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 221: The mass of air whose isobars form a circular shape, with low pressure in the centre and increasing towards the outside, is known as? Options:
  A) hurricane
  B) typhoon
  C) harmathan
  D) cyclone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 222:

  An example of a landform produced by glaciation is?

  Options:
  A) a cirque
  B) a sand-dune
  C) an ox-bow lake
  D) an inselberg
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 223:

  What is the longitude of a town Y whose local time is 12:00 noon when Greenwich mean time is 6:00pm

  Options:
  A) 90${}^o$ W
  B) 180${}^o$ E
  C) 150${}^o$ W
  D) 80${}^o$ E
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 224:

  

  The figure above shows a cuesta landscape. Along which of the lines are spring likely to be found?

  Options:
  A) MN
  B) OP
  C) QR
  D) ST
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 225: Accelerated soil erosion result from a combination of? Options:
  A) bad farming practice and mulching
  B) intensive cultivation and cover crops
  C) bad farming practices and fertilizers
  D) intensive cultivation and overgrazing
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 226: The Inter-tropical Discontinuity is the meeting zone of two air masses. These are the? Options:
  A) Tropical Maritime and tropical Continental
  B) Tropical Maritime and the Polar Continental
  C) Tropical Continental and the Polar Martime
  D) Tropical Maritime and Polar Maritime
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 227:

  _________ is formed when two corries cut back opposite sides of the same mountain, resulting in a knife-edged ridge

  Options:
  A) Cirque
  B) Pyramidal Peak
  C) Striation
  D) Arete
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 228:

  

  The shaded areas marked Y on the map are

  Options:
  A) Salt lakes
  B) Major groundwater aquifers
  C) Oil-producing areas
  D) Regions of large-scale irrigation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 229: Which of the following factors mostly accounts for high population density in West Africa cities? Options:
  A) Efficient transportation
  B) Concentration of industries
  C) Social amenties
  D) Administrative capital
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 230: A sedimentary rock formed only in seas and oceans in warm tropical and subtropical environments is Options:
  A) shale
  B) limestone
  C) sandstone
  D) mudstone
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  The correct answer is A .