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 2001: Soil texture is determined primarily by? Options:
  A) profile horizons
  B) major components
  C) particle sizes
  D) nutrient status
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2002:

  	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
  Temp.oC	24	24	27	28	30	29	27	27	27	28	27	25
  	2	2	0	0	18	505	610	368	269	48	10	0

  The annual range of temperature is

  Options:
  A) 6^oC
  B) 7^oC
  C) 8^oC
  D) 4^oC
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2003:

  The Ruhr coalfield is located in

  Options:
  A) Canada
  B) Russia
  C) Germany
  D) USA
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2004: If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale of the map? Options:
  A) 1:250,000
  B) 1:25,000
  C) 1:200,000
  D) 1:100,000
  E) 1:125,000
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2005: The fundamental role played by the decomposers in the functioning of the ecosystem is the Options:
  A) disposal of plant and animal waste products
  B) release of energy and nutrients locked up in organic litter
  C) precipitation of organic and mineral elements from the soil
  D) cycling of water and chemical elements
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2006: Which of these is a major controlling factor of the climate of a place? Options:
  A) Temperature
  B) Rainfall
  C) Air-mass
  D) Humidity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2007:

  Which of the following is not a form of mass movement?

  Options:
  A) landslide
  B) earthquake
  C) rockslide
  D) talus creep
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2008:

  The sun is vertically overhead at the tropic of Caprison in

  Options:
  A) September 23rd
  B) March 21st
  C) June 21st
  D) December 22nd
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2009: One of the major environmental problem facing agriculture and forestry in North America, which can be attributed to modern industrial development is? Options:
  A) frost damage
  B) water pollution
  C) accellerated erosion
  D) acid rain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2010: 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 .