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 601: The main use of Abney level in survey is to determine the Options:
  A) Angle of inclination
  B) Relative location
  C) Area coverage
  D) Spot height
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 602:

  

  Ruwawa is located in

  Options:
  A) A tropical area in the Southern Hemisphere
  B) An Equatorial area in the Southern Hemisphere
  C) An Equatorial area in the Northern Hemisphere
  D) A subtropical area in the Northern Hemisphere
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 603: The ferralitic soils in West Africa are mostly found in the? Options:
  A) desert environment
  B) forest belt
  C) swampy coastline
  D) savannah belt
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 604:

  Which of the following winds affects the West Indian Islands of the Caribbean?

  Options:
  A) Territorial
  B) mistral
  C) chinook
  D) hurricane
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 605: The degree of relationship between two sets of data on population is expressed by? Options:
  A) projected curves
  B) frequency graphs
  C) smooth curves
  D) scatter diagrams
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 606: Plants are of primary importance to animals within an ecosystem because they? Options:
  A) can be composed and provide nutrient to soils
  B) act as windbreakers and provide shades
  C) store nitrogen and transpire water
  D) produce oxygen and provide sinks for carbon (IV)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 607:

  The group of hardwoods that are suitable for railway sleepers in Nigeria is

  Options:
  A) pine, fir and mahogamy
  B) mahogamy, obeche and iroko
  C) gmelina, teak and spruce
  D) obeche, mahogamy and pine
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 608:

  

  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 609:

  The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is

  Options:
  A) sial, mantle, sima, core
  B) sima, sial, core, mantle
  C) core, mantle, sima and sial
  D) sial, sima, mantle and core
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 610:

  Which of the following rocks is organically formed?

  Options:
  A) coal
  B) grit
  C) shale
  D) gypsum
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  The correct answer is A .