The Earth as a Planet — JAMB Geography Past Questions

The Earth as a Planet is one topic inside the JAMB Geography syllabus, and drilling it on its own is usually faster than revising the whole subject again. Below: which JAMB years have examined it, then real The Earth as a Planet questions with worked answers.

When JAMB examined The Earth as a Planet

The Earth as a Planet questions appear in our bank for the JAMB years below. This is taken from the questions themselves, not from a syllabus outline — so if a year is listed, this topic was genuinely examined that year.

A topic that keeps reappearing is a topic JAMB keeps testing. Newer years matter most, because question style drifts.

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Real Geography questions tagged to The Earth as a Planet. The first is worked through completely so you can see how our explanations read — the rest you can attempt now and check inside the app.

Geography · The Earth as a Planet Sample 1 of 3

The rotation of the earth on its axis

  • A Causes the varying lengths of day and night
  • B Is responsible for the change of the seasons
  • C Causes day and night
  • D Delimits the tropics

Answer: C

Rotation causes day and night.

Geography · The Earth as a Planet Sample 2 of 3

When it is noon at the Greenwich Meridian the time is 5:30pm on longitude

  • A 75° 3'W
  • B 82° 30'W
  • C 82° 30'E
  • D 75° 30'E

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Geography · The Earth as a Planet Sample 3 of 3

According to distance from the sun, which is the sixth planet?

  • A Saturn
  • B Uranus
  • C Neptune
  • D Jupiter

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The Earth as a Planet in JAMB Geography: common questions

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Is The Earth as a Planet really examined?

Yes. The Earth as a Planet appears in our bank across 7 JAMB years, taken from the questions themselves rather than a syllabus outline.

Can I practise The Earth as a Planet on its own?

Yes. JambUp lets you filter Geography questions to a single topic, so you can drill The Earth as a Planet until it stops costing you marks, then move on to the next weak area.