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 891:

  Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days and longer nights when the sun is overhead on the

  Options:
  A) Equator
  B) Artic Circle
  C) Tropic of Cancer
  D) Tropic of Capricorn
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 892: Which of the following major soils types is found in the Savannah areas of Nigeria? Options:
  A) Podzols
  B) Ferralitic red soils
  C) Chernozems
  D) Ferruginous tropical soils
  E) Brown earths
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 893: The main commodities shipped on the trans-Pacific Sea route include? Options:
  A) wheat and iron ore
  B) manufactured goods and crude oil
  C) crude oil and coal
  D) wheat and manufactured goods
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 894: Examples of African rivers with deltaic mouths include the? Options:
  A) Niger, Nile, Orange and Zambezi
  B) Nile, Zaire, Niger and Limpopo
  C) Nile, Niger, Senegal and Volta
  D) Zambezi, Nile, Volta and Niger
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 895: The low rainfall along Cape Three Points in Ghana is due to the Options:
  A) upwelling of cold water
  B) sparse vegetation
  C) prevalence of south west winds
  D) upwelling of warm water
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 896:
  

  The main annual rainfall in the shaded area is

  Options:
  A) 1600mm - 3200mm
  B) 800mm - 1600mm
  C) 400mm - 800mm
  D) above 3200mm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 897: The four major components of the soil are? Options:
  A) gravel, sand, silt and clay
  B) mineral matter, organic matter, air and water
  C) stones, mineral matter, pore spaces and micro-organisms
  D) calcium magnesium, potassium and sodium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 898:

  Which of the following factors may lead to an area being densely populated?

  Options:
  A) Rugged mountains
  B) High plateaux
  C) Active volcanoes
  D) Lowland plains
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 899:

  

  The total number of pigs, camels and donkeys is

  Options:
  A) 1,600,000
  B) 1,500,000
  C) 1,400,000
  D) 1,300,000
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 900:

  The world's first cities developed in areas noted for

  Options:
  A) mineral production
  B) fishing and hunting
  C) industrial development
  D) agriculture by irrigation
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  The correct answer is D .