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 1831: An international football match is scheduled to start at 4.45p.m local time in Alexandria, Egypt, which lies on Longitude 30°E. What will be the local time at Bouake, Ivory Coast, on Longitude 5°W? Options:
  A) 2.05 p.m
  B) 2.22 p.m
  C) 2.45 p.m
  D) 6.45p.m
  E) 7.05 p.m
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1832:

  What commodity is associated with OPEC?

  Options:
  A) Coffee
  B) Iron and Steel
  C) Vegetable oil
  D) Mineral oil
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1833: The area around the earth where life activities go on is referred to as ------- Options:
  A) biosphere
  B) lithosphere
  C) habitat
  D) ecosystem
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1834: Which of these geographical phenomena is found only in the Northern Hemisphere? Options:
  A) Tropical rain forest
  B) Mediterranean woodland
  C) Hot desert oasis
  D) Tundra vegetation
  E) Coniferous forest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1835:

  In river transport, the problem of irregular levels of water can be overcome by

  Options:
  A) controlling the current
  B) building locks and canals
  C) changing the direction of flow
  D) clearing the river of water weeds
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1836:

  

  In the area covered by the contour map above, six men standing various places. Which of the men at J, K, L, M and N will NOT be able to see the man at X? (Assume that there is no vegetable cover; contours are in metres). The man is at

  Options:
  A) J
  B) K
  C) L
  D) M
  E) N
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1837: The Bakolori irrigation scheme is located near? Options:
  A) Talata Mafara
  B) Funtua
  C) Gusau
  D) Argungu
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1838: A trader in town Y on Long. 30°W telephoned his uncle in town Z on Long. 60°E at 12.00 noon. The local time the uncle received the call was? Options:
  A) 6.00 a.m
  B) 10.00 a.m
  C) 2.00 p.m
  D) 6.00 p.m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1839: Which of these is the least important advantage of the transcontinental railways in Europe and North-America? Options:
  A) Easy evacuation of mineral products
  B) Political integration
  C) Easy evacuation of agricutural products
  D) Promotion of industrial activities
  E) Employment of labour
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1840:

  The main process of soil formation in the cool temperate continental grasslands of the world is

  Options:
  A) calcification
  B) salinization
  C) ferrallitization
  D) podzolization
  E) no option indicated
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  The correct answer is A .