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 1:

  Which of these statements is true warm ocean currents?

  Options:
  A) They flow from the equator to the equator
  B) They flow from the equator to the poles
  C) They flow from lower to higher latitudes
  D) They flow from the higher to the lower latitudes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

  

  The part labeled X in the soil profile is known as

  Options:
  A) top soil
  B) sub soil
  C) parent materials
  D) bedrock
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3:

  	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D	Yr	Range
  Temp (°C)	20.0	29.4	22.4	27.5	25.5	22.8	22.2	23.9	29.7	29.4	31.1	33.6	27.2	8.3
  Precip. (cm)	27.7	25.4	15.5	3.8	0.8	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.0	4.0	14.2	55.2

  The climatic data shown above are for a representative station in one of the following climatic types?

  Options:
  A) Tropical wet climate
  B) Mediterranean climate or sub-tropical dry summer
  C) Tropical wet and dry climate or savannah
  D) Temperate oceanic climate
  E) Sub-tropical steppe(semi-desert) climate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4:

  

  The length Owa River from its source to where it terminates in the area mapped is?

  Options:
  A) 19km
  B) 20km
  C) 23km
  D) 25km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: Aluminum smelters are usually located close to sources of abundant? Options:
  A) raw materials
  B) electricity
  C) coking coal
  D) cheap labour
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6: 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 7: An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is? Options:
  A) a ranging pole
  B) an optical square
  C) a measuring rod
  D) Abney level
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  

  The pattern of settlement distribution in the area is BEST explained in terms of the

  Options:
  A) Drainage
  B) Slope
  C) Vegetation
  D) Soils
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: The flow of a river at the lower course is slow because Options:
  A) thick vegetation cover affects free flow of water
  B) of the increase in human activities
  C) the gradient is greatly reduced
  D) of the increase in the volume of water
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10: Which of the following problems has posed the greatest threat to farmers in Anambra State? Options:
  A) Acid soils
  B) Drought
  C) Gully erosion
  D) Pests, particularly monkeys
  E) Lateritic soils `
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  The correct answer is C .