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 241:

  If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm

  Options:
  A) 10km, 40km
  B) 5km, 20km
  C) 2.5km, 10km
  D) 20km, 80km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 242:

  In which of the following rock types is petroleum mainly found?

  Options:
  A) Metamorphic
  B) Plutonic
  C) Igneous
  D) Volcanic
  E) Sedimentary
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 243: In which of the following types of vegetation would broad-leaved evergreen, lianas and epiphytyes be commonly found? Options:
  A) Deciduous woodland
  B) Chaparral
  C) Tropical rainforest
  D) Boral forest
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 244: Developing countries mostly engage in primary economic activities because of? Options:
  A) underdevelopment
  B) interdependence
  C) overdependency
  D) colonization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 245: A river DOES NOT erode its bed by? Options:
  A) attrition
  B) corrasion
  C) solution
  D) pot - holing
  E) hydraulic action
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 246: The highest peak in Nigeria can be found on the? Options:
  A) Oban Hills
  B) Western Uplands
  C) Adamawa Highland
  D) Jos Plateau
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 247:

  A slope is said to be even when the contours are

  Options:
  A) equally spaced
  B) concentric
  C) closely spaced
  D) irregularly spaced
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 248: Four ways in which a river transports its load are? Options:
  A) corrasion, saltation, solution and suspension
  B) attrition, saltation, solution and suspension
  C) saltation, solution, suspension and traction
  D) corrosion, solution, suspension and traction
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 249: Poorly drained soils are good for the growth of? Options:
  A) oil palm
  B) surgarcane
  C) cocoa
  D) rice
  E) maize
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 250: The reason for seasonal migration of nomadic herdsmen is? Options:
  A) for the search of water and good grazing
  B) because of the inability of government to provide shelter
  C) to search for a safe environment
  D) due to high rainfall in some regions
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  The correct answer is A .