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 1991:

  

  The roads in the area shown on the map appear to have been constructed mainly to avoid

  Options:
  A) Footslopes
  B) Steep gradients
  C) Upland areas
  D) Building bridges
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1992:

  

  A profile drawn along LK, north east of River Aye describes

  Options:
  A) Convex slope
  B) Concave slope
  C) Straight slope
  D) Convex-concave slope
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1993:

  Which of the following winds affects the West Indian Islands of the Caribbean?

  Options:
  A) Territorial
  B) mistral
  C) chinook
  D) hurricane
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1994:

  The innermost section of the Earth is the__________

  Options:
  A) crust
  B) mantle
  C) core
  D) sial
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1995: Lakes formed as a result of landslides, screes or avalanches are known as Options:
  A) Man-made lakes
  B) Barrier lakes
  C) Caldera lakes
  D) Rock-hollow lakes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1996: The main composition of coal is? Options:
  A) carbon
  B) iron
  C) clay
  D) quartz
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1997:

  Remnants of folded structures are found in the?

  Options:
  A) Fouta Djallon Highlands and Eungu Scarp
  B) Adamawa Highlands and Akwapim Hills
  C) Fouta Djallon Highlands and Adamawa Highlands
  D) Akwapim Hills and Eungu Scarp
  E) Adamawa Highlands and Eungu Scarp
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1998: Birth and death rates are often stated as the number of cases per? Options:
  A) 1 000 per year
  B) 1 000 000 per year
  C) 10 per year
  D) 100 per year
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1999: Nucleated groups of houses occupied largely by people engaged in primary occupation are referred to as? Options:
  A) metropolises
  B) villages
  C) farmsteads
  D) towns
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2000:

  Which of the following is not a proof to show that the earth is spherical in shape?

  Options:
  A) sunrise and sunset
  B) ships visibility
  C) lunar eclipse
  D) twilight and dawn
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  The correct answer is D .