JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

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All topics Agriculture, industry and trade · 42 Environmental resources and hazards · 33 Geography of Nigeria · 42 Landforms, weathering and erosion · 52 Latitude, longitude and time · 36 Map reading: scale, direction and distance · 49 Population · 37 Relief, contours and gradient · 35 Rocks and minerals · 36 Settlement · 33 The earth in the solar system · 36 Transport and communication networks · 29 Vegetation and soils · 36 Weather and climate · 51 West Africa and ECOWAS · 33 World regional geography · 34

Question 401· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
Aphelion is the point in the earth's orbit
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Answer: A. farthest from the sun
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Question 402· The earth in the solar system· WAEC
The changing of seasons is caused mainly by the
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Answer: D. revolution of the Earth with its axis tilted
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Question 403· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
The largest planet in the solar system is
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Answer: B. Jupiter
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Question 404· The earth in the solar system· WAEC
An eclipse of the Sun occurs when the
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Answer: A. Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
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Question 405· The earth in the solar system· WAEC
The planet known as the 'red planet' is
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Answer: A. Mars
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Question 406· The earth in the solar system· WAEC
The earth's shape is best described as
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Answer: A. an oblate spheroid
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Question 407· The earth in the solar system· WAEC
Which planet is known for its prominent system of rings?
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Answer: C. Saturn
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Question 408· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
The SIAL layer of the earth's crust is made mainly of
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Answer: A. silica and aluminium
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Question 409· The earth in the solar system· WAEC
One effect of the earth's rotation is
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Answer: A. day and night
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Question 410· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
The time taken by the earth to revolve round the sun is about
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Answer: A. 365¼ days
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Question 411· The earth in the solar system· WAEC
The Earth rotates on its axis once in about
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Answer: A. 24 hours
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Question 412· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
A solar eclipse occurs when the
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Answer: B. moon passes between the sun and the earth
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Question 413· The earth in the solar system· WAEC
At the equinoxes, the overhead Sun is at the
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Answer: C. Equator
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Question 414· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
The innermost layer of the earth is the
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Answer: A. core
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Question 415· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
The point in the earth's orbit nearest to the sun is called
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Answer: B. perihelion
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Question 416· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
The inclination of the earth's axis is about
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Answer: D. 23½° from the perpendicular to its orbit
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Question 417· The earth in the solar system· WAEC
On 21 June, the midday sun is overhead at the
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Answer: D. Tropic of Cancer
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Question 418· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
Day and night are caused by the
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Answer: D. rotation of the earth on its axis
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Question 419· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
The equinoxes, when day and night are about equal all over the world, occur on about
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Answer: A. 21 March and 23 September
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Question 420· The earth in the solar system· JAMB
The earth takes about how long to rotate once on its axis?
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Answer: B. 24 hours
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JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

Aphelion is the point in the earth's orbit

The changing of seasons is caused mainly by the

The largest planet in the solar system is

An eclipse of the Sun occurs when the

The planet known as the 'red planet' is

The earth's shape is best described as

Which planet is known for its prominent system of rings?

The SIAL layer of the earth's crust is made mainly of

One effect of the earth's rotation is

The time taken by the earth to revolve round the sun is about

The Earth rotates on its axis once in about

A solar eclipse occurs when the

At the equinoxes, the overhead Sun is at the

The innermost layer of the earth is the

The point in the earth's orbit nearest to the sun is called

The inclination of the earth's axis is about

On 21 June, the midday sun is overhead at the

Day and night are caused by the

The equinoxes, when day and night are about equal all over the world, occur on about

The earth takes about how long to rotate once on its axis?