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 2101: The two areas of the world where cool ocean currents have contributed to the development of deserts along the coastal fringes are? Options:
  A) Namibia and Bangladesh
  B) Somalia and Western Australia
  C) California and Ghana
  D) Morocco and Peru
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2102:

  If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm?

  Options:
  A) 5km
  B) 2.5km
  C) 10km
  D) 20km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2103: Trade in ivory has declined in recent years because of? Options:
  A) stringent international control
  B) marked decrease in world demand
  C) the development of synthetic substitutes
  D) marked decrease in population of elephants
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2104:

  Study the table below, which shows the mean climatic conditions at station Y an d answer the question below

  	J	F	M	J	J	J	A	S	S	O	N	D
  *T (oC)	22.1	24.1	27.5	30.9	31.5	30.0	27.3	25.8	26.7	27.7	25.2	22.7
  *R(mm)	0	0	0.3	7.6	40.6	68.6	175.3	233.5	104.1	20.8	0	0

  ^*T = Temperature

  ^*R = Rainfall

  Station Y is located in the northern Hemisphere because the

  Options:
  A) The rainfall pattern is seasonal
  B) temperature of the warmest month is 31.5^oC
  C) highest rainfall is in August
  D) coolest period is from November to February
  E) annual range of temperature is 9.4^oC
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2105:

  The soil gains nitrogen through one of the following except

  Options:
  A) Denitrification
  B) Application of organic manure
  C) Electrical discharge
  D) Symbiotic nitrogen fixation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2106: One of the following countries produces more rice than the others.which is it? Options:
  A) China
  B) Ivory Coast
  C) Japan
  D) Thailand
  E) Sierra Leone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2107: Two types of landscapes associated with highland areas in Nigeria are? Options:
  A) inselberg and volcanic landscapes
  B) inselberg and deltaic landscape
  C) volcanic and alluvial landscapes
  D) lateritic and deltaic lanscapes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2108: Which of the following factors best explains the generally low insolation in the high latitudes Options:
  A) continentality
  B) longitudinal position
  C) angle of inclination
  D) altitude
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2109:

  

  The area likely to experience seasonal flooding lies

  Options:
  A) above a 120-metre contour
  B) between 105 and 120-metre contours
  C) between 105 and 135-metre contours
  D) below a 105-metre contour
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2110: A line on a map or chat connecting areas of equal rainfall is called Options:
  A) isotherm
  B) isobar
  C) isohyet
  D) isopach
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  The correct answer is D .