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 1: The existence of the Namib Desert can be partly attributed to? Options:
  A) coastal deforestation
  B) the cold Benguela Current
  C) persistent offshore winds
  D) exculsive fishing
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: One of the following is the most correct in regards to desert erosional landforms Options:
  A) Yardang
  B) Barchan
  C) Loess
  D) Self dunes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  

  The section labelled R represents

  Options:
  A) An offshore beach
  B) a continental shelf
  C) a continental slope
  D) a marine platform
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4:

  The human activity that can improve composition of the atmosphere is

  Options:
  A) Use of chemicals
  B) Land reclamation
  C) Mining and Construction works
  D) Cutting down of trees
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5:

  Fluid basic lava flow is likely to give rise to a volcanic_____________

  Options:
  A) cinder
  B) saddle reef
  C) shield
  D) gap
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: Which of these three west Africa countries have economic deposit of iron ore? Options:
  A) Nigeria, Mali and Upper Volta
  B) Niger, Mali and Mauritania
  C) Nigeria, Guinea and Sierral Leone
  D) Mali, Sengal and Sierra Leone
  E) Liberia Sierra Leone and Togo
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: Shiroro is located in Options:
  A) Cameroon
  B) Kenya
  C) Ghana
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8:

  Which of these hazards would most likely result directly from deforestation?

  Options:
  A) Water pollution
  B) Soil erosion
  C) Mass wasting
  D) Drought
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: An important mineral deposit in South Africa which has attracted a large number of white settlers is Options:
  A) iron in Durban
  B) copper in Cape Town
  C) gold in Witwatersrand
  D) aluminium in Johannesburg
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  In surveying, the prismatic compass is used to

  Options:
  A) measure accurately, height of points
  B) obtain bearings of features
  C) measure horizontal distances
  D) measure the inclination of features
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  The correct answer is B .