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 251:

  

  The length of the secondary road on the map is approximately

  Options:
  A) 11.5km
  B) 12.5km
  C) 13.5km
  D) 10.5km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 252:

  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 253: The geological structure of Africa is largely composed of? Options:
  A) sedimentary rocks
  B) volcanic rocks
  C) granitic rocks
  D) crystalline rocks
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 254:

  An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is

  Options:
  A) Iron in Durban
  B) Copper in Cape Town
  C) Gold in Witwatersrand
  D) Aluminium in Johannessburg
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 255:

  

  The feature marked M-N is a

  Options:
  A) Dissected plateau
  B) Gorge
  C) Ridge
  D) Conical hill
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 256:

  ______ is a surveying instrument used for measuring the angles of ground slopes

  Options:
  A) The optical square
  B) The watkin's clinometer
  C) The offset staff
  D) The gunter's chain
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 257: Which of the the following towns is on the railway between Lagos and Kaduna? Options:
  A) Kontagora
  B) Minna
  C) Zaria
  D) Kafanchan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 258: Which of the following types of vegetable is characterized by acidic soils? Options:
  A) Steppe
  B) Sahel savanna
  C) Coniferous forest
  D) Temperate grassland
  E) Desert
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 259: Which of these sets of rivers enter the sea through esturies? Options:
  A) The Thames, Zaire and Plate
  B) The Plate, Ganges and Columbia
  C) The Nile, Rhine and st. Lawrence
  D) The Zarie, Thames and Niger
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 260:

  

  Which of the ports indicated on the map does NOT have a natural harbour?

  Options:
  A) H
  B) J
  C) K
  D) L
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  The correct answer is B .