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 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 2:

  If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm

  Options:
  A) 5km
  B) 2.5km
  C) 10km
  D) 20km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  The following are volcanic mountains except

  Options:
  A) Cotopaxi of Ecuador
  B) Midcrop of Sumatra
  C) Fuji of Japan
  D) Monadnock of USA
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: A coastline of drowned river valleys is called a? Options:
  A) fiord coastline
  B) neutral coastline
  C) raised coastline
  D) ria coastline
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5:

  Which of the following is not most suitable in chain survey?

  Options:
  A) irregular slopes
  B) rocky environments
  C) embarkment areas
  D) plain topography
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6: The best way to promote industrialization in Nigeria is through the development of? Options:
  A) iron and steel processing
  B) automobile manufacturing
  C) textile manufacturing
  D) cassava processing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7: The best method of depicting the relative contribution of the southern states of Nigeria to palm Kernel export from the country is the? Options:
  A) dot map
  B) line graph
  C) pie graph
  D) choropleth graph
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  The development of a climax vegetation in the savannah belt of Nigeria is disturbed mainly by

  Options:
  A) Lumbering
  B) Mining
  C) Animal grazing
  D) Bush burning
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: The actual amount of water vapor held in the air at any particular time is called? Options:
  A) effective precipitation
  B) effective pressure
  C) relative humudity
  D) absolute humidity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: A metamorphosed form of shale is? Options:
  A) slate
  B) marble
  C) quartzite
  D) gneiss
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  The correct answer is C .