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 861: which of the following countries have few resources and yet has develop industries tremendously? Options:
  A) United kingdom
  B) Italy
  C) France
  D) Norway
  E) Switzaland
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 862:

  

  The diagram showing proportion are

  Options:
  A) P and Q
  B) P and S
  C) Q and S
  D) P, Q and S
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 863: The Mediterranean fruits are exported mainly to Western Europe rather than Africa because? Options:
  A) Africa produces more fruits than the Mediterranean region
  B) Europe is closer to the Mediterranean than most parts of Africa
  C) transport facilities between Africa and Western Europe are better
  D) there is higher demand for fruit in Western than in Africa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 864: Which of the following scales would allow the greatest amount of detail on a map? Options:
  A) 1: 20
  B) 1: 50
  C) 1: 500
  D) 1: 2,500
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 865:

  If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm?

  Options:
  A) 5km
  B) 2.5km
  C) 10km
  D) 20km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 866: Textile industries in Nigeria are characterized by the following features except one? Options:
  A) full automation
  B) import substitution
  C) labour intensive
  D) market oriented
  E) raw material oriented
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 867: Which of the following best describes the relief of West Africa? Options:
  A) Swamps and lowlands
  B) hills and mountains
  C) scarp slopes and dip slopes
  D) plains and plateau
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 868:

  What is the longitude of a town Y whose local time is 12:00 noon when Greenwich mean time is 6:00pm

  Options:
  A) 90${}^o$ W
  B) 180${}^o$ E
  C) 150${}^o$ W
  D) 80${}^o$ E
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 869: If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale of the map? Options:
  A) 1:250,000
  B) 1:25,000
  C) 1:200,000
  D) 1:100,000
  E) 1:125,000
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 870: The captain of a ship in the mid sea observed that it was local noon as he was listening to 08.00 hrs BBC world news. On which longitude was his ship? Options:
  A) 60°E
  B) 60°W
  C) 120°E
  D) 120°W
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  The correct answer is A .