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 2101:

  One of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line

  Options:
  A) Optical square
  B) Station pegs
  C) Offset staff
  D) Steel Band
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2102:

  

  The table above shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of station Z. Study and use it to answer the question.Which month of the year has the highest temperature

  Options:
  A) April
  B) May
  C) June
  D) August
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2103: Shifting cultivation is an agricultural practice involving? Options:
  A) intensive cultivation in a highly populated region
  B) cultivation food crops on a subsistence basis
  C) production of cash crops principally for export
  D) cultivating alternative plots to allow for natural regeneration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2104:

  An example of a coastline of emergence is

  Options:
  A) a raised beach
  B) a dalmation coast
  C) a ria coast
  D) an estuarian coast
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2105:

  The variable which is both a control and an element of weather and climate is

  Options:
  A) Temperature
  B) Rainfall
  C) Air mass
  D) Wind
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2106:

  "An open forest with evergreen, thick leathery leaves and woody stems with deep roots" is known as

  Options:
  A) mediterranean vegetation
  B) montane vegetation
  C) hot desert vegetation
  D) tropical rainforest
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2107:

  

  Gross capital formation in Nigeria 1964-1973, what can be inferred from the histogram above?

  Options:
  A) there was a steady growth of capital formation in the period
  B) capital formation in the last two years exactly equalled those of all previous years combined
  C) at the end of the period, Nigeria had become self-sufficient
  D) Nigeria experienced serious economic problems during the period
  E) Nigeria is one of the richest countries in Africa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2108: Which of the following is most influential in the location of textile and footwear industries? Options:
  A) Low interest rate
  B) Raw materials
  C) Abundant cheap labour
  D) Energy supply
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2109: Fertile plains are usually characterized by a pattern of settlement referred to as? Options:
  A) nucleated and concentric
  B) nucleated and elongation
  C) dispersed
  D) nodal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2110: If the deadline given Iraq expired at 7.p.m (ET) on 15th January, 1991 in New York, USA (Longitude 75°W), at what time did it expire in Baghdad (Longitude 45°E)? Options:
  A) 8pm, 15th January
  B) 9pm, 15th January
  C) 12 mid-night, 15th January
  D) 3am, 16th January
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  The correct answer is D .