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 1001: The raw material for terylene is? Options:
  A) petroleum
  B) wool
  C) bauxite
  D) cotton
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1002: Two points on a river are 10.4 km apart and one stands 400 meters above the other. What is the gradient along the river between the points? Options:
  A) 1 in 20
  B) 1 in 24
  C) 1 in 32
  D) 1 in 36
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1003: 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
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1004: The catalyst in the economic development of Japan is its? Options:
  A) abundant mineral deposits
  B) fertile soils suitable for agriculture
  C) extensive coastines conducive to shipping
  D) large pool of skilled manpower
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1005:

  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 1006:

  

  The major relief feature between the Rivers Zogo and Bidana is a

  Options:
  A) Cuesta
  B) Mountain
  C) Hill
  D) Plateau
  E) Ridge
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1007: A cool ocean current may bring to the coast it washes cool and? Options:
  A) dry conditions if winds are off shore
  B) dry coditions if winds are on shore
  C) wet conditions if winds are off shore
  D) wet conditions if winds are on shore
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1008:

  Which of these statements is true of warm ocean currents?

  Options:
  A) They flow from the Equator Poles
  B) They flow from the Poles to the Equator
  C) They flow from the higher to the lower latitudes
  D) They flow from the lower to the higher latitudes
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1009: The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called Options:
  A) hydraulic action
  B) corrosion
  C) attrition
  D) corrasion
  E) solution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1010: Which climate type is characterized by (i) very high temperature (over 33⁰C) during the period of high sun; (ii)moderately high annual temperature range 17-12⁰C and very high daily range 20-30°C. (iii) annual rainfall less than 4cm; and (iv)annual evaporation from a free water surface exceeding 200cm? Options:
  A) Tropical desert climate, Bwh
  B) Tropical steppe climate,Bsh
  C) Tropical wet and dry climate, Aw
  D) Dry summer subtropical climate,Csa
  E) Tropical monsoon climate, Am
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  The correct answer is A .