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 231: When it is 12.00 noon on longitude 30°W local time on longitude 75°E is? Options:
  A) 5.00a.m
  B) 7.00a.m
  C) 3.00p.m
  D) 5.00p.m
  E) 7.00p.m
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 232: The direction of flow of ocean currents is determined mainly by the? Options:
  A) prevailing winds and the rotation of the earth
  B) salinity of the ocean and the amount of freshwater inflow
  C) rotation of the earth and land and sea breezes
  D) shape of the continental and the temperature of the continental interior
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 233:

  Dairying is an agricultural practices that is most prevalent

  Options:
  A) in lowlands and river valleys
  B) in extensive and undulating regions
  C) in hot and humid regions
  D) around large cities in industrial societies
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 234: Which of the following economic activities involves the use of machinery, much land, but few people? Options:
  A) Commercial grain agriculture
  B) Commercial dairy agricuture
  C) Commercial gardening
  D) Nomadic herding
  E) Livestock ranching
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 235:

  All except one are functions of a village

  Options:
  A) Lumbering function
  B) Small-scale shopping
  C) Mining function
  D) Religious function
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 236:

  One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?

  Options:
  A) Poor technological know-how
  B) Adequacy of capital
  C) Unreliability
  D) Fear of competition with established energy sources
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 237: Planetary winds are deflected on crossing the Equator due mainly to the effects of? Options:
  A) Coriolis force
  B) Ferrel's law
  C) the jet stream
  D) gravitational force
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 238:

  

  The above graphs describe the climate of

  Options:
  A) Kano
  B) Bulawayo
  C) London
  D) Moscow
  E) Bombay
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 239: In which of the following regions is the high population density due to heavy concentration of manufacturing industries? Options:
  A) The Ganges Valley
  B) The Nile Valley
  C) The Rhur Valley
  D) The Yantese Valley
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 240:

  

  What is the most likely cause for the paucity of surface streams on the eastern half of the area?

  Options:
  A) No rainfall
  B) Rugged topography
  C) Flat terrain
  D) Poor vegetation
  E) Nature of the rocks
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  The correct answer is B .