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 1221:

  What is the longitude of a town Y whose local time is 12:00 noon when Greenwich mean time is 6:00pm

  Options:
  A) 90${}^o$ W
  B) 180${}^o$ E
  C) 150${}^o$ W
  D) 80${}^o$ E
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1222: Economic activities in tropical Africa largely depend on? Options:
  A) primary production
  B) secondary production
  C) tertiary production
  D) quaternary production
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1223: Dodoma is to Tanzania as .........is to Nigeria Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Abuja
  C) Port Hacourt
  D) Ajaokuta
  E) Warri
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1224:

  

  The perimeter of Lake Ehoma is approximately

  Options:
  A) 15.0km
  B) 12.5km
  C) 10.0km
  D) 5.0km
  E) 7.5km
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1225: The exploitation of timber in equatorial Africa causes? Options:
  A) soil erosion
  B) environmental pollution
  C) less rainfall run-off
  D) high cost of forest products
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1226:

  Which of the following farming systems is likely to give rise to nucleated rural settlements?

  Options:
  A) large-scale farming
  B) Irrigation farming
  C) subsistence farming
  D) grazing
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1227:

  

  The shaded areas labelled X on the map indicate the probable areas of the occurrence of

  Options:
  A) Phosphate
  B) Natural gas
  C) Marble
  D) Lignite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1228: Shifting cultivation is an agricultural practice involving? Options:
  A) intensive cultivation in a highly populated region
  B) cultivation food crops on a subsistence basis
  C) production of cash crops principally for export
  D) cultivating alternative plots to allow for natural regeneration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1229:

  Which of the following rocks is composed of the skeletons of microscopic sea plants and animals?

  Options:
  A) Chalk
  B) Granite
  C) Sandstone
  D) Slate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1230: The heavy dark soil associated with floodable valley-bottoms is a Options:
  A) lateritic soil
  B) ferrallitic soil
  C) podzolic soil
  D) hydromorphic soil
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  The correct answer is D .