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 broad-leafed evergreen and dense equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is called

  Options:
  A) blanos
  B) campos
  C) selvas
  D) pampas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2:

  Which of the following rocks is composed of the skeletons of microscopic sea plants and animals?

  Options:
  A) Chalk
  B) Granite
  C) Sandstone
  D) Slate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3: Nucleated groups of houses occupied largely by people engaged in primary occupation are referred to as? Options:
  A) metropolises
  B) villages
  C) farmsteads
  D) towns
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4: Huge masses of coarse-grained igneous rock solidifying in depth in the crust are best described as? Options:
  A) plutonic rocks
  B) volcanic rocks
  C) metamorphic rocks
  D) sedimentary rocks
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: Which of the following statements is true of the Sahara Desert, the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of North America? Options:
  A) The areas inhabited by primitive hunters and traders
  B) These areas have the world's largest known deposits of crude oil
  C) population is found in isolated oases and along the river valley's
  D) The enviroment is very harsh for both man and animal
  E) The inhabitants belong to the oldest races in the world
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6: The Lagos area has emerged as the most prominent destination for internal migration because it is? Options:
  A) on a high plain and highly industrialized
  B) close to the coast and densely populated
  C) highgly industrialized and highly urbanized
  D) agriculturally productive and close to the coast
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7:

  Which of the following zones is the least industrialized in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) Lokoja - Ajaokuta
  B) Lagos - Ikeja
  C) Port harcourt - Aba
  D) Abeokuta - Ibadan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  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 9:

  

  The distance by road from Zara to Lime is approximately

  Options:
  A) 4km
  B) 6km
  C) 10km
  D) 8km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10: What is the commodity associated with OPEC? Options:
  A) iron and steel
  B) mineral oil
  C) vegetable oil
  D) sugar
  E) coffee
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  The correct answer is B .