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 2711:

  Two points on a river are 10.4km apart and one stands 400metres above the other. What is the gradient along the river between the points?

  Options:
  A) 1 in 20
  B) 1 in 24
  C) 1 in 26
  D) 1 in 32
  E) 1 in 36
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2712:

  

  Which of these triangulation stations is NOT visible from the edge of the quarry?

  Options:
  A) 82
  B) 94
  C) 96
  D) 105
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2713: Which of the following countries is perennial irrigation extensively practiced? Options:
  A) India
  B) Bangladesh
  C) The Sudan
  D) Holland
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2714: 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 2715:

  

  The shaded areas numbered 1-6 are

  Options:
  A) Biological deserts of the world
  B) Major areas of nomadic grazing
  C) Sparsely populated regions of the world
  D) Mountains of the world
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2716:

  A line joining all points of equal salinity is an

  Options:
  A) isoplech
  B) isopach
  C) isoba
  D) isohaline
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2717: The two areas of the world where cool ocean currents have contributed to the development of deserts along the coastal fringes are? Options:
  A) Namibia and Bangladesh
  B) Somalia and Western Australia
  C) California and Ghana
  D) Morocco and Peru
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2718: One of the soil- related problems of irrigation in the savannah region is increasing? Options:
  A) salinization
  B) erosion
  C) desiccation
  D) exhaustion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2719:

  The circulatory movement of water in the ocean which is continuous is

  Options:
  A) riples
  B) currents
  C) waves
  D) Tsunamis
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2720:

  A poor settlement on the edge of a city is known as

  Options:
  A) ghetto
  B) shanty town
  C) slum
  D) new town
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  The correct answer is B .