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 2341: An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is? Options:
  A) a ranging pole
  B) an optical square
  C) a measuring rod
  D) Abney level
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2342: By how many times will a map measuring 12cm by 7cm be enlarged to make its area 336cm²? Options:
  A) Twice
  B) Three times
  C) Four times
  D) Five times
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2343: The length between two points on a topographical map is 5m. What is the actual distance between them if the scale of the map is 1:50000? Options:
  A) 2.5 km
  B) 3.0 km
  C) 3.5
  D) 5.0
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2344:

  Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?

  Options:
  A) erosion → weathering → deposition
  B) weathering → deposition → erosion
  C) deposition → weathering → erosion
  D) Weathering → erosion → deposition
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2345:

  Element	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D	Year
  Temp (Max)	31	33	33	33	31	30	28	28	29	30	32	31	31
  Temp (Min)	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	24	23
  Rainfall	32.5	52.5	132.5	235	270	370.5	386	256	427.5	427.5	110	50	2655

  The temperature (^oC) and rainfall (mm) data above are true of

  Options:
  A) Kano
  B) Ibadan
  C) Jos
  D) Warri
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2346: Deforestation occurs when one of the following happens except Options:
  A) trees are cut down for agricultural purpose
  B) trees are cut down for limber
  C) bush is subjected to excessive burning and grazing
  D) shifting cultivation is practised
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2347: The major means of transportation of goods from the Rhine industrial region to other European cities is by? Options:
  A) waterways
  B) road
  C) air
  D) rail
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2348:

  Which of the following represents the correct sequence in which denudation occurs?

  Options:
  A) erosion → weathering → deposition
  B) weathering → deposition → erosion
  C) deposition → weathering → erosion
  D) Weathering → erosion → deposition
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2349: The world's busiest seaport is? Options:
  A) Kobe
  B) Rotterdam
  C) Bombay
  D) London
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2350: Ocean currents affects the coast they wash when? Options:
  A) prevailing winds are offshore
  B) prevailing winds are onshore
  C) there are no prevailing winds
  D) the ocean floods the shore
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  The correct answer is A .