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 231:

  What is the process of lowering and leveling of the earth surface by gradual breaking and wearing away of such earth's surfaces?

  Options:
  A) Weathering
  B) Denudation
  C) Relief
  D) Mass wasting
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 232:

  The following are areas of lowlands in Nigeria except in Nigeria

  Options:
  A) The Chad Basin
  B) The Eastern Scarpland
  C) The Coaster plain
  D) The Niger-Benue trough
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 233:

  "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 234:
  

  Which of the following pairs best accounts for the importance of Ere? 1. Road junction. 2. Industries 3. Commerce 4. River Ere.

  Options:
  A) 1 and 3
  B) 3 and 4
  C) 1 and 4
  D) 2 and 3
  E) 2 and 4
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 235: An example of a rock formed by wood subjected to pressure and heat is? Options:
  A) sandstone
  B) biotite
  C) granite
  D) lignite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 236:

  

  The total length of River Yalen from the boundary at Ijer to its confluence with River Ayila is approximately

  Options:
  A) 8.8km
  B) 7.6km
  C) 5.7km
  D) 3.3km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 237: U and V are two places along the same meridian on latitudes 20°N and 25°N respectively. The shortest between the two places is approximately? Options:
  A) 500km
  B) 560km
  C) 620km
  D) 680km
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 238:

  An eclipse of the moon occurs when the

  Options:
  A) sun casts its shadow on the moon
  B) the earth comes between the sun and the moon
  C) when the moon comes between the sun and earth
  D) earth casts its shadow on the moon
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 239:

  Which statement is not true of the middle belt in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) The soil is not productive
  B) mineral resources can be found in it
  C) the population is sparse
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 240: Which of the following factors least explains the fast growing population in Africa? Options:
  A) control of diseases
  B) decline in death rate
  C) the education of women
  D) improvement in transportation
  E) provision of more hospitals
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  The correct answer is D .