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 1511: Petroleum is usually abundant in? Options:
  A) anticlinal structures of sedimentary rocks
  B) intrusive igenous rocks
  C) synclinal structures of sedimentary rocks
  D) anticlinal structures associated with igenous rocks
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1512: The movement of people from a village to a farm settlement may be described as? Options:
  A) urban - rural migration
  B) rural-urban migration
  C) rural - rural migration
  D) urban-urban migration
  E) suburban - rural migration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1513: One of the problems of soil management in a humid areas is? Options:
  A) leaching of minerals
  B) waterlogging
  C) lack of oxygen in the soil
  D) alkalinity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1514: Which of the following is most influential in the location of textile and footwear industries? Options:
  A) Low interest rate
  B) Raw materials
  C) Abundant cheap labour
  D) Energy supply
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1515:

  Use the map below to answer the question. The most important minerals found in the area marked X are

  Options:
  A) Lead and Zinc
  B) Tin and columbite
  C) Galena and Tantalite
  D) Iron ore and thorium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1516:

  In which of the following countries is cotton growing under irrigation the mainstay of the agricultural economy?

  Options:
  A) Zimbabwe
  B) Sudan
  C) Mali
  D) Ghana
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1517: An effect of global warming is? Options:
  A) rise in the volume of ocean waters
  B) increase in atmosphere pressure
  C) reduction in green house emission
  D) increase in cyclonic activities
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1518: The western side of Southern Africa is dry because? Options:
  A) it enjoys tropical climate
  B) of the absence of mountains
  C) the main wind blows offshore
  D) it has a Mediterranean type of climate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1519: A major world population problem is that countries which have very large populations and very high population growth rates are generally those which? Options:
  A) posses very limited natural resources
  B) suffer serious industrial population
  C) are located in climatically marginal areas
  D) are least able to provide for the population
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1520:

  A desert country which has a high population density supported by irrigation is___________

  Options:
  A) Niger
  B) Egypt
  C) Sudan
  D) Kuwait
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  The correct answer is B .