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 1451: Settlements that develop along communication routes are likely to be? Options:
  A) oval
  B) linear
  C) ncleated
  D) dispersed
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1452: Which of the following is a type of iron ore? Options:
  A) Columbite
  B) Limonite
  C) Anthracite
  D) Lignite
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1453: High density rural-agricultural population is a common feature of? Options:
  A) Java, Western Europe and the Nile valley
  B) Java, the Ganges valley and the valley lowland of China
  C) the Ganges valley, the Rhur District and Central Europe
  D) the valley lowland of China, Java and the tokoyo- Yokohama region
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1454:

  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 .
• Question 1455: One major feature of manufacturing in West Africa is that the industries Options:
  A) are evenly spread over major towns
  B) produce mainly for domestic market
  C) are capital intensive
  D) have wide markets for their products
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1456:

  The difference in time between two longitudes is approximately

  Options:
  A) 15 hours
  B) 4 hours
  C) 40 minutes
  D) 4 minutes
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1457: Lakes formed as a result of landslides, screes or avalanches are known as Options:
  A) man-made lakes
  B) barrier lakes
  C) caldera lakes
  D) rock-hollow lakes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1458:

  The type of energy that is most environmentally friendly is

  Options:
  A) Thermal
  B) Nuclear
  C) hydro electric
  D) solar
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1459:

  

  Production of diamond in thousand of carats. In the pie chart,Zaire accounts for about

  Options:
  A) 105^o
  B) 107^o
  C) 108^o
  D) 111^o
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1460: The main commodities shipped on the trans-Pacific Sea route include? Options:
  A) wheat and iron ore
  B) manufactured goods and crude oil
  C) crude oil and coal
  D) wheat and manufactured goods
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  The correct answer is D .