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: Which of the following features is formed by the lower plucking, grinding and dragging action of ice? Options:
  A) Hanging valley
  B) Arete
  C) Pyramidal peak
  D) Cirque
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1992: Lake Kariba is in? Options:
  A) Tanzania
  B) Uganda
  C) Kenya
  D) Zambia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1993: The joining together of many cities result in the formation of a? Options:
  A) metropolis
  B) megalopolis
  C) conurbation
  D) mega city
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1994: Which of the following is the primary stage in the formation of an ox-bow lake? Options:
  A) Cataract
  B) Meander
  C) Gorge
  D) Delta
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1995: U and V are two places along the same meridian on latitudes 20°N and 25°N respectively. The shortest between the two places is approximately? Options:
  A) 500km
  B) 560km
  C) 620km
  D) 680km
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1996: A desert landform made up of alternate horizontal layers of soft and hard rocks and characterized by ridges and furrows aligned in the direction of the wind is known as? Options:
  A) yardang
  B) zeugen
  C) horst
  D) playa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1997: The major difference between communication and transportation is that transportation? Options:
  A) involves physical carriage of things while communication involves transmission of information
  B) requires good infrastructure on the ground while communication requires a system of satellites in space
  C) is land-based while communication is air borne
  D) involves the use of vehicles while communication is the use of cables
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1998: What is the Sea of Japan noted for? Options:
  A) Mining
  B) fishing
  C) Recreation
  D) Naval training
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1999: World population distribution is characterized by? Options:
  A) concentration in the western hemispheres
  B) extreme unevenness
  C) balanced distribution between the northern and southern hemisphere
  D) uniform density in all hemispheres
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2000: The two most important factors influencing the evolution of a climax vegetation are? Options:
  A) soil and topography
  B) soil and time
  C) climate and time
  D) climate and topography
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  The correct answer is B .