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 251:

  River regime is best described as the

  Options:
  A) seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river
  B) period a river overflows its bank
  C) amount of load a river carries
  D) rate at which a river flows
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 252: The contents of a Stevenson's screen include thermometer and? Options:
  A) anemometer
  B) wind vane
  C) hygrometer
  D) rain gauge
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 253:

  

  The line marked N connects

  Options:
  A) Abidjan and Kano
  B) Freetown and Kaduna
  C) Abidjan and Kaduna
  D) Lome and Jos
  E) Monrovia and Abuja
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 254:

  

  The average gradient of the road descending the spur into Bobo town is approximately

  Options:
  A) 1:37
  B) 1:42
  C) 1:47
  D) 1:52
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 255:

  	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
  Temp.(oC)	27	28	28	28	27	26	25	26	26	26	27	28
  Rainfall (mm)	32.5	52.5	132.5	225.0	270.0	370.5	385.0	295.0	427.5	427.5	110.0	10.0

  The regime of the rainfall pattern is

  Options:
  A) seasonal rainfall with double maxima
  B) rainfall throughout the year with double maxima
  C) seasonal rainfall with single maxima
  D) rainfall throughout the year with single maxima
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 256: A city may be differentiated from a rural settlement by considering its Options:
  A) population size and age structure
  B) skilled and unskilled manpower
  C) population and functions
  D) road network and industrial estates
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 257: The world has different time zone because Options:
  A) most countries do not agree on having the same time zone
  B) it is a major way of differentiating countries from each other
  C) the sum does not shine on the earth surface at the same time
  D) the variation in weather and climate will not allow countries to have the same time zone
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 258: Which is the simplest method of rapid distance measurement in surveying? Options:
  A) Pacing
  B) Tape measurement
  C) Changing
  D) Compass measurement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 259: The veldt is a temperate grassland found in? Options:
  A) South Africa
  B) Australia
  C) South America
  D) Eurasia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 260:

  

  Given that the area shown on the map is in northern Nigeria, which of the following crop combinations would best be cultivated in the area that is liable to flooding?

  Options:
  A) Sugarcane, rice and cassava
  B) Cassava, rice and yam
  C) Sugarcane, rice and bananas
  D) Bananas, rice and cassava
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  The correct answer is C .