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 1301:

  Which of these is NOT a weathering process?

  Options:
  A) The removal of regolith under the influence of weather
  B) The alteration of calcium carbonate in rocks to calcium bicarbonate
  C) The breakdown of rocks by plant roots
  D) The formation of clay minerals from feldspars in granites
  E) The disintergration of rocks by freeze-and-thaw action
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1302: An important mineral deposit in South Africa which has attracted a large number of white settlers is Options:
  A) iron in Durban
  B) copper in Cape Town
  C) gold in Witwatersrand
  D) aluminium in Johannesburg
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1303: The liquid portion of the earth’s crust is called Options:
  A) biosphere
  B) hydrosphere
  C) mesosphere
  D) atmosphere
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1304:

  

  Which of the following statement is a correct inference from the above diagram?

  Options:
  A) Malays are a minority group
  B) Europeans are not found in Singapore
  C) The population of singapore is homogeneous
  D) Malays and Indians are mutual enemies
  E) The chinese live in better part of Singapore
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1305: Chemical weathering in tropical Africa creates domed rock outcropping called? Options:
  A) volcanic rocks
  B) escarpments
  C) scarp
  D) inselbergs
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1306: 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 1307: The location of most of the light manufacturing industries in Africa is determined primarily by the location of? Options:
  A) raw materials
  B) markets
  C) railways terminals
  D) labour
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1308:

  

  The height of the point marked X is approximately

  Options:
  A) 572m
  B) 582m
  C) 592m
  D) 562m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1309: The term 'mass movement' means the movement of? Options:
  A) weathered materials down slopes under gravitational pull
  B) debris on valleyside slopes by rainfall runoff
  C) numerous people for a common cause
  D) marine sediments along the shoreline
  E) weathered materials from cirques by a glacier
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1310:

  Which of the following is a way of controlling soil erosion?

  Options:
  A) Overgrazing
  B) Contour ploughing
  C) Deforestation
  D) Bush burning
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  The correct answer is B .