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 491: The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river''s channel by the load carried by a river is called Options:
  A) hydraulic action
  B) corrosion
  C) corrasion
  D) attrition
  E) transportation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 492: Rocks can be classified into three major groups according to their? Options:
  A) age and appearance
  B) origin and appearance
  C) age and origin
  D) origin and colour
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 493:

  If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm

  Options:
  A) 10km, 40km
  B) 5km, 20km
  C) 2.5km, 10km
  D) 20km, 80km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 494: Which of the following statements is true of the Sahara Desert, the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of North America? Options:
  A) The areas inhabited by primitive hunters and traders
  B) These areas have the world's largest known deposits of crude oil
  C) population is found in isolated oases and along the river valley's
  D) The enviroment is very harsh for both man and animal
  E) The inhabitants belong to the oldest races in the world
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 495:
  

  The modal temperature for the town is

  Options:
  A) 23^oC
  B) 25^oC
  C) 29^oC
  D) 30^oC
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 496: In which of the following is a steel rolling mill located? Options:
  A) Bauchi
  B) Eungu
  C) Jos
  D) Aladja
  E) Minna
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 497:

  

  Name the feature shown in the diagram above

  Options:
  A) Grag and tail
  B) Seif dune
  C) Nunatak
  D) Inselberg
  E) Crescent dune
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 498:

  Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days and longer nights when the sun is overhead on the

  Options:
  A) Equator
  B) Artic Circle
  C) Tropic of Cancer
  D) Tropic of Capricorn
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 499: An industry is optimally located where? Options:
  A) profit is minimized
  B) cost is maximized
  C) revenue is maximized
  D) profit is maximized
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 500:

  In the desert region the most prominent agent of erosion is

  Options:
  A) Thunder storms
  B) Rain fall
  C) Rivers
  D) Wind
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  The correct answer is D .