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 181: The distinctive character of tropical red soil is BEST described as? Options:
  A) deep, highly leached,with high kaolin clay and iron content
  B) deep, deep, humus-rich, with high kaolin clay and abundant iron concretions
  C) deep, deep, humus-rich, dark-coloured, with distinct cacareous horizons
  D) deep, acidic with high kaolin clay content and weatherable minerals
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 182: The classification of clouds is based on a combination of form, height and? Options:
  A) colour
  B) width
  C) movement
  D) appearance
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 183:

  

  Study the map and answer the question. The area covered by the map is approximately

  Options:
  A) 125km${}^2$
  B) 100km${}^2$
  C) 95km${}^2$
  D) 115km${}^2$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 184: In which of the following rock types is petroleum mainly found? Options:
  A) Igneous
  B) Plutonic
  C) Sedimentary
  D) Metamorphic
  E) Volcanic
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 185: Which of the following is not a way of conserving natural resources? Options:
  A) adopting good farming practices
  B) establishing forest reserves
  C) establishing game reserves
  D) encouraging poaching
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 186: The climate that is noted for its summer dryness is the? Options:
  A) Equatorial climate
  B) Tropical monsoon climate
  C) Cool temperature climate
  D) Mediterranean climate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 187:

  

  The principal functions of Ubi are most likely to be

  Options:
  A) Religion, health care and farming
  B) Transportation, education and commerce
  C) Transportation, manufacturing and health care
  D) Farming, education and commerce
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 188:

  On maps, lines drawn to join all places in the ocean having equal degree of salinity are called?

  Options:
  A) isohalines
  B) isobars
  C) isosalines
  D) isossal
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 189:

  Which of the following zones is the least industrialized in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) Lokoja - Ajaokuta
  B) Lagos - Ikeja
  C) Port harcourt - Aba
  D) Abeokuta - Ibadan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 190:

  ___________ is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?

  Options:
  A) loess
  B) seif
  C) barchan
  D) Bajada
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  The correct answer is A .