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:

  

  Name the geographical phenomenon happening in the diagram above

  Options:
  A) Lunar eclipse
  B) Solar eclipse
  C) Solar radiation
  D) Solar solstice
  E) spring tide
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2: Temperature is usually depicted by the line graph because it is a property that Options:
  A) fluctuates over space
  B) varies continuously over time
  C) measures sensible heat
  D) is measured in terms of quantity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3: One of the tertiary services in an urban centre is? Options:
  A) food processing
  B) petrol retailing
  C) car assembling
  D) market gardening
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  A form of chemical weathering is__________

  Options:
  A) fragmentation
  B) exfoilation
  C) carbonation
  D) shattering
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the Podzol horizon? Options:
  A) High content of silica
  B) High content of iron oxides
  C) Ash-grey colour
  D) Intense leaching
  E) Coarse texture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  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 7:

  'It is a port that specializes in receiving and redistributing goods to the neighboring countries'. Which of the following ports is described in the preceding statement?

  Options:
  A) Ferry port
  B) outport
  C) Entreport
  D) River port
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8: Which of the following is an element of weather? Options:
  A) Thunder
  B) Breeze
  C) Latitude
  D) Precipitation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: In Nigeria, geographical location poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the? Options:
  A) Eastern Scarplands
  B) Eastern Highlands
  C) Western Highlands
  D) Niger-Benue Trough
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10: At the summer solstice (June 21), which of the following latitudes will have the shortest night? Options:
  A) 60°N
  B) 30°N
  C) 30°S
  D) 60°S
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  The correct answer is A .