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 1091: If the distance between two points on a map with a scale 1:50 000 is 35mm, what is the distance between them on the ground? Options:
  A) 1.50km
  B) 1.55km
  C) 1.75km
  D) 1.85km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1092: Manufacturing industries contribute to national development by? Options:
  A) adding value to local products
  B) attracting foreign migrants
  C) producing a variety of goods
  D) building industrial estates
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1093: The massive removal of trees and forest cover without replacement is referred to as? Options:
  A) afforestation
  B) deforestation
  C) bush clearing
  D) bush burning
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1094:

  The birth rate of a country can be increased through the following except

  Options:
  A) Encouragement of early marriages
  B) Inadequate health services
  C) Encouragement of polygamy
  D) Legislation against abortion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1095:

  

  Using the diagram above, calculate the percentage of the world's millet output produced in Africa.

  Options:
  A) 20
  B) 22
  C) 24
  D) 26
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1096:

  

  The streams flowing from the eastern part of the area do not appear to reach the Cross River probably because they

  Options:
  A) Are remnants of streams captured by the Cross River
  B) Disappear underground into the underlying limestone rocks
  C) Flow into Ehoma and other lakes
  D) Disappear into swamps
  E) Are streams issuing out of the swamps and flowing eastwards
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1097:

  

  Use the map to answer the following question

  The area marked O is a

  Options:
  A) Iron mining area
  B) Salt spring
  C) Coal mining area
  D) Lime stone area
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1098: The intra-city movement of passengers in most Nigerian towns is largely by? Options:
  A) rail
  B) service buses
  C) taxis
  D) motorcycles
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1099:

  

  The major constraint to road development in the area is the

  Options:
  A) Vegetation cover
  B) Drainage
  C) Settlement pattern
  D) Terrain
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1100: The three leading manufacturing countries of the world are? Options:
  A) Japan, USA and Italy
  B) USA, Britain and Hong Kong
  C) Japan, Western Germany and Britain
  D) China, Japan and Brazil
  E) Japan, USA and Western Germany
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  The correct answer is E .