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 1951: Which of the following type of agriculture would you expect to find around a big city in an industrial society such as in Europe? Options:
  A) Dairy farming
  B) Grain farming
  C) Fish farming
  D) Animal husbandry
  E) Intensive subsistence agriculture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1952:

  

  The bearing of La'ah from Gambo is

  Options:
  A) 60^o
  B) 300^o
  C) 30^o
  D) 120^o
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1953: An important mineral deposit in South Africa which has attracted a large number of white settlers is Options:
  A) iron in Durban
  B) copper in Cape Town
  C) gold in Witwatersrand
  D) aluminium in Johannesburg
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1954:

  

  What is the length to the nearest kilometer of the main stream that flows into the Lake Lagoon?

  Options:
  A) 4 kilometers
  B) 8 kilometers
  C) 10 kilometers
  D) 12 kilometers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1955: What is the commodity associated with OPEC? Options:
  A) iron and steel
  B) mineral oil
  C) vegetable oil
  D) sugar
  E) coffee
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1956: It is noon in place X, what is the time in a place 45^oE Options:
  A) 1 pm
  B) 3 am
  C) 3 pm
  D) 1 pm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1957:

  Which of the following statements bests describes the weathering process known as exfoliation?

  Options:
  A) The chemical alteration of rock minerals on taking in water
  B) The peeling away of rocks in thin layers
  C) The dissolution of basic minerals by carbonic acid
  D) The addition of oxygen to mineral elements to form oxides
  E) The disintegration of foliated rocks
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1958:

  Where the salinity of an ocean is high;

  Options:
  A) the ocean water is dense and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
  B) the ocean water is dense and creeps at the bottom of the ocean towards low salinity areas
  C) the ocean water is light and flows at the area surface towards a high salinity area
  D) the ocean water is light and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1959: In which of the following climate belt is ferruginous soils found? Options:
  A) Tropical arid
  B) Tropical continental
  C) Temperate arid
  D) Temperate continental
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1960: The total population of a country can be obtained from its? Options:
  A) sample survey
  B) birth rate
  C) birth and death rates
  D) national census
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  The correct answer is D .