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 1601:

  If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm

  Options:
  A) 10km, 40km
  B) 5km, 20km
  C) 2.5km, 10km
  D) 20km, 80km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1602:

  Textile Industry	7.2°
  Petroleum Industry	172.8°
  Iron and Steel Industry	115.2°
  Cosmetics Industry	43.2°
  Automobile Industry	21.6°

  The table above shows the employment distribution in a town with the share of the different industries depicted in degrees of a pie chart. The total number of workers in the town is 25,000.

  The proportion of workers in the iron and steel industry, in relation to the number off workers in the town is

  Options:
  A) 0.32
  B) 0.06
  C) 0.12
  D) 0.26
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1603: The most common traditional method of restoring soil fertility in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) increased infant mortality due to neglection
  B) the declining in food imports
  C) the growth of slums
  D) the deterioration of city transport systems
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1604: A cool ocean current may bring to the coast it washes cool and? Options:
  A) dry conditions if winds are off shore
  B) dry coditions if winds are on shore
  C) wet conditions if winds are off shore
  D) wet conditions if winds are on shore
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1605: An example of a non-renewable resources is? Options:
  A) wind
  B) water
  C) solar radiation
  D) solid mineral
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1606: One operation common to all survey methods is? Options:
  A) the determination of coordinates
  B) reconnaissance
  C) the use of aerial photography
  D) triangulation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1607:

  What is the process of lowering and levelling of the earth surface by gradual breaking and wearing away of such earth's surfaces.

  Options:
  A) Weathering
  B) Denudation
  C) Relief
  D) Mass wasting
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1608:

  An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is

  Options:
  A) Iron in Durban
  B) Copper in Cape Town
  C) Gold in Witwatersrand
  D) Aluminium in Johannessburg
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1609:

  When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun________

  Options:
  A) eclipse of the moon occurs
  B) a solar eclipse occurs
  C) the length of the day varies
  D) the length of the day increases
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1610:

  

  All the settlements are located

  Options:
  A) on top of hills
  B) away from the floodplains
  C) on steep slopes
  D) on the floodplains
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  The correct answer is B .