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 641: The world's leading producer of cocoa is? Options:
  A) Ecuador
  B) Ghana
  C) Brazil
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 642:

  

  The slope identified as X is

  Options:
  A) a rising limb
  B) an escarpment
  C) a fault scarp
  D) a fault-line scarp
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 643: The direct cause of waves is Options:
  A) a difference in the density of ocean water
  B) the great heat of the sun
  C) the wind
  D) difference in depth of the ocean floor
  E) change in the phase of the moon
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 644: A poor settlement on the edge of a city is known as a? Options:
  A) shanty town
  B) ghetto
  C) new town
  D) slum
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 645:

  The Obudu Plateau of the Cross River Basin is economically noted for

  Options:
  A) tea and coffee plantations
  B) cattle ranching and tourism
  C) exploitation of forest resources
  D) generation of hydroelectricity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 646: A major characteristics of the tropical continental climate is the? Options:
  A) occurrance of high diurnal temperatures throughout the year
  B) Absence of cloud cover throughout the year
  C) prevalence of high and constant temperature throughout the year
  D) occurrance of alternating wet and dry seasons throughout the year
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 647: All these are ways of representing relief on maps Options:
  A) contour
  B) form lines
  C) dot map
  D) hachures
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 648: Open cast mining often leads to the? Options:
  A) degradation of the topsoil
  B) replenishment of the soil
  C) production of fetile soils
  D) extinction of animals
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 649: Which of the following rivers is an inland drainage? Options:
  A) River Hadejia
  B) River Nile
  C) River Senegal
  D) River Volta
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 650:

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

  Station Y is located in the northern Hemisphere because the

  Options:
  A) The rainfall pattern is seasonal
  B) temperature of the warmest month is 31.5^oC
  C) highest rainfall is in August
  D) coolest period is from November to February
  E) annual range of temperature is 9.4^oC
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  The correct answer is E .