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 281: In the broadest sense, the two major types of ecosystems are? Options:
  A) terrestrial and arboreal
  B) aquatic and vegetal
  C) terrestrial and aquatic
  D) aquatic and arboreal
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 282:

  Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?

  Options:
  A) Lake Chad
  B) Lake Superior
  C) Lake Malawi
  D) Lake Victoria
  E) lake Kariba
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 283:

  

  The highest point in the area depicted on the map is just above

  Options:
  A) 900m
  B) 800m
  C) 700m
  D) 600m
  E) 500m
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 284:

  

  The steepest part of the area is devoid of settlements because it

  Options:
  A) Lacks roads
  B) Is too high
  C) Is thinly vegetated
  D) Is prone to erosion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 285: Which of the following BEST accounts for the cultivation of groundnut in the northern part of Nigeria? Options:
  A) loamy soil
  B) good transport
  C) cheap labour
  D) irrigation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 286: The vegetation of the warm Temperate Eastern Margin is characterized by Options:
  A) evergreen shrubs and thickets
  B) mixed deciduous and coniferous forests
  C) mixed tropical rainforests and monsoonal forests
  D) mixed coniferous and broad-leaved evergreen forests
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 287: The instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure is? Options:
  A) a thermometer
  B) a wind vane
  C) an anemometer
  D) a barmometer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 288:

  River regime is best described as the

  Options:
  A) rate at which a river flows
  B) seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river
  C) period a river overflows its banks
  D) amount of load a river carries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 289: The wind system that brings the harmattan to Africa is referred to as Options:
  A) The north-east trade
  B) the north-west trade
  C) the south-west trade
  D) the south-east trade
  E) the willy willies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 290: Spruce, fir and pine are tress found in the? Options:
  A) Mediterranean woodlands
  B) Monsoon forest
  C) Coniferous forests
  D) Tropical rainforests
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  The correct answer is B .