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 1081: The best quality cotton produced in Nigeria comes from the? Options:
  A) Ikeja-Agege-Ota area
  B) Sokoto-Zaria-Kastina area
  C) Kano-Kaduna-Jos area
  D) Ibadan-Ijebu-Ondo area
  E) Eungu- Asaba -Onitsha area
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1082: Which of the following winds is responsible for the dry season in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Tropical maritime airmass
  B) Tropical continental airmass
  C) Equatorial easterlies
  D) Harmattan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1083: What is the Nile valley best known for? Options:
  A) Industrial development
  B) Water navigation
  C) Commerce
  D) Development
  E) Hydro-electricity
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1084:

  The catalyst in the economic development of Japan is its

  Options:
  A) extensive coastlines conductive to shipping
  B) fertile soils suitable for agriculture
  C) abundant mineral deposits
  D) large pool of skilled manpower
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1085: An example of a set of chemically formed sedimentary rocks is? Options:
  A) sandstone and grit
  B) dolomite and gypsum
  C) peat and coal
  D) flint and shale
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1086: Annual total rainfall decreases generally from the south to the north of Nigeria because of the? Options:
  A) longitudinal spread along the coast
  B) latitudinal spread from the sea
  C) relief pattern of the country
  D) drainage pattern of the country
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1087: Lines joining places of equal sunshine hours on a map are called Options:
  A) isobars
  B) isotherms
  C) isohels
  D) isohyets
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1088: A major physical factor restricting the cultivation of perennial crops in the Sudan savannah of Nigeria is the? Options:
  A) seasonal regime of the streams
  B) menace of pest
  C) seasonal pattern of rainfall
  D) sandy nature of the soil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1089: Developing countries mostly engage in primary economic activities because of? Options:
  A) underdevelopment
  B) interdependence
  C) overdependency
  D) colonization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1090:

  If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm

  Options:
  A) 10km, 40km
  B) 5km, 20km
  C) 2.5km, 10km
  D) 20km, 80km
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  The correct answer is A .