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 1431:

  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 .
• Question 1432: The sea bed, bordering the continents, which is covered by shallow water is known as Options:
  A) continental slope
  B) coral reef
  C) continental platform
  D) continental drift
  E) continental shelf
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1433: The sequence of events that best describes the formation of sandstone is? Options:
  A) dissolution, denudation and consolidation
  B) extrusion, denudation and deposition
  C) intrusion, granulation and consolidation
  D) deposition, consolidation and cementation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1434: Which of the following features affects inter-visibility between two settlements? Options:
  A) Deep trench
  B) Broad valley
  C) High hill
  D) Wide river
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1435:

  

  The feature marked Q is

  Options:
  A) parent material
  B) soft rock
  C) hard rock
  D) erratic block
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1436: The highest landforms in Nigeria are developed on? Options:
  A) sandstones
  B) granites
  C) basalts
  D) shales
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1437: Pulp-wood, which is used in the manufacturing of paper, cardboard and cellulose, is derived mainly from? Options:
  A) coniferous forests
  B) tropical rain forests
  C) savannah woodlands
  D) desert plants
  E) broad-leaved forests
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1438:

  

  Using the diagram above, calculate the percentage of the world's millet output produced in Africa.

  Options:
  A) 20
  B) 22
  C) 24
  D) 26
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1439:

  

  The feature marked X in the above sketch is formed by

  Options:
  A) A headland erosion
  B) marine regression
  C) longshore drift
  D) estuarine deposition
  E) volcanic eruption
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1440: In which of the following is the soil matched with the wrong type of climate? Options:
  A) Podzol: Cool temperate
  B) Chernozem: temperate desert
  C) Brown soils : Warm temperate
  D) Lateritic soils: tropical
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  The correct answer is B .