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 1211: In the northern winter, two well- defined low pressure cells are centered respectively on the North Atlantic Oceans because? Options:
  A) the sea is relatively warmer than the land
  B) there are warm ocean currents
  C) the northern parts of the oceans are shallow
  D) the seas are swept by strong winds
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1212: The Nigerian rivers that take their sources from the Jos Plateau include? Options:
  A) Chalawa, Kano and Kaduna
  B) Katsina-Ala, Gongola and Rima
  C) Kaduna, Sokoto and Jama'are
  D) Jama'are, Gongola and Kaduna
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1213: Nigeria's three steel rolling mills will be located around? Options:
  A) Enugu, Asaba and Ajaokuta
  B) Katsina, Oshogbo and Jos
  C) llesha, llorin and Kaduna
  D) Calabar, Agbor and Yola
  E) Aladja, Ajaokuta amd Gombe
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1214: The location of most of the light manufacturing industries in Africa is determined primarily by the location of? Options:
  A) raw materials
  B) markets
  C) railways terminals
  D) labour
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1215:

  

  The shaded areas labelled Y on the map are noted for

  Options:
  A) Dry season wheat cultivation
  B) Floodland rice cultivation
  C) Large-scale fish farming
  D) Large-scale irrigation farming
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1216: Cattle are sent from the Great Plains of U.S.A for fattening and sale in the? Options:
  A) corn belt
  B) wheat belt
  C) industrial North East
  D) South East
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1217: Which of the following areas is important for the production of crude petroleum? Options:
  A) Canadian sheild
  B) Ruhr region
  C) Shaba province (former Katanga District)
  D) Rand
  E) North sea
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1218: The period when the earth is furthest from the sun is Options:
  A) aphelion
  B) summer
  C) perihelion
  D) spring
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1219:

  

  The ocean feature at point S is best described as

  Options:
  A) a submarine ridge
  B) an ocean floor
  C) an ocean dip
  D) a continental edge
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1220:

  A climate that is wet for up to 10 months with a single peak, an annual rainfall of 3000mm and a mean monthly temperature of at least 26° is

  Options:
  A) Tropical humid (Af)
  B) Tropical monsoon (Am)
  C) Tropical wet and dry (Aw)
  D) Warm humid subtropical (ca)
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  The correct answer is B .