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 11: Plant growth normally ceases, when the temperature falls below? Options:
  A) 0°C
  B) 6°C
  C) 10°C
  D) 15°C
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 12: All the following are forms of subsistence farming in west Africa except Options:
  A) rotational bush farming
  B) permanent cultivation
  C) plantation agriculture
  D) mixed farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 13:

  In a combined maximum and minimum thermometer, the difference between the hottest and coldest daily temperature for that day gives the

  Options:
  A) Diurnal range of temperature
  B) Mean daily temperature
  C) Minimum daily temperature
  D) Maximum daily temperature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 14:

  Which of the following produces a continuous record of atmospheric pressure?

  Options:
  A) Mercury barometer
  B) Barometer
  C) Aneroid barometer
  D) Altimeter
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 15: Why is the fallow period decreasing in the agricultural areas of West Africa? Options:
  A) Farmers now use fertilizers
  B) population preesure is increasing
  C) Land area is decreasing
  D) Soil fertility is decreasing
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 16: The duration of sunshine is measured by the? Options:
  A) aneriod barometer
  B) Campbell-Stokes recorder
  C) cup-anemometer
  D) minimum-maximum thermometers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 17:

  

  The appropriate geographical term for that narrow feature east of Ela Lagoon along which a footpath runs is

  Options:
  A) lake
  B) ocean
  C) beach sand
  D) isthmus
  E) sand bar
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 18:

  River regime is best described as the

  Options:
  A) rate at which a river flows
  B) seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river
  C) period a river overflows its banks
  D) amount of load a river carries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 19:

  

  Which of the following statement is a correct inference from the above diagram?

  Options:
  A) Malays are a minority group
  B) Europeans are not found in Singapore
  C) The population of singapore is homogeneous
  D) Malays and Indians are mutual enemies
  E) The chinese live in better part of Singapore
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 20: Inter-regional trade in Nigeria has mostly been promoted by the fact that? Options:
  A) different regions have different ethnic groups
  B) there is improved inter-regional transportation
  C) different regions produced different commodites
  D) there is improved internal security
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  The correct answer is C .