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 1161: A map drawn to a scale of 1:180 000 is reduced three times. What is the scale of the new map? Options:
  A) 1:60 000
  B) 1:90 000
  C) 1:360 000
  D) 1:540 000
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1162:

  Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days and longer nights when the sun is overhead on the

  Options:
  A) Equator
  B) Artic Circle
  C) Tropic of Cancer
  D) Tropic of Capricorn
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1163:

  A broad-based population pyramid is composed mainly

  Options:
  A) active inhabitants
  B) old dependants
  C) young dependants
  D) more females than males
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1164:

  

  The river marked X is

  Options:
  A) River volta
  B) River Sassandra
  C) River Senegal
  D) River Gambia
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1165:

  A desert country which has a high population density supported by irrigation is___________

  Options:
  A) Niger
  B) Egypt
  C) Sudan
  D) Kuwait
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1166:

  

  Which of the following observation can be inferred from the table above, which the hydro-electric power (HEP) development in some selected countries?

  Options:
  A) More HEP stations are built in canada than in Japan
  B) Per capital HEP consumption is higher in Switzerland than in Italy
  C) Power from hydro-electricity is cheaper than power from other sources
  D) More factories uses HEP in Brazil than in Switzerland
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1167: Which of the following statements distinguishes Koppen's Am from his Af climate? Options:
  A) Rainfall greater than 2000mm
  B) Location of the tropics
  C) very short dry season
  D) Shorter frost season
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1168:

  Which of the following is not a measure of environmental control?

  Options:
  A) Preservation
  B) Stabilization
  C) Degradation
  D) Afforestation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1169:

  

  The area marked Y is known for

  Options:
  A) shifting cultivation
  B) intensive subsistence
  C) hunting and fishing
  D) nomadic herding
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1170: In a ecosystem, bacteria and some other microscopic organisms are best described as? Options:
  A) secondary consumers
  B) major decomposers
  C) primary decomposers
  D) primary consumers
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  The correct answer is C .