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 1941:

  

  The highest elevation above sea level is found on Juju Hill and is approximately

  Options:
  A) 1965m
  B) 1985m
  C) 2005m
  D) 2025m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1942: In the temperate rain forest, most of the trees? Options:
  A) are of softwood
  B) are small in size
  C) are of hardwood
  D) have needle-like leaves
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1943:

  

  Production of diamond in thousand of carats. In the pie chart,Zaire accounts for about

  Options:
  A) 105^o
  B) 107^o
  C) 108^o
  D) 111^o
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1944: Which of these is NOT characteristic of the tropical rain forest? Options:
  A) There is a great variety of trees present
  B) Many of trees have large buttresses
  C) The trees are usually arranged in layers
  D) There are many climbing plants
  E) Epiphytes are rare
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1945:

  The earth is enveloped by a mixture of gases referred to as the___________

  Options:
  A) biosphere
  B) lithosphere
  C) mesosphere
  D) atmosphere
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1946:

  The catalyst in the economic development of Japan is its

  Options:
  A) extensive coastlines conductive to shipping
  B) fertile soils suitable for agriculture
  C) abundant mineral deposits
  D) large pool of skilled manpower
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1947: What does subsistence agriculture mean? Options:
  A) Intensive agriculture
  B) Extensive agriculture
  C) Agricultural production for cash
  D) Agricultural production for export
  E) Agricultural production for household consumption
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1948: A line drawn on a map to show places of equal temperature is known as? Options:
  A) isobar
  B) isotherm
  C) isohyet
  D) isoline
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1949:

  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 .
• Question 1950: The most important agent in the transformation of the natural vegetation of Nigeria is? Options:
  A) climate change
  B) soil erosion
  C) agricultural practices
  D) industrial pollution
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  The correct answer is C .