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 801:

  Study the map and answer the question. Intervisibility is possible between the points marked X and Y because the intervening slope is

  Options:
  A) Convex
  B) Rectilinear
  C) Convexo-concave
  D) Steep slope
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 802:

  __________ is a highland area which seperates the headstreams of rivers flowing in different directions but rising from the same mountainous source

  Options:
  A) flood plain
  B) cuesta
  C) watershed
  D) plateau
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 803:

  Use the map below to answer the question. The major environmental problems associated with the area marked Y is

  Options:
  A) Insect pest
  B) Gully erosion
  C) Oil pollution
  D) Drought
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 804:

  Which of the following is a sedimentary rock.

  Options:
  A) Graphite
  B) shale
  C) marble
  D) schist
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 805:

  

  The inhabitants of the area north of the major road in Ruwawa rely more on ground water than on surface reservoirs because

  Options:
  A) The large plantations use up all the surface water
  B) The reservoirs have been reduced to marshes
  C) There are mainly boreholes in the area
  D) The surface water has been diverted to serve the National Farm Project Area
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 806: The 'Mediterranean type' of climate refers to? Options:
  A) short wet summer, dry winter, mean temperature above 20°C and precipitation about 1,000 mm per year
  B) wet winter, dry summer, temperature varies from about 6°C in winter to about 20°C in summer and precipitation ranges between 700 and 1,000mm per year
  C) short wet summer, prolonged dry winter and percipitation is about 500 mm per year
  D) dry and wet climate; temperature around 20°C and percipitation ranges between 1,000 and 2,000 mm per year
  E) precipitation all the year round (about1,000 mm per year) with a peak in with warm summer (20-26°C) and mild winter (6-10°C)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 807:

  Which of the following most accurately describe the climate of coast lands which are adjacent to cool ocean currents?

  Options:
  A) summer rain, winter drought
  B) winter rain, summer drought
  C) rain all the year round
  D) monsoon rainfall pattern
  E) aridity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 808: The rock type is not likely to produce rich agricultural soil after weathering is? Options:
  A) volcanic rock
  B) granite rock
  C) graphite
  D) limestone
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 809: The greatest advantage of road transport over other modes is that the former is? Options:
  A) cheaper
  B) more flexible
  C) less risk?
  D) faster
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 810: Africa has the largest potential for hydro-electric power generation in the world because? Options:
  A) it is a large continent
  B) it has a high annual rainfall
  C) it rivers have many falls
  D) the rivers flow over extensive areas
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  The correct answer is C .