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:

  A line joining all points of equal salinity is an

  Options:
  A) isoplech
  B) isopach
  C) isoba
  D) isohaline
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 862:

  In a combined maximum and minimum thermometer, the difference between the hottest and coldest daily temperature for that day gives the?

  Options:
  A) Diurnal range of temperature
  B) Mean daily temperature
  C) Minimum daily temperature
  D) Maximum daily temperature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 863: Kano is a major population centre in Nigeria because of its? Options:
  A) early religious and economic significance
  B) conducive climate for groundnut production
  C) large population of Hausa-speaking indigenes
  D) early industries development
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 864: A type of landform that is associated with large scale orogeny is a? Options:
  A) block mountain
  B) volcanic mountain
  C) fold mountain
  D) residual mountain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 865: The most important impact of migration on population is? Options:
  A) redistribution of the population
  B) even distribution of the population
  C) environmental distribution of the pollution
  D) environmental pollution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 866:

  

  The true bearing of the trigonometrical station 54.0m from the peak of Bedi Hill is

  Options:
  A) 127°
  B) 200°
  C) 233°
  D) 266°
  E) 319°
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 867: A city may be differentiated from a rural settlement by considering its Options:
  A) population size and age structure
  B) skilled and unskilled manpower
  C) population and functions
  D) road network and industrial estates
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 868:

  

  The highest elevation above sea level is found on Juju Hill and is approximately

  Options:
  A) 1965m
  B) 1985m
  C) 2005m
  D) 2025m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 869: In Nigeria, geographical location poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the Options:
  A) Eastern scarplands
  B) Eastern highlands
  C) Western highlands
  D) Niger-Benue Trough
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 870:

  

  The area shaded receives little rainfall because

  Options:
  A) the coastal strip is narrow
  B) the area offshore is washed by a cool current
  C) it lies on the windward side of the Andes
  D) the area off-shore is washed by a warm current
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  The correct answer is B .