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 1311: The length between two points on a topographical map is 5m. What is the actual distance between them if the scale of the map is 1:50000? Options:
  A) 2.5 km
  B) 3.0 km
  C) 3.5
  D) 5.0
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1312: Which of the following rivers does NOT drain into the Atlantic Ocean? Options:
  A) The Nile
  B) The Orange
  C) The Volta
  D) The Congo
  E) The Amazon
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1313:

  

  In the country marked H the three leading products in order of importance are

  Options:
  A) Fish, crops and livestock
  B) Livestock, fish and crops
  C) Crops, livestock and fish
  D) Crops, fish and livestock
  E) Livestock, crops and fish
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1314: Developing countries mostly engage in primary economic activities because of? Options:
  A) underdevelopment
  B) interdependence
  C) overdependency
  D) colonization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1315: Which of the following best explains the growth of Lagos? i. Infrastructural facilities. ii. Early contact with the outside world. iii. Being the former seat of the government. iv. Extensive land for development. Options:
  A) i and ii
  B) i and iv
  C) i, ii and iii
  D) ii, iii and iv
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1316:
  

  The average gradient the slope marked L-K is approximately

  Options:
  A) 1:15
  B) 1:17
  C) 1:19
  D) 1:21
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1317: Huge masses of coarse-grained igneous rock solidifying in depth in the crust are best described as? Options:
  A) plutonic rocks
  B) volcanic rocks
  C) metamorphic rocks
  D) sedimentary rocks
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1318: One of the objectives of the ECOWAS 'free movement' agreement is to allow a citizen of one country to? Options:
  A) work in another country without obtaining a passport
  B) visit another country without for short period without obtaining a visa
  C) visit another country for a short period without a valid passport
  D) stay in another country for a long period without a visa
  E) work in another country for a short period without a work-permit
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1319: The process whereby a manufacturing enterprise produces goods which form raw materials for other manufacturing enterprises is referred to as? Options:
  A) value added
  B) sub-contracting
  C) forward linkage
  D) backward linkage
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1320:

  

  The elevated feature that runs westwards from the cape near Mito to the western edge of the map is

  Options:
  A) a hill
  B) a spur
  C) a ridge
  D) a cuesta
  E) a peninsula
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  The correct answer is C .