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 2011: The major terrestrials ecosystems are often referred to as? Options:
  A) biomes
  B) biomass
  C) grasslands
  D) boreal forests
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2012: The groups of hardwoods that are suitable for railway sleepers in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) gmelina, teak and spruce
  B) obeche, mahogany and pine
  C) pine, fir and mahogany
  D) mahogany, obeche and iroko
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2013:

  

  The diagram showing proportion are

  Options:
  A) P and Q
  B) P and S
  C) Q and S
  D) P, Q and S
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2014: All these are ways of representing relief on maps Options:
  A) contour
  B) form lines
  C) dot map
  D) hachures
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2015: Pick out the incorrect statement Options:
  A) The Ruhr is a great industrial region
  B) Scandinavia is noted for its hardwood timber
  C) The North Sea is a great fishing area
  D) Katanga is a copper mining region
  E) Woollen fabrics are manufactured in Yorkshire
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2016: The phenomenon of change in direction of wave fronts as the approach the sea shore is known as a? Options:
  A) wave refraction
  B) tidal wave movement
  C) wave drifting
  D) retrogradation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2017: The raw material for terylene is? Options:
  A) petroleum
  B) wool
  C) bauxite
  D) cotton
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2018:

  

  From the diagram above the amount of moisture retained by clay loam soil is approximately

  Options:
  A) 150 mm
  B) 50 mm
  C) 200 mm
  D) 100 mm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2019: The thick, scarred barks of many savannah trees are the effect of? Options:
  A) drought
  B) grazing
  C) pests
  D) fire
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2020: The direct flight from town X on longitude 42°30'E to town Y on longitude 5°E takes 4(1/2) hours. If an aeroplane leaves town X at 10.00 a.m local time, what will be the local time in town Y when it arrives there? Options:
  A) 2.30 p.m
  B) 10.00 a.m
  C) 12 noon
  D) 7.30 a.m
  E) 2.00 p.m
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  The correct answer is A .