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 1521:

  The following are seaports used in the North Atlantic sea route except?

  Options:
  A) Lagos-Antwerp
  B) Lagos-Montreal
  C) Lagos-Southampton
  D) Lagos-Rotterdam
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1522: One distinguishing characteristics of ferruginous soils is the? Options:
  A) occurence of iron concreation in the B horizon
  B) predominance of clay in the A horizon
  C) well-developed A and B horizons
  D) high content of organic matter in all the horizons
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1523: They are very expensive to construct, they are not flexible spillage can occur in cause of damage. These are the demerits of what type of transport? Options:
  A) Pipelines
  B) Transmission lines
  C) Roads
  D) Rope ways
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1524: -------- refers to water bodies like rivers, and lakes Options:
  A) canal
  B) ditch
  C) Drainage
  D) ocean
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1525: very large in area but very low in population;which of the following countries fits this description best? Options:
  A) Lesotho
  B) Tunisia
  C) Nigeria
  D) Zaire
  E) Burundi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1526: What is the birth rate of a country with a total population of 150,000,000 and registered births of 3,000,000 in a given year? Options:
  A) 1%
  B) 2%
  C) 3%
  D) 4%
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1527:

  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 1528: Unemployment and underemployment are at high levels in West Africa cities because? Options:
  A) the people in these cities are lazy
  B) there is a large youthful population
  C) many of the city-dwellers are skilled
  D) industrialization is at a slow pace
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1529: The Inter-tropical Discontinuity is the meeting zone of two air masses. These are the? Options:
  A) Tropical Maritime and tropical Continental
  B) Tropical Maritime and the Polar Continental
  C) Tropical Continental and the Polar Martime
  D) Tropical Maritime and Polar Maritime
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1530:

  A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement because?

  Options:
  A) it contains more buildings and more people
  B) its buildings are clustered together
  C) it often occurs in a densely populated area
  D) it usually occurs at the meeting point of transportation networks
  E) it is often found near rivers
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  The correct answer is B .