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 2041:

  

  Use the information given in the chart and answer the question. If the total population of the city is 500,000 what is the population of ward 4?

  Options:
  A) 75,000
  B) 125,000
  C) 100,000
  D) 150,000
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2042:

  The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is

  Options:
  A) sial, mantle, sima, core
  B) sima, sial, core, mantle
  C) core, mantle, sima and sial
  D) sial, sima, mantle and core
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2043: Which of the following best describes the relief of West Africa? Options:
  A) Swamps and lowlands
  B) hills and mountains
  C) scarp slopes and dip slopes
  D) plains and plateau
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2044: Because of its shape, the earth is best described as a Options:
  A) Gerald
  B) geosphere
  C) sphere
  D) circle
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2045: The major components of soils are? Options:
  A) organic matter, texture, structure and air
  B) texture, organic matter, water and air
  C) water, air,mineral and organic matter
  D) water, texture, nutrients and mineral
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2046:

  

  The streams flowing from the eastern part of the area do not appear to reach the Cross River probably because they

  Options:
  A) Are remnants of streams captured by the Cross River
  B) Disappear underground into the underlying limestone rocks
  C) Flow into Ehoma and other lakes
  D) Disappear into swamps
  E) Are streams issuing out of the swamps and flowing eastwards
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2047: What do the the cement manufacturing industry at Ukpilla, the iron and steel industry at Ajaokuta, the raffia works at Ikot Ekpene and the garri processing industry at Nekede have in common? Options:
  A) They are located near sources of raw materials
  B) They are located near their major markets
  C) All their raw materials are locally sourced
  D) They are primary activities
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2048: Which of the following rocks is composed of the skeletons of microscopic sea plants and animals? Options:
  A) sandstone
  B) slate
  C) Chalk
  D) Clay
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2049: If the temperature at sea level at the foot of Cameroon Mountain is 32°C, what is the temperature at the summit which is 4,000m above sea level given an environmental lapse rate of sea level given environmental lapse rate of 0.65°C of 100cm? Options:
  A) -2°C
  B) 4°C
  C) 6°C
  D) 8°C
  E) 10°C
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2050: Wheat has gained importance in Nigeria's agriculture as a result of the? Options:
  A) increased use of fertilizers
  B) gradual change in climate
  C) increased purchasing power of the citizens
  D) introduction of large-scale irrigation
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  The correct answer is D .