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 11:

  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 12:

  One of the leading industrial nations of the world ranking second in manufacturing output after the USA is__________

  Options:
  A) Germany
  B) Britain
  C) Japan
  D) Russia
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 13: A solution to wind erosion in semi-arid areas is the establishment of Options:
  A) Crop strips
  B) Terrace bounds
  C) Shelter belts
  D) Diversion channels
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 14:

  Which of the following is an effect of the earth's revolution?

  Options:
  A) Day and night
  B) It determines a year
  C) Dawn and Twilight
  D) Apparent Sunrise and sunset
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 15:

  One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?

  Options:
  A) Poor technological know-how
  B) Adequacy of capital
  C) Unreliability
  D) Fear of competition with established energy sources
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 16: One of the tertiary services in an urban centre is? Options:
  A) food processing
  B) petrol retailing
  C) car assembling
  D) market gardening
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 17:

  __________ is a highland area which seperates the headstreams of rivers flowing in different directions but rising from the same mountainous source?

  Options:
  A) Flood plain
  B) Cuesta
  C) Watershed
  D) Plateau
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 18: The wind system that brings the harmattan to West Africa is called Options:
  A) The north-east trade
  B) The north-west trade
  C) The south-west trade
  D) The south-east trade
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 19: Inter-regional trade in Nigeria has mostly been promoted by the fact that? Options:
  A) different regions have different ethnic groups
  B) there is improved inter-regional transportation
  C) different regions produced different commodites
  D) there is improved internal security
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 20:

  

  The roads in the area run mainly along

  Options:
  A) Steep slopes
  B) Hilltops
  C) Gentle slopes
  D) Watersheds
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  The correct answer is D .