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: If the temperature of a place is 68°F, what is its equivalent in degree centigrade? Options:
  A) 08°C
  B) 48°C
  C) 36°C
  D) 20°C
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 252:

  A climate that is wet for up to 10 months with a single peak, an annual rainfall of 3000mm and a mean monthly temperature of at least 26° is

  Options:
  A) Tropical humid (Af)
  B) Tropical monsoon (Am)
  C) Tropical wet and dry (Aw)
  D) Warm humid subtropical (ca)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 253: One of the following is the most correct in regards to desert erosional landforms Options:
  A) Yardang
  B) Barchan
  C) Loess
  D) Self dunes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 254:

  What is the population density of a country with a total population of 140,000,000 and a total land area of 500,000 $k{m}^2$?

  Options:
  A) 200 persons per $k{m}^2$
  B) 500 persons per $k{m}^2$
  C) 350 persons per $k{m}^2$
  D) 280 persons per $k{m}^2$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 255: A concentration of dwellings built on land neither owned nor rented by the builders is termed? Options:
  A) rural settlement
  B) urban settlement
  C) squatter settlement
  D) dispersed settlement
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 256:

  Which of the following criteria is used to classify settlements into rural or urban?

  Options:
  A) age
  B) function
  C) site
  D) location
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 257:

  Sugar Plantations in Africa are most highly developed in the lowlands of

  Options:
  A) the Guinea Coast and Mozambique
  B) the mediterranean seaboard and the Guinea coast
  C) Mozambique and Natal
  D) Natal and Lower Nile
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 258: The two major plantation crops in West and East Africa respectively are ? Options:
  A) cocoa and coffee
  B) cotton and coffee
  C) cocoa and groundnut
  D) rubber and cotton
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 259: Kano is a major population centre in Nigeria because of its? Options:
  A) early religious and economic significance
  B) conducive climate for groundnut production
  C) large population of Hausa-speaking indigenes
  D) early industries development
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 260:

  The difference between high tide and low tide is referred to as__________

  Options:
  A) tidal gauge
  B) tidal height
  C) tidal range
  D) tidal flow
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  The correct answer is C .