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 951:

  The sun is vertically overhead at the tropic of Caprison in

  Options:
  A) September 23rd
  B) March 21st
  C) June 21st
  D) December 22nd
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 952:

  _______ is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area

  Options:
  A) Biotic component
  B) Abiotic component
  C) Environment
  D) Ecosystem
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 953: The length between two points on a topographical map is 5m. What is the actual distance between them if the scale of the map is 1:50000? Options:
  A) 2.5 km
  B) 3.0 km
  C) 3.5
  D) 5.0
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 954:

  The coastal regions of Sierra Leone record an annual rainfall of over

  Options:
  A) 5,000mm
  B) 3000mm
  C) 4,800mm
  D) 6,500mm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 955:

  Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?

  Options:
  A) Revolution causes day and night while rotation causes season
  B) Rotation causes variation in the lengths of day and night while revolution causes rising and falling of tides
  C) A complete revolution takes 24 hours while rotation makes a year
  D) The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 956:

  A common feature of forcados, Bonny and Eket in the Niger delta is that they are

  Options:
  A) Very important fishing ports
  B) Terminal for oil companies
  C) Important for natural gas exports
  D) Export processing zones
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 957:

  

  Identify the climatic type illustrated on the above graph

  Options:
  A) Warm Temperate Eastern Margin
  B) Warm Temperate Western Margin
  C) Cool Temperate Western Margin
  D) Cool temperate interiors
  E) Tropical continental
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 958:

  

  The feature marked X in the above diagram is

  Options:
  A) Continental slope
  B) a continental shelf
  C) an ocean floor
  D) an ocean ridge
  E) a drowned island
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 959:

  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 960: In which of the following regions is high population density attributable to agricultural development? Options:
  A) The Rhur
  B) The Nile Basin
  C) The Amazon Basin
  D) The Midlands of England
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  The correct answer is B .