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 1141: 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 1142: The most common type of intensive livestock breeding found around most Nigerian cities is farming? Options:
  A) dairy farming
  B) cattle ranching
  C) poultry farming
  D) fish farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1143:

  Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?

  Options:
  A) It provides water for industrial uses
  B) It provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration
  C) It provides shelter in form of timber for man
  D) It aids transportation through construction of roads and railways
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1144: A major feature of the tropical continental climates is the? Options:
  A) relatively low annual range of temperature
  B) regular and reliable rainfall
  C) excess of evaporation over rainfall
  D) excess of rainfall over evaporation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1145:
  

  Which of the following pairs best accounts for the importance of Ere? 1. Road junction. 2. Industries 3. Commerce 4. River Ere.

  Options:
  A) 1 and 3
  B) 3 and 4
  C) 1 and 4
  D) 2 and 3
  E) 2 and 4
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1146: The world has different time zone because Options:
  A) most countries do not agree on having the same time zone
  B) it is a major way of differentiating countries from each other
  C) the sum does not shine on the earth surface at the same time
  D) the variation in weather and climate will not allow countries to have the same time zone
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1147: The most critical cause of desertification in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) excessively high temperatures
  B) extremely low rainfall
  C) environment pollution
  D) excessive pressure of land use
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1148: Maintenance cost is low, more flexible than other transportation means, links many places than other means of transportation. All these are merits of Options:
  A) road transport
  B) air transport
  C) rail transport
  D) water transport
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1149: The two dams found in the Upper and Lower Nile respectively are Options:
  A) Sennar and Jebbel Aulia
  B) Gezira and Sennar
  C) Aswan and Jebel Aulia
  D) Sennar and Aswan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1150: Settlements where the people build their houses along routes are often called Options:
  A) scattered settlements
  B) rural settlements
  C) linear settlements
  D) dispersed settlements
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  The correct answer is C .