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 21: Plants takes up mineral nutrients in solution from the soil. Some of these are required in large quantities while others are needed in small quantities. Which of these is required in small quantities? Options:
  A) Nitrogen
  B) Potassium
  C) Iron
  D) Sulphur
  E) Cacium
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 22:

  

  In addition to rice which crop combination can be ideally grown in the climatic region depicted in the graph above?

  Options:
  A) surghum and coffee
  B) jute and tea
  C) oil palm and cotton
  D) olives and tea
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 23:

  Study the table below, which shows the mean climatic conditions at station Y an d answer the question below

  	J	F	M	J	J	J	A	S	S	O	N	D
  *T (oC)	22.1	24.1	27.5	30.9	31.5	30.0	27.3	25.8	26.7	27.7	25.2	22.7
  *R(mm)	0	0	0.3	7.6	40.6	68.6	175.3	233.5	104.1	20.8	0	0

  ^*T = Temperature

  ^*R = Rainfall

  Station Y is located in the northern Hemisphere because the

  Options:
  A) The rainfall pattern is seasonal
  B) temperature of the warmest month is 31.5^oC
  C) highest rainfall is in August
  D) coolest period is from November to February
  E) annual range of temperature is 9.4^oC
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 24: The geological formation with which inselbergs are commonly associated in Nigeria is the? Options:
  A) lower cretaceous
  B) recent deposits
  C) upper cretaceous
  D) basement complex
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 25: In the temperate rain forest, most of the trees? Options:
  A) are of softwood
  B) are small in size
  C) are of hardwood
  D) have needle-like leaves
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 26:

  Lakes kivu and Malawi are related in that they

  Options:
  A) lie in the Northern hemisphere
  B) attract a large number of tourists
  C) are rift valley lakes
  D) are crater lakes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 27: The main problem faced by export crop producers in developing countries is? Options:
  A) pests and diseases
  B) widely fluctuating prices
  C) high cost of inputs
  D) lack of capital
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 28: Which of the following features is formed by the lower plucking, grinding and dragging action of ice? Options:
  A) Hanging valley
  B) Arete
  C) Pyramidal peak
  D) Cirque
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 29: In which vegetation zone is Abuja, the new Federal Capital, location? Options:
  A) Southern Guinea savannah
  B) Sahel savannah
  C) Northern Guinea savannah
  D) Tropical rain forest
  E) Montane grassland
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 30:

  

  The shaded areas labelled X on the map indicate the probable areas of the occurrence of

  Options:
  A) Phosphate
  B) Natural gas
  C) Marble
  D) Lignite
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  The correct answer is D .