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 621: A tropical soil formed on wind drift material and usually featuring a late-rite layer is known as? Options:
  A) latosol
  B) lithosol
  C) regosol
  D) podzol
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 622: The two most important determinants of air temperature of a region are? Options:
  A) evaporation and sunshine hours
  B) wind and air mass
  C) latitude and altitude
  D) rainfall and humidity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 623: Tropical forests compared with temperate forests have? Options:
  A) greater species diversity
  B) pure stands of the same species covering large areas
  C) greater proportion of herbaceous plants
  D) wider-tree girths
  E) deeper and more fertile soils
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 624: A river loses energy and may deposit some of its load if? Options:
  A) its bed and banks become smoother
  B) its discharge increases
  C) its gradient decreases
  D) it becomes narrow and deep
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 625:

  One of the following is not a favourable condition for siting a settlement

  Options:
  A) Adequate water supply
  B) Land for building
  C) Defence
  D) Infertility of soil
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 626:

  The dam which is not used in Gezira is the

  Options:
  A) Aswan
  B) Jebal Azula
  C) Jebal Azula
  D) Sennar
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 627:

  In a combined maximum and minimum thermometer, the difference between the hottest and coldest daily temperature for that day gives the?

  Options:
  A) Diurnal range of temperature
  B) Mean daily temperature
  C) Minimum daily temperature
  D) Maximum daily temperature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 628: The most important factors that determine the amount of water that a rock later can hold are its ? Options:
  A) hardness and permeability
  B) thickness and depth from the surface
  C) hardness and thickness
  D) thickness and permeability
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 629: Many industries in Europe and America have established branches in South East Asia in order to reduce Options:
  A) production costs
  B) transport costs
  C) raw material shortages
  D) comparative advantage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 630: In which of these West African countries does groundnut alone constitute around 70% of the country's export earnings? Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Benin
  C) Ivory Coast
  D) Liberia
  E) Senegal
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  The correct answer is E .