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 1801: Agbaja Platea in Kwara State and Nsude of Udi Plateau are important to Nigeria's industrial development efforts because they are sources of? Options:
  A) coking coal
  B) iron ore
  C) glass sand
  D) limestone
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1802: A tree unique to the tropical Monsoon climate is the? Options:
  A) fir
  B) oil palm
  C) teak
  D) encalyptus
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1803:

  The pair of countries where conurbation is most highly developed is

  Options:
  A) Japan and china
  B) Argentina and Australia
  C) USA and England
  D) France and Germany
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1804: The survival of an organism in a natural ecosystem depends largely on? Options:
  A) its importance to other organisms
  B) environmental adjustments to suit it
  C) its adaptation to prevailing conditions
  D) its usefulness to human development
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1805: Two areas of very sparse population in Nigeria are? Options:
  A) the Niger Delta and parts of Niger State
  B) Kano and parts of Borno State
  C) Ibadan and parts of Sokoto State
  D) Osun State and parts of Borno State
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1806: The difference in elevation between the highest and the lowest points in an area is its? Options:
  A) maximum relief
  B) relative relief
  C) verticle interval
  D) average relief
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1807: The planting of eucalyptus trees on the Jos Plateau is to? Options:
  A) reclaim the soil
  B) provide firewood
  C) prevent desertification
  D) provide wind breakers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1808: An industry is optimally located where? Options:
  A) profit is minimized
  B) cost is maximized
  C) revenue is maximized
  D) profit is maximized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1809:

  If the time in New York (75°W) is 5.00pm, The time in Nigeria(15°E) will be

  Options:
  A) 9.00pm
  B) 9.00pm
  C) 11.00pm
  D) 11.00am
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1810:

  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 .