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 491: By how many times will a map measuring 12cm by 7cm be enlarged to make its area 336cm²? Options:
  A) Twice
  B) Three times
  C) Four times
  D) Five times
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 492: Although the rubber tree is a native of Brazil most of the world's natural rubber is now produced in? Options:
  A) Burma
  B) Colombia
  C) Nigeria
  D) Zaire
  E) Malaysia
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 493: Which of the countries is a member state of ECOWAS? Options:
  A) Guinea
  B) Kenya
  C) Namibia
  D) Algeria
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 494: The main commodities shipped on the trans-Pacific Sea route include? Options:
  A) wheat and iron ore
  B) manufactured goods and crude oil
  C) crude oil and coal
  D) wheat and manufactured goods
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 495:

  

  The highest elevation above sea level is found on Juju Hill and is approximately

  Options:
  A) 1965m
  B) 1985m
  C) 2005m
  D) 2025m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 496:

  The wind which blows across the Atlantic Ocean towards the coast of Nigeria and is responsible for rainy season is known as?

  Options:
  A) Equatorial Easterlies
  B) Land and sea breeze
  C) Tropical continental airmass
  D) Tropical maritime airmass
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 497: Time, as a factor of soil formation, influences mainly soil? Options:
  A) texture
  B) organisms
  C) nutrients
  D) maturity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 498:

  The rocks of the basement complex are generally referred to as

  Options:
  A) younger granite
  B) older granite
  C) sedimentary formations
  D) volcanic rocks
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 499:

  The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?

  Options:
  A) Shortage of labour
  B) Absence of many rivers
  C) Absence of pure stands of trees
  D) low quality of available timber
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 500: If the temperature at sea level is 10°C, the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be bout Options:
  A) -2°C
  B) 3°C
  C) 13°C
  D) 23°C
  E) 3.5°C
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  The correct answer is B .