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 1421: The proportion of the earth's surface occupied by oceans is approximately? Options:
  A) 87%
  B) 67%
  C) 97%
  D) 77%
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1422: 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 1423: The three leading manufacturing countries of the world are? Options:
  A) Japan, Italy and Portugal
  B) U.S.A, Britain and Tawian
  C) U.S.A, Germany and Japan
  D) China, Brazil and Spain
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1424: The massive removal of trees and forest cover without replacement is referred to as? Options:
  A) afforestation
  B) deforestation
  C) bush clearing
  D) bush burning
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1425:

  Urban and Rural Settlements are differentiated by their

  Options:
  A) population
  B) population and function
  C) function only
  D) function and location
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1426:

  Study the map and answer the question. Given that the area show on the map is in Northern Nigeria, which of the following crop combinations would best be cultivated in the area that is liable to flooding

  Options:
  A) Banana, rice and cassava
  B) Cassava, rice and yam
  C) Sugar-cane, rice and cassava
  D) Sugar-cane, rice and bananas
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1427: Coastal deserts are likely to occur in areas where onshore winds which are? Options:
  A) cold blow over cold ocean currents
  B) warm blow over warm ocean currents
  C) cold blow over warm ocean currents
  D) warm blow over cold ocean currents
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1428: Soil texture is determined primarily by? Options:
  A) profile horizons
  B) major components
  C) particle sizes
  D) nutrient status
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1429: 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 1430: High clouds is made up of Options:
  A) stratus
  B) cirrus
  C) altostratus
  D) alto cummullus
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  The correct answer is B .