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 1901:

  Which of the following pairs of landforms can be found in the desert areas?

  Options:
  A) Barchans and tombolos
  B) Zeugens and rock pedestals
  C) Sauddoars and tombolos
  D) Yardangs and batholiths
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1902:

  

  The settlements in the area mapped are located mainly on the

  Options:
  A) Flood plains
  B) Ridge tops
  C) Footslopes
  D) Valley floors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1903:

  A good example of cuesta landscape in Nigeria is

  Options:
  A) Biu Plateau
  B) Udi Hills
  C) Yoruba Hills
  D) North Central Highlands
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1904:

  Which of the following towns is not a precolonial town

  Options:
  A) Ilorin
  B) Bida
  C) Enugu
  D) Ibadan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1905:

  Use the information on country Y below to answer the question that follows:
  Land area = 200,000km${}^2$
  Population = 10,000,000.

  Calculate the population density of country Y

  Options:
  A) 50 persons per km${}^2$
  B) 2000 persons per km${}^2$
  C) 200 persons per km${}^2$
  D) 20 persons per km${}^2$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1906: Which of these three west Africa countries have economic deposit of iron ore? Options:
  A) Nigeria, Mali and Upper Volta
  B) Niger, Mali and Mauritania
  C) Nigeria, Guinea and Sierral Leone
  D) Mali, Sengal and Sierra Leone
  E) Liberia Sierra Leone and Togo
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1907:

  

  The drainage pattern of the area shown is

  Options:
  A) Trellis
  B) Dendritic
  C) Radial
  D) Centripetal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1908: Rank of the following African rivers (Niger, Zarie, Zambezi and Nile) in order of navigability? Options:
  A) Nile, Niger, Zambezi, Zarie
  B) Niger, Nile, Zarie, Zambzei
  C) Zambezi, Niger, Nile, Zarie
  D) Nile, Zarie, Zambazei, Niger
  E) Zarie, Nile, Niger, Zambezi
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1909:

  A line joining all points of equal salinity is an

  Options:
  A) isopalh
  B) isopleth
  C) isohaline
  D) isobar
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1910:

  Barchan dunes move

  Options:
  A) at right angle to the prevailing wind
  B) in the same direction as the prevailing winds
  C) in the opposite direction as the prevailing winds
  D) in a circular direction
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  The correct answer is B .