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:
  

  The ocean currents marked X and Y are the

  Options:
  A) Cold Saharan Current and cold Namibian current
  B) Warm canaries Current an dwarm Bengueka current
  C) Warm gulk-stream and warm Humbolt current
  D) Cool Cnaries current and cool Benguela current
  E) Warm canaries current and cool mozambique current
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: Where winds are onshore, warm ocean currents will bring a type of condition to the coastland that is Options:
  A) cool and dry
  B) warm and wet
  C) cold and wet
  D) hot and dry
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3: The wind system that brings the harmattan to Africa is referred to as Options:
  A) The north-east trade
  B) the north-west trade
  C) the south-west trade
  D) the south-east trade
  E) the willy willies
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  In which of the following countries have many railway lines been closed down as a result of a decline in their competitiveness?

  Options:
  A) South Africa
  B) Australia
  C) U.S.A
  D) India
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: Which of the instruments is used in measuring wind speed? Options:
  A) Wind vane
  B) Barometer
  C) Cup anamometer
  D) Hygrometer
  E) Speedometer
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: Which of the following export commodities is NOT handled by the port of Mombasa? Options:
  A) Coffee
  B) Cocoa
  C) Tea
  D) Sisal
  E) Cotton
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: Subsistence farming is characterized by? Options:
  A) dominance of cash crops, low capital input and dependence on simple tools
  B) dominance of food crops, small holdings anfd family labour
  C) Dependence on family labour, small holdings and market orientation
  D) Dependence on simple tools, labour intensity and high capital input
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: A weather element controlled mainly by latitude is? Options:
  A) temperature
  B) humidity
  C) rainfall
  D) cloud cover
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: The process by which population becomes largely concentrated at certain locations is called? Options:
  A) migration
  B) urbanization
  C) nucleation
  D) agglomeration
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10: The rate of natural increase that has been adjusted for net immigration or emigration is the? Options:
  A) fertility rate
  B) migration rate
  C) rate of population growth
  D) rate of population decline
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .