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: Which of these groups of rocks consist of only sedimentary rocks and are used in the manufacture of cement? Options:
  A) Limestone, granite, chalk
  B) Shale, gypsum, slate
  C) Coal, Limestone, gypsum
  D) Graphite, marble, limestone
  E) Sandstone, chalk, ironstone
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 12: When one looks at a soil profile, the first characteristic to be notice is soil? Options:
  A) colour
  B) texture
  C) consistency
  D) structure
  E) moisture
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 13:

  

  The total land area of Nuriki District is

  Options:
  A) 290sq km
  B) 300sq km
  C) 310sq km
  D) 320 sq km
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 14:

  Lines joining places of equal sunshine hours on a map are called?

  Options:
  A) Isobars
  B) Isotherms
  C) Isohytes
  D) Isohels
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 15: High annual rainfall of at least 1520 mm, well distributed throughout the year with the heaviest during growing season is most suitable for the production of? Options:
  A) wheat
  B) maize
  C) barley
  D) rice
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 16: Which of the following features is associated with glacial erosion? Options:
  A) Esker
  B) Moraine
  C) Erratic
  D) Drumlin
  E) Cirque
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is E .
• Question 17: Squatter settlements are indicative of? Options:
  A) the dominance of small families
  B) poor urban planning
  C) shortage of building materials
  D) the great pressure on available housing
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 18: Which of the following factors has been of particular importance in promoting population growth in developing countries? Options:
  A) Rising level of industrial development
  B) Improvement in health-care delivery
  C) Increase farm yield per hectare
  D) Rising standard of education
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 19:

  The main advantage of the chain survey over the prismatic compass survey is that the former

  Options:
  A) yields relatively more accurate results
  B) involves highly more portable equipment
  C) does not require a base map
  D) closes its boundaries with no correction
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 20: the most urbanized parts of Nigeria is Options:
  A) North/central
  B) north/east
  C) south/west
  D) south/south
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .