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 21: The ocean current that affects the climate of the Atlantic coast from South Africa to Southern Angola is the? Options:
  A) Mozambique
  B) Benguela
  C) Canary
  D) South Equatorial
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 22: Which of the following combinations of factors BEST explains the absence of major ocean fishing ground around tropical Africa? Options:
  A) Hot climate and warm ocean currents
  B) Narrow comtinental shelf and unindented coastline
  C) Upwelling of deep sea water and poor plankton supply
  D) Warm seas and pollution of sea water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 23: Tin-mining activities in Nigeria are the main causes of environmental degradation on the? Options:
  A) Western Highlands
  B) Eastern Highlands
  C) Jos Plateau
  D) Obudu Plateau
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 24:

  Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?

  Options:
  A) Revolution causes day and night while rotation causes season
  B) Rotation causes variation in the lengths of day and night while revolution causes rising and falling of tides
  C) A complete revolution takes 24 hours while rotation makes a year
  D) The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 25: The main problem faced by export crop producers in developing countries is? Options:
  A) pests and diseases
  B) widely fluctuating prices
  C) high cost of inputs
  D) lack of capital
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 26: On September 23 each year, the earth experiences the? Options:
  A) summer solstice
  B) autumnal equinox
  C) winter solstice
  D) vernal equinox
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 27:

  

  The part labelled X in the soil profile above is known as

  Options:
  A) top soil
  B) sub soil
  C) parent materials
  D) bedrock
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 28: Hydraulic action and abrasion are associated with Options:
  A) Aeolian erosion
  B) Fluvial erosion
  C) Karst erosion
  D) Glacial erosion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 29:

  A radio message sent from a location on longitude 15°W at 7.00 a.m is received at another location at 2.00 p.m on the same day. What is the longitudinal position of the other location?

  Options:
  A) 105°E
  B) 105°W
  C) 90°E
  D) 90°W
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 30: The greatest industries areas of the world are? Options:
  A) Africa and the Caribbean
  B) the Ruhr industrial region and South Africa
  C) Western Europe and the United States of America
  D) Japan and Australia
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  The correct answer is C .