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 1211: The ridge in the area is composed of chalk. Suggest a meaningful name for the farms on both sides of the ridge? Options:
  A) Hilltop farms
  B) Springline farms
  C) Valley farms
  D) Watershed farms
  E) Windgap farms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1212: An important characteristics of the B-horizon in tropical ferruginous soils is the? Options:
  A) eluviation of oxides
  B) concentration of organic matter
  C) accumulation of oxides
  D) predominance of parent material
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1213: The area around the earth where life activities go on is referred to as ------- Options:
  A) biosphere
  B) lithosphere
  C) habitat
  D) ecosystem
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1214:

  A settlement located where two rivers meet is called a

  Options:
  A) nucleated settlement
  B) confluence town
  C) linear settlement
  D) nodal town
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1215: The primary importance of nitrogen-fixing organisms in the ecosystem is that they? Options:
  A) increase atmospheric nitrogen
  B) enrich the soil
  C) prevent soil erosion
  D) degrade the soil
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1216: Which of the following is a correct pair? Options:
  A) Glacier/Erratic boulder
  B) Desert/Cavern
  C) Limestone/Pass
  D) Mountain/Stalagmite
  E) River/Cut-off
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1217: Conakry is the capital of Options:
  A) Algiers
  B) Guinea
  C) Antananarivo
  D) johannesburg
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1218:

  Which statement is not true of the middle belt in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) The soil is not productive
  B) mineral resources can be found in it
  C) the population is sparse
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1219:

  Which of the following resources is renewable?

  Options:
  A) livestock
  B) mineral
  C) forest
  D) soil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1220: Mixed farming implies Options:
  A) growing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
  B) keeping poultry and rearing pigs on one and the same farm
  C) growing grains and root crops on the same piece of land
  D) mixed cultivation of wheat, barley, and oats
  E) intercropping of yam, cassava and maize
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  The correct answer is A .