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 631:

  The difference in time between two longitudes is approximately

  Options:
  A) 15 hours
  B) 4 hours
  C) 40 minutes
  D) 4 minutes
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 632: Trade in ivory has declined in recent years because of? Options:
  A) stringent international control
  B) marked decrease in world demand
  C) the development of synthetic substitutes
  D) marked decrease in population of elephants
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 633:

  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 634:

  Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?

  Options:
  A) Lake Chad
  B) Lake Superior
  C) Lake Malawi
  D) Lake Victoria
  E) lake Kariba
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 635: One of the following properties of soil can be easily observed in the field Options:
  A) Fertility
  B) Texture
  C) Permeablity
  D) Acidity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 636: Which of the following export commodities is NOT handled by the port of Mombasa? Options:
  A) Coffee
  B) Cocoa
  C) Tea
  D) Sisal
  E) Cotton
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 637: Liberia, Malaysia and Indonesia are known for the production of? Options:
  A) cocoa
  B) rubber
  C) coffee
  D) tea
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 638:

  

  The distance as the crow flies between the trigonometrical station and Josan is approximately

  Options:
  A) 5.5km
  B) 5.0km
  C) 6.5km
  D) 6.0km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 639:

  

  The feature through which the River Ngu flows at XX is known as a

  Options:
  A) Gap
  B) Anticline
  C) Col
  D) Pass
  E) Saddle
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 640:

  

  The bearing of Olefi from Kosi is

  Options:
  A) 035^o
  B) 085^o
  C) 127^o
  D) 305^o
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  The correct answer is D .