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 401:

  If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm

  Options:
  A) 10km, 40km
  B) 5km, 20km
  C) 2.5km, 10km
  D) 20km, 80km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 402:

  

  The area lies mainly in the

  Options:
  A) Guinea savanna
  B) Sudan savanna
  C) derived savanna
  D) Sahel savanna
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 403:

  

  From the diagram above the amount of moisture retained by clay loam soil is approximately

  Options:
  A) 150 mm
  B) 50 mm
  C) 200 mm
  D) 100 mm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 404:

  

  Which of the areas marked F,G,H,J and K are well known for rearing of cattle, sheep and pigs?

  Options:
  A) F,G,H
  B) F,G,J
  C) F,J,K
  D) G,H,J
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 405:

  The largest ocean in the world is the

  Options:
  A) Atlantic Ocean
  B) Indian Ocean
  C) Arctic Ocean
  D) Pacific Ocean
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 406: One major feature of manufacturing in West Africa is that the industries Options:
  A) are evenly spread over major towns
  B) produce mainly for domestic market
  C) are capital intensive
  D) have wide markets for their products
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 407: Dairy farming is most notable in Options:
  A) Egypt
  B) Denmark
  C) Japan
  D) China
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 408:

  One of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line?

  Options:
  A) Optical square
  B) Station pegs
  C) Offset staff
  D) Steel Band
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 409: High density rural-agricultural population is a common feature of? Options:
  A) Java, Western Europe and the Nile valley
  B) Java, the Ganges valley and the valley lowland of China
  C) the Ganges valley, the Rhur District and Central Europe
  D) the valley lowland of China, Java and the tokoyo- Yokohama region
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 410:

  Which of the following is a problem of world transportation?

  Options:
  A) Lack of soil erosion
  B) Absence of many rivers
  C) Absence of marshy areas
  D) poor visibility
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  The correct answer is D .