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 1441:

  Which is simplest method of rapid distance measurement in surveying?

  Options:
  A) Tape measurement
  B) Compass measurement
  C) Pacing I
  D) Chaining
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1442: The growth in population in a city is usually due to? Options:
  A) natural increase and emigration
  B) immigration and natural increase
  C) immigration and emigration
  D) high birth rate and low death rate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1443:

  

  The length of the major road in Ruwawa is approximately

  Options:
  A) 7km
  B) 9km
  C) 11km
  D) 13km
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1444:

  The system of cultivation of tropical commercial crops estates is known as____________

  Options:
  A) strip cultivation
  B) plantation agriculture
  C) mixed cropping
  D) intensive farming
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1445:

  

  What is the percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

  Options:
  A) 0.06%
  B) 0.9%
  C) 0.04%
  D) 21%
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1446:

  The birth rate of a country can be increased through the following except?

  Options:
  A) Encouragement of early marriages
  B) Encouragement of less work hours
  C) Encouragement of polygamy
  D) legislation against abortion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1447:

  

  The highest point above mean sea level in the region is just above

  Options:
  A) 100m
  B) 110m
  C) 120m
  D) 130m
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1448: Soils with well developed profiles formed mainly under the influence of the regional climate and vegetation are said to be Options:
  A) azonal
  B) zonal
  C) intrazonal
  D) colluvial
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1449:

  If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm?

  Options:
  A) 10km, 40km
  B) 5km, 20km
  C) 2.5km, 10km
  D) 20km, 80km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1450:

  

  The feature marked X in the above diagram is

  Options:
  A) Continental slope
  B) a continental shelf
  C) an ocean floor
  D) an ocean ridge
  E) a drowned island
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  The correct answer is B .