lines joining places of equal sunshine hours on a map are called? Options:
  A) isobars
  B) isotherms
  C) isohels
  D) isohytes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1493:

  A common feature of forcados, Bonny and Eket in the Niger delta is that they are

  Options:
  A) Very important fishing ports
  B) Terminal for oil companies
  C) Important for natural gas exports
  D) Export processing zones
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1494: ---------- is the instrument used in the measurement of rainfall Options:
  A) rainguage
  B) thermometer
  C) hydrometer
  D) barometer
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1495: At the summer solstice (June 21), which of the following latitudes will have the shortest night? Options:
  A) 60°N
  B) 30°N
  C) 30°S
  D) 60°S
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1496:

  

  What climatic type is illustrated in the graph?

  Options:
  A) Montane
  B) Equatorial
  C) Mediterranean
  D) Monsoon
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1497: The export trade of Mali is based mainly on Options:
  A) groundnuts
  B) cotton
  C) cattle
  D) cocoa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1498:

  Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?

  Options:
  A) It provides water for industrial uses
  B) It provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration
  C) It provides shelter in form of timber for man
  D) It aids transportation through construction of roads and railways
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1499:

  One of the following is not a sequence of denudation

  Options:
  A) Erosion
  B) Transportation
  C) Decomposition
  D) Deposition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1500:

  

  The soil type found in the area marked S is

  Options:
  A) sandy soil
  B) laterite soil
  C) alluvial soil
  D) loamy soil
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  The correct answer is B .