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 2591: The port that specializes in receiving and re-exporting goods is known as? Options:
  A) sea port
  B) jetty
  C) entrepot
  D) international port
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2592: If the time in New York (75°W) is 5:00pm, the time in Nigeria (15°E) will be? Options:
  A) 11:00 am
  B) 11:00 pm
  C) 9:00 pm
  D) 9:00am
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2593: The two major economic activities in the Chad basin are? Options:
  A) tourism and livestock production
  B) fishing abd ship building
  C) fishing and irrigation agriculture
  D) forestry and livestock production
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2594: Towns in developing countries today are growing very rapidly, mainly through? Options:
  A) an increasing birth rate
  B) a decrease death rate
  C) migration from rural areas
  D) influx of refugees from guerrilla wars
  E) migration to rural areas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2595: Akosombo dam is one on the? Options:
  A) Senegal River
  B) River Rockel
  C) River Niger
  D) River Gongola
  E) River Volta
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2596:

  A piece of evidence that confirms that the earth is spherical is

  Options:
  A) solar system
  B) earth's orbit
  C) moon's eclipse
  D) standard time
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2597:

  If the distance between two places on a map is 2cm, while the distance on land is 4km, the scale of the map is

  Options:
  A) 1:100,000
  B) 1:200,000
  C) 1:50,000
  D) 1:150,000
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2598:

  Quartz, fieldspar and mica are three principal mineral that can easily be seen in

  Options:
  A) limestone
  B) basalt
  C) coal
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2599:

  

  The river marked S has been dammed for Hydroelectric power generation at

  Options:
  A) Shiroro gorge
  B) Jebba
  C) Goronyo
  D) Kurra falls
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2600: Which of the following is NOT applicable when describing desert soils? Options:
  A) High acidity
  B) Poorly developed horizons
  C) Shallow depths
  D) High alkalinity
  E) Coarse texture
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  The correct answer is A .