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 131:

  The relative dryness of the Horn Africa is due to

  Options:
  A) The dominance of cold currents in the region
  B) The shape and direction of the shoreline
  C) Its closeness to the high ranges of east africa
  D) The distance from the belt of tropical cyclones
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 132: A major characteristics of the tropical continental climate is the? Options:
  A) occurrance of high diurnal temperatures throughout the year
  B) Absence of cloud cover throughout the year
  C) prevalence of high and constant temperature throughout the year
  D) occurrance of alternating wet and dry seasons throughout the year
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 133:

  ________ are projection of highlands into low grounds i.e the v-shape points to the low land?

  Options:
  A) Valleys
  B) Ridges
  C) Spurs
  D) Gorger
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 134: A poorly-drained soil is characterized by greyish colour and? Options:
  A) high acidity
  B) abundant ferric oxides
  C) goosds aeration
  D) excessive drainage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 135: Mountains formed as a result of compressional forces are known as? Options:
  A) Block Mountains
  B) Fold Mountains
  C) Residual Mountains
  D) Volcanic Mountains
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 136: Which of the following rocks is composed of the skeletons of microscopic sea plants and animals? Options:
  A) Sandstone
  B) Slate
  C) Chalk
  D) Clay
  E) Granite
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 137:

  

  The shaded areas numbered 1-6 are

  Options:
  A) Biological deserts of the world
  B) Major areas of nomadic grazing
  C) Sparsely populated regions of the world
  D) Mountains of the world
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 138: A sharp decrease in the population of herbivores in an ecosystem is likely to lead to? Options:
  A) an increase in the amount of plant cover
  B) a decrease in the population of rodents
  C) an increase inthe population of rodents
  D) a decrease in the population of saprophytes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 139:

  

  Name the geographical phenomenon happening in the diagram above

  Options:
  A) Lunar eclipse
  B) Solar eclipse
  C) Solar radiation
  D) Solar solstice
  E) spring tide
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 140: The low rainfall along Cape Three Points in Ghana is due to the Options:
  A) upwelling of cold water
  B) sparse vegetation
  C) prevalence of south west winds
  D) upwelling of warm water
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  The correct answer is C .