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 1461:

  Which of the following sources of power supply is renewable?

  Options:
  A) gas
  B) nuclear
  C) solar
  D) coal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1462: Wheat has gained importance in Nigeria's agriculture as a result of the? Options:
  A) increased use of fertilizers
  B) gradual change in climate
  C) increased purchasing power of the citizens
  D) introduction of large-scale irrigation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1463: Which of the following is regarded as an active factor of soil formation? Options:
  A) Time
  B) Climate
  C) Parent material
  D) Relief
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1464: Ocean currents are caused mainly by? Options:
  A) the rotation of the earth
  B) the amount of evaporation from the oceans
  C) prvailing surfaces winds
  D) the shape of the ocean
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1465:

  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 1466: The process by which population becomes largely concentrated at certain locations is called? Options:
  A) migration
  B) urbanization
  C) nucleation
  D) agglomeration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1467: A settlement that drives its domestic water from a waterfall in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) Bida
  B) Jos
  C) Erin-Ijesa
  D) Omu-Aran
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1468:

  The most common form of migration experienced in countries of Tropical Africa is

  Options:
  A) urban-rural migration
  B) rural-rural migration
  C) urban-urban migration
  D) rural-urban migration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1469: One factor which helps to account for the dryness of the Sahara desert is the Options:
  A) height of the jet stream over the area
  B) persistence of a high pressure belt over the area
  C) complete absence of vegetation over much of the area
  D) impact of oil production by the countries of that region
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1470:

  The merging together of a number of urban settlements will produce a

  Options:
  A) Suburb
  B) Nucleated settlement
  C) Linear settlement
  D) Conurbation
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  The correct answer is D .