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:

  

  Name the feature crossed by the footpath between points Y and Z

  Options:
  A) Spur
  B) Wind gap
  C) Gorge
  D) Dry valley
  E) Ridge
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  

  The features marked PQ is a fault

  Options:
  A) line
  B) scarp
  C) slope
  D) plane
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  Which one of the following states of Nigeria is a major kola-nut producer?

  Options:
  A) Kano
  B) Borno
  C) Bendel
  D) Bauchi
  E) Benue
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: The inorganic component of an ecosystem is made up of? Options:
  A) water and microbes
  B) plants and animals
  C) minerals and litter
  D) soil and climate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5:

  The benefits of international trade to developing nations include the following except

  Options:
  A) Encourages specialisation in production
  B) Encourages healthy competition
  C) Strains international trade relation
  D) Enables nations to move from subsistence to mechanized economy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6:

  Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air

  Options:
  A) combustion
  B) combustion
  C) putrifaction
  D) photosynthesis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7:
  

  From the diagram above the textural class that can hold the greatest amount of moisture is

  Options:
  A) Sand loam
  B) Sand
  C) Clay
  D) Clay loam
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8: The heavy dark soil associated with floodable valley-bottoms is a Options:
  A) lateritic soil
  B) ferrallitic soil
  C) podzolic soil
  D) hydromorphic soil
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: Recent growth in manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy has been mostly associated with the? Options:
  A) growth of the petroleum industry
  B) increase in communication networks
  C) increase in agricultural divesification
  D) growth of the iron and steel industry
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  

  Use the map below to answer the question that follows:

  The area marked D is

  Options:
  A) guinea savanna
  B) high forest
  C) sahel savanna
  D) sudan savanna
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  The correct answer is A .