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 501: loam is the best type of soil for crop production because Options:
  A) it has a high percentage of clay which prevents leaching
  B) it has a high humus content retention capacity
  C) porous and has good water retention capacity.
  D) gravels which obstruct implements are absent from it.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 502:

  Sugar plantations in Africa are most highly developed in the lowlands of?

  Options:
  A) the Mediterranean seaboard and the Guinea coast
  B) Natal and the Lower Nile
  C) Mozambique and Natal
  D) the Guinea coast and Mozambique
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 503:

  The obudu plateau of the cross River Basin is economically noted for

  Options:
  A) exploitation of forest resources
  B) tea and coffee plantations
  C) cattle ranching and tourism
  D) generation of hydroelectricity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 504: The time difference between new Orleans on longitude 90${}^{\circ }$W and Cairo on longitude 30${}^{\circ }$E is Options:
  A) 4 hours
  B) 8 hours
  C) 12 hours
  D) 16 hours
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 505:

  Which of the following pairs of landforms can be found in the desert areas?

  Options:
  A) Barchans and tombolos
  B) Zeugens and rock pedestals
  C) Sauddoars and tombolos
  D) Yardangs and batholiths
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 506: The prismatic compass indicates the positions of objects in relation to the? Options:
  A) North Star
  B) Grid North
  C) True North
  D) Magnetic North
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 507:

  

  The feature running across the middle of the mapped area from N.W to S.E, on which most of the settlements are located, is a (an)

  Options:
  A) ridge
  B) hill
  C) escarpment
  D) knoll
  E) cuesta
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 508:

  A tremendous pressure or temperature change may lead to the formation of

  Options:
  A) gnesis
  B) clay
  C) limestone
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 509: The annual rainfall along the coast of Kenya is less than expected for an equatorial region because of the? Options:
  A) subsidence of airmasses
  B) configuration of the coastline
  C) presence of a cold current
  D) high altitude of the area
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 510:

  Study the table given which shows the mean climatic conditions of station Q and answer the questions.

  Month	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
  Temp(°C)	-11	-9	4	3	12	17	19	17	11	4	-2	-8
  Precipitation(mm)	28	23	30	38	48	51	71	74	56	36	41	41

  What type of climate has the station?

  Options:
  A) Cool temperate
  B) Warm temperate
  C) Mediterranean
  D) Cold temperate
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  The correct answer is D .