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 1981: The Horn of Africa is relatively dry owing to? Options:
  A) the presence of warm ocean currents in the region
  B) its distance from the belt of tropical cycllones
  C) the dominance of cold ocean currents in the region
  D) its proximity to the high ranges of East Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1982: `The principle of similar triangle is commonly used in chain survey to? Options:
  A) overcome obstacles on survey line
  B) estimate the angle of slope
  C) maintain a straight line between points
  D) estimate the size of the survey area
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1983: More than half of the world's trade is? Options:
  A) among developing countries
  B) among developed countries
  C) between developed and developing countries
  D) between Asiatic and African countries
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1984:

  Under the Greek system of climate classification, the world is divided into

  Options:
  A) hot, temperate and dry zones
  B) temperate, fridgid and hot zones
  C) torrid, equatorial and tropical zones
  D) torrid, temperate and frigid zones
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1985: What minerals are found in the Abakaliki area of southern Nigeria? Options:
  A) Tin and columbite
  B) Iron and zinc
  C) Lead and zinc
  D) Salt and phosphate
  E) Gold and silver
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1986: Proportional circles are commonly used to illustrate Options:
  A) Population distribution
  B) Information on transport
  C) Relative amount of traffic
  D) Amount of rainfall
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1987: Nigeria's proposed Iron and steel industry based on the direct reduction would be located at; Options:
  A) OSHOGBO
  B) Port-Harcourt
  C) Enugu
  D) Warri
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1988: The most critical and variable element of weather in a tropical environment is? Options:
  A) potential evaporation
  B) sunshine hours
  C) temperature
  D) rainfall
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1989:

  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 1990:

  The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is

  Options:
  A) sial, mantle, sima, core
  B) sima, sial, core, mantle
  C) core, mantle, sima and sial
  D) sial, sima, mantle and core
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  The correct answer is D .