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 171: The following major dam projects are located in Nigeria. Identify them? Options:
  A) Kainji,Tiga,Bakolori and Akosombo
  B) Kainji, Bakolori, Shiroro and Tiga
  C) Shiroro, Asewan, Kariba and Kainji
  D) Kainji, Tiga, Kariba and Akosombo
  E) Aswan,Tiga, Akosombo and Kariba
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 172: The annual rainfall along the coast of Kenya is less than expected for an equatorial region because of the? Options:
  A) subsidence of airmasses
  B) configuration of the coastline
  C) presence of a cold current
  D) high altitude of the area
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 173: By how many times will a map measuring 12cm by 7cm be enlarged to make its area 336cm²? Options:
  A) Twice
  B) Three times
  C) Four times
  D) Five times
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 174: The most significant way the components of ecosystem can be identified is that, there must be a degree of? Options:
  A) reciprocal inter-relationship existing among them
  B) independent inter-relationship existing among them
  C) complexity
  D) adaptation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 175:

  Crater lakes are usually associated with areas

  Options:
  A) that have heavy fault lines
  B) that have active volcanoes
  C) that have extinct volcanoes
  D) where subsidence has taken place
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 176:

  What is the temperature around an aeroplane flying at an altitude of 4000metres if the temperature on the earth's surface is º$40ºC$?

  Options:
  A) ${14}^{\circ }C$
  B) ${66}^{\circ }C$
  C) ${26}^{\circ }C$
  D) ${12}^{\circ }C$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 177:

  The following are seaports used in the North Atlantic sea route except

  Options:
  A) Lagos-Hamburg
  B) Lagos-New york
  C) Lagos-Rotterdam
  D) Lagos-Southampton
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 178:

  'It is a port that specializes in receiving and redistributing goods to the neighboring countries'. Which of the following ports is described in the preceding statement?

  Options:
  A) Ferry port
  B) outport
  C) Entreport
  D) River port
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 179: Which of the following coastal areas in Nigeria has the problem of severe gully erosion? Options:
  A) Okitipupa
  B) Warri
  C) Uyo
  D) Dagema
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 180:

  The system of cultivation of tropical commercial crops estates is known as____________

  Options:
  A) strip cultivation
  B) plantation agriculture
  C) mixed cropping
  D) intensive farming
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  The correct answer is B .