JAMB Geography practice questions
Five free Geography questions with answers and explanations. The UTME Geography paper has 40 questions. Practise the full paper in a timed CBT on your phone.
Try five Geography questions
Question 1. The line of latitude 0° is the
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B: Equator. The Equator is latitude 0°. The Prime Meridian is longitude 0°.
Question 2. Day and night are caused by the earth's
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B: rotation on its axis. The earth turns on its axis about once every 24 hours, so each place faces the sun and then turns away.
Question 3. On a map with a scale of 1:50,000, a distance of 2 cm on the map represents
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A: 1 km. 2 cm × 50,000 = 100,000 cm, which is 1 km.
Question 4. Which is the longest river in Nigeria?
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B: River Niger. The Niger is Nigeria's longest river. The Benue is its main tributary and they meet at Lokoja.
Question 5. The Harmattan in Nigeria is a
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B: dry, dusty wind from the Sahara. The Harmattan is the dry, dusty north-east trade wind that blows from the Sahara, mostly from about November to March.
What the Geography paper covers
- Practical geography: maps, scale and map reading
- Physical geography: the earth, rocks, landforms, climate
- Human and economic geography
- Regional geography of Nigeria and Africa
These are the main areas. JAMB publishes the full syllabus for each subject, so use it as your checklist.
Practise the rest in a timed CBT
Etest JAMB CBT has 5,553 past questions across 11 subjects, each with the answer and an explanation. Set the timer, take the exam, then see your score subject by subject and review every answer.
Practice is free to start. Read more on the JAMB CBT practice page or in how to choose a JAMB CBT app.
Geography questions people ask
How many questions are in the JAMB Geography paper?
40 questions.
Is Geography compulsory in JAMB?
Only if your course asks for it. Use of English is compulsory; the other three subjects depend on the course you apply for, so check its requirements in JAMB's brochure.
Are these real JAMB questions?
No. The five questions on this page were written for practice. The Etest JAMB CBT app has past questions with explanations.
Is this official JAMB material?
No. Etest JAMB CBT is an independent practice app and is not linked to JAMB.