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 1771: Urban centres are best distinguished from rural, settlements by their? Options:
  A) morphology and location
  B) population and function
  C) site and function
  D) morphology and demography
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1772:

  Element	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D	Year
  Temp (Max)	31	33	33	33	31	30	28	28	29	30	32	31	31
  Temp (Min)	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	24	23
  Rainfall	32.5	52.5	132.5	235	270	370.5	386	256	427.5	427.5	110	50	2655

  The temperature (^oC) and rainfall (mm) data above are true of

  Options:
  A) Kano
  B) Ibadan
  C) Jos
  D) Warri
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1773: Which of these is a textural classification of soils? Options:
  A) Anhular, sand and clay
  B) Rounded, irregular and flat
  C) rounded pebbles and silt
  D) Sand, loam and clay
  E) Angular, prismatic and columnar
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1774:

  The most important factor that can aid the decentralization of industries in a country is the availability of

  Options:
  A) mobile capital
  B) local raw materials
  C) efficient inland transport
  D) alternative energy sources
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1775: The texture of the soil depends on the constitution of? Options:
  A) sand. silt and humus
  B) sand, clay and stones
  C) sand, silt and clay
  D) sand, clay and quartz
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1776: The length between two points on a topographical map is 5m. What is the actual distance between them if the scale of the map is 1:50000? Options:
  A) 2.5 km
  B) 3.0 km
  C) 3.5
  D) 5.0
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1777: In Nigeria, hydro-electric and thermal energy are generated respectively in? Options:
  A) Ughelli and Sapele
  B) Ijora(Lagos) and Oji River
  C) Afam and Ijora(Lagos)
  D) Kura Falls and Kainji
  E) Kainji and Oji River
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1778:

  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 1779: -------------is the longest river in West Africa Options:
  A) river Benue
  B) river Niger
  C) river Volta
  D) river Senegal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1780:

  

  The highest point above mean sea level in the region is just above

  Options:
  A) 100m
  B) 110m
  C) 120m
  D) 130m
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  The correct answer is A .