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 1291: One of the ways in which the deciduous forest differs from the coniferous forest is that? Options:
  A) it has a greater variety of tree species
  B) it is found only in the tropics
  C) it grows on poorer soils
  D) the trees are evergreen
  E) it has a sparser undergrowth
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1292:

  The peeling off of surface layers of a rounded boulders during mechanical weathering is called________

  Options:
  A) Rock fragmentation
  B) Solifluction
  C) Exfoliation
  D) Weathering
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1293: It is noon in place X, what is the time in a place 45^oE Options:
  A) 1 pm
  B) 3 am
  C) 3 pm
  D) 1 pm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1294: The area served by a given city is referred to as its? Options:
  A) sphere of influence
  B) hinterland
  C) territory
  D) satelite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1295:

  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 1296:

  River regime is best described as the

  Options:
  A) rate at which a river flows
  B) seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river
  C) period a river overflows its banks
  D) amount of load a river carries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1297: Rocks which contain metals in concentrations high enough to be economically profitable to extract and refine are referred to as? Options:
  A) terrestrial resources
  B) ores
  C) ferrous deposit
  D) minerals
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1298:

  ________ is formed from the combination of several local government areas

  Options:
  A) State
  B) Town
  C) Village
  D) Megapolis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1299: ECOWAS is a viable economic region because of? Options:
  A) the large size of the territory
  B) the support it receives from the EEC
  C) its mineral and agricultural potentialities
  D) the ability of the region to defend itself against external aggression
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1300:

  In Nigeria, which of the following vegetation zones is best known for timber exploitation?

  Options:
  A) Fresh water swamp forest
  B) Guinea savannah
  C) Montane vegetation
  D) Rain forest
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  The correct answer is D .