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: Which of the following trees evergreen and has small, thick, leathery and needle-shaped leaves? Options:
  A) Spruce
  B) Teak
  C) Oak
  D) Eucalyptus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 252:

  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 253:

  In which of the following rock types is petroleum mainly found?

  Options:
  A) Metamorphic
  B) Plutonic
  C) Igneous
  D) Volcanic
  E) Sedimentary
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 254:

  The broad-leafed evergreen and dense equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is called

  Options:
  A) blanos
  B) campos
  C) selvas
  D) pampas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 255: One of the following instruments is used in measuring the direction of wind Options:
  A) Cup anenometer
  B) barometer
  C) wind anenometer
  D) wind vane
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 256: The three leading manufacturing nations of the world are? Options:
  A) Japan, the U.S.A and Germany
  B) Japan, Germany and Birtain
  C) China, the U.S.A and Germany
  D) Japan, the U.S.A and Italy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 257: A mineral that is essential in cement production is? Options:
  A) talc
  B) coal
  C) gypsum
  D) quartzite
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 258:

  Migrant receiving regions tend to be characterized by?

  Options:
  A) high per capita income
  B) the predominance of females
  C) low per capita income
  D) equal sex ratio
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 259:

  Study the table below, which shows the mean climatic conditions at station Y, and answer 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

  The mean annual rainfall of station Y is

  Options:
  A) 54.2 mm
  B) 175.3 mm
  C) 233.5 mm
  D) 408.8 mm
  E) 650.8 mm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 260:

  An example of a non-renewable resource is

  Options:
  A) Vegetation
  B) Soil
  C) Mineral
  D) Water
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  The correct answer is C .