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 1011:

  In developed countries, a greater percentage of the working population are engaged in?

  Options:
  A) tertiary activity only
  B) primary and tertiary activities
  C) secondary and tertiary activities
  D) primary and secondary activities
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1012:

  The catalyst in the economic development of Japan is its

  Options:
  A) extensive coastlines conductive to shipping
  B) fertile soils suitable for agriculture
  C) abundant mineral deposits
  D) large pool of skilled manpower
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1013:

  

  The feature marked J is a

  Options:
  A) Valley
  B) Pass
  C) Col
  D) Shoulder
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1014:

  

  The perimeter of Lake Ehoma is approximately

  Options:
  A) 15.0km
  B) 12.5km
  C) 10.0km
  D) 5.0km
  E) 7.5km
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1015: On September 23 each year, the earth experiences the? Options:
  A) summer solstice
  B) autumnal equinox
  C) winter solstice
  D) vernal equinox
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1016: -------------is the longest river in West Africa Options:
  A) river Benue
  B) river Niger
  C) river Volta
  D) river Senegal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1017: An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is? Options:
  A) a ranging pole
  B) an optical square
  C) a measuring rod
  D) Abney level
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1018:

  

  The annual range of temperature for the town is

  Options:
  A) 7^oC
  B) 17^oC
  C) 23^oC
  D) 30^oC
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1019: An Africa country seeking to reduce unemployment through industrialization will most likely encourage? Options:
  A) capital - intensive industries
  B) technology - intensive industries
  C) small- scale industries
  D) labour - intensive industries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1020:

  ________is the failure of the end point of a closed traverse to fall exactly on the point of origin of the transverse

  Options:
  A) Error of compass
  B) Traverse error
  C) Error of closure
  D) Field error
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  The correct answer is C .