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 1181: The main use of Abney level in survey is to determine the Options:
  A) Angle of inclination
  B) Relative location
  C) Area coverage
  D) Spot height
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1182: The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river''s channel by the load carried by a river is called Options:
  A) hydraulic action
  B) corrosion
  C) corrasion
  D) attrition
  E) transportation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1183:

  Sparse population in the middle belt of Nigeria can not be attributed to

  Options:
  A) Absence of major industries
  B) Absence of major minerals
  C) Poor soil
  D) Slave trade
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1184: Chemical weathering is both rapid and intense in the humid tropics because of? Options:
  A) low annual range of temperature
  B) high rainfall and temperature
  C) the presence of easily weathered rocks
  D) a large volumes of run-off
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1185:

  How long does it take the mercury to make a complete revolution?

  Options:
  A) 62 days
  B) 225 days
  C) 365 days
  D) 88 days
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1186: Which of the following groups of environmental problems is commonly associated with mining activities? Options:
  A) Air pollution, floods and sandstorms
  B) Deforestation, soil dessicated and heat wave
  C) Oil-spillage, drought and land susidence
  D) Soil ersion, sedimentation and land dereliction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1187: A map drawn to a scale of 1:180 000 is reduced three times. What is the scale of the new map? Options:
  A) 1:60 000
  B) 1:90 000
  C) 1:360 000
  D) 1:540 000
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1188: The greatest benefit of mixed farming is that? Options:
  A) it is very cheap to practice
  B) the animals produce the manure for crop production
  C) it combines the advantage of crop and animal husbandry
  D) the animals feed from crop farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1189:

  The Sudd region has been highly valued for its

  Options:
  A) large scale irrigation
  B) mineral deposits
  C) fishing industry
  D) biodiversity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1190:

  The following are volcanic mountains except

  Options:
  A) Cotopaxi of Ecuador
  B) Midcrop of Sumatra
  C) Fuji of Japan
  D) Monadnock of USA
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  The correct answer is D .