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 201: Which of the following scales should show the greatest amount of detail on a map? Options:
  A) 1:2500 000
  B) 1:63 360
  C) 1:32
  D) 1:160 934
  E) 1:2
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 202: At which of the following latitudes would you expect more than 24 hours of continuous sunshine or darkness at a particular time of the year? Options:
  A) 40°N and S
  B) 50°N and S
  C) 60°N and S
  D) 70°N and S
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 203:

  Dodoma is to Tanzania as ______ to Nigeria

  Options:
  A) Abuja
  B) Warri
  C) Lagos
  D) Port Harcourt
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 204: A volcanic eruption is most likely to be violet when? Options:
  A) volcano is near the sea
  B) neck of the volcano is sealed by a plug
  C) lava is viscous
  D) lava reaches the surface through a fissure
  E) volcano is below an ocean
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 205:

  One of the following is associated with wind deflation in arid region_________

  Options:
  A) Barchan
  B) Yardang
  C) Rock pedestals
  D) Oasis
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 206: The obudu Plateau is noted for its? Options:
  A) tsetsefly infestation
  B) hot climate
  C) cattle ranch
  D) waterfalls
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 207:

  A climate that is wet for up to 10 months with a single peak, an annual rainfall of 3000mm and a mean monthly temperature of at least 26° is

  Options:
  A) Tropical humid (Af)
  B) Tropical monsoon (Am)
  C) Tropical wet and dry (Aw)
  D) Warm humid subtropical (ca)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 208: Cattle are sent from the Great Plains of U.S.A for fattening and sale in the? Options:
  A) corn belt
  B) wheat belt
  C) industrial North East
  D) South East
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 209:

  The main advantage of the chain survey over the prismatic compass survey is that the former

  Options:
  A) yields relatively more accurate results
  B) involves highly more portable equipment
  C) does not require a base map
  D) closes its boundaries with no correction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 210: A spring is an outlet for Options:
  A) streams in karst region
  B) rain water
  C) underground water in limestone
  D) rivers
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  The correct answer is C .