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 81: Which of the following economic activities involves the use of machinery, much land, but few people? Options:
  A) Commercial grain agriculture
  B) Commercial dairy agricuture
  C) Commercial gardening
  D) Nomadic herding
  E) Livestock ranching
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 82: Johannesburg, Jos and Galhivare are similar in that they all Options:
  A) act as nodal towns
  B) have population of over a million
  C) grew because of the presence of minerals
  D) act as commercial centres
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 83: which of these sea routes carries the heaviest traffic? Options:
  A) the North Atlantic routes between europe and North America
  B) the Suez Canal route between Europe and Asia
  C) the Cape route between Europe and ASIA
  D) the Panama Canal route between Europe and ASIA
  E) the Atlantic route between North America and West Africa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 84:

  

  An alternative graphic method that can be used to depict the same information is the

  Options:
  A) dot map
  B) proportional circle
  C) divided rectangle
  D) choropeth
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 85:

  

  The temperature in the month of December at station Y is

  Options:
  A) 4^oC
  B) -4^oC
  C) 24^oC
  D) 32^oC
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 86:

  

  The shaded areas labelled X on the map indicate the probable areas of the occurrence of

  Options:
  A) Phosphate
  B) Natural gas
  C) Marble
  D) Lignite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 87: Which of the following sets of major hydro-electric power projects are located in Africa? Options:
  A) Boulder, Kariba, Kainji
  B) Owen Falls, Caborra Bassa, Aswan
  C) Akosombo, Cunene, Itaipu
  D) Kainji, Sukhovo Aswan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 88:

  The most densely populated city which is also the capital of a country in Africa is

  Options:
  A) Abuja
  B) Dakar
  C) Cairo
  D) Cape Town
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 89: If the standard time is of a country is GMT + 1hr, which longitude's local time is adopted by the country? Options:
  A) 60°W
  B) 60°E
  C) 16°W
  D) 15°E
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 90:

  What is the temperature around an aeroplane flying at an altitude of 4000metres if the temperature on the earth's surface is º$40ºC$?

  Options:
  A) ${14}^{\circ }C$
  B) ${66}^{\circ }C$
  C) ${26}^{\circ }C$
  D) ${12}^{\circ }C$
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  The correct answer is A .