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 1401:

  If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm

  Options:
  A) 10km, 40km
  B) 5km, 20km
  C) 2.5km, 10km
  D) 20km, 80km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1402:

  

  The slope identified as X is

  Options:
  A) a rising limb
  B) an escarpment
  C) a fault scarp
  D) a fault-line scarp
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1403:

  Which of the following is a way of controlling soil erosion?

  Options:
  A) Overgrazing
  B) Contour ploughing
  C) Deforestation
  D) Bush burning
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1404: Which of the following rocks is charaterized by layer formation and strata? Options:
  A) Metamorphic
  B) Vocanic
  C) Sedimentary
  D) Igneous
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1405: The feature utilized by a road to cross a floodplain is called? Options:
  A) a spur
  B) a road cutting
  C) an embayment
  D) an embankment
  E) a terrace
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1406:

  Which of these is NOT a weathering process?

  Options:
  A) The removal of regolith under the influence of weather
  B) The alteration of calcium carbonate in rocks to calcium bicarbonate
  C) The breakdown of rocks by plant roots
  D) The formation of clay minerals from feldspars in granites
  E) The disintergration of rocks by freeze-and-thaw action
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1407:
  

  
  The table above shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of station Z. Study and use it to answer the question.The wettest month of the year is

  Options:
  A) April
  B) june
  C) May
  D) August
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1408: The major primary activity in a coniferous forest is? Options:
  A) paper manufacturing
  B) lumbering
  C) hunting
  D) furniture making
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1409:

  	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
  ToC	-11	-9	4	3	12	17	19	17	11	4	-2	-8
  P(mm)	28	23	30	38	48	51	71	74	56	36	41	41

   T = temperature P = Precipitation 

  What type of climate has the station?

  Options:
  A) Mediterranean
  B) Cold temperate
  C) Cool temperate
  D) Warm temperate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1410:

  If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm

  Options:
  A) 5km
  B) 2.5km
  C) 10km
  D) 20km
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  The correct answer is C .