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 1951:

  

  The area lies mainly in the

  Options:
  A) Guinea savanna
  B) Sudan savanna
  C) derived savanna
  D) Sahel savanna
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1952:

  

  Which one of the areas shaded on the world map above is not an area of high population?

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
  E) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1953:

  

  The steepest part of the area is devoid of settlements because it

  Options:
  A) Lacks roads
  B) Is too high
  C) Is thinly vegetated
  D) Is prone to erosion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1954: Two factors which promote rapid chemical weathering in the tropics are Options:
  A) high temperature and extreme aridity
  B) high temperature and low humidity
  C) low temperature and high humidity
  D) high temperature and high humidity
  E) high temperature and low rainfall
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1955: Which of the following coastal areas in Nigeria has the problem of severe gully erosion? Options:
  A) Okitipupa
  B) Warri
  C) Uyo
  D) Dagema
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1956: Variations in the lengths of day and night over the earth's surface are due to the? Options:
  A) earth's inclination to the sun and its revolution
  B) earth's inclination to the sun and its rotation
  C) length of the earth's orbit
  D) thickness of the earth's atmosphere
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1957:

  

  Which important mineral is exploited at the place marked X?

  Options:
  A) tin ore
  B) iron ore
  C) limestone
  D) gold
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1958:

  

  The ocean feature at point S is best described as

  Options:
  A) a submarine ridge
  B) an ocean floor
  C) an ocean dip
  D) a continental edge
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1959:

  

  The area marked P is

  Options:
  A) Zambia
  B) Swaziland
  C) Lesotho
  D) Botswana
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1960: Which of these West Africa countries is known for the mining of phosphates? Options:
  A) Niger
  B) Nigeria
  C) Togo
  D) Liberia
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  The correct answer is C .