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 1531:

  

  All the settlements are located

  Options:
  A) on top of hills
  B) away from the floodplains
  C) on steep slopes
  D) on the floodplains
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1532:

  The instrument used in measuring the intensity of an earthquake is known as?

  Options:
  A) Earthometer
  B) Ritcher's Scale
  C) Seismograph
  D) Shock Wave
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1533: Which of the following trees is most suitable for pulp and paper production? Options:
  A) Obeche
  B) Ebony
  C) Spruce
  D) Mahogany
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1534: High tides are produced when the? Options:
  A) moon is perpendicular to the earth's axis
  B) earth completes a revolution round the sun
  C) earth, the moon and the sun are on a straight line
  D) sea level rises because of the earth's rotation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1535:

  The system of agriculture referred to as "Land rotation" is

  Options:
  A) Bush fallow
  B) Crop rotation
  C) Mixed farming
  D) Shifting cultivation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1536: Which of the following is mainly associated with tourism? Options:
  A) Rural settlement
  B) Commercial settlement
  C) Holiday resort
  D) Confluence town
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1537:

  

  The feature shown are

  Options:
  A) rock boulders
  B) disintegrated blocks
  C) exfoliation domes
  D) rounded boulders
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1538:

  One of the following is associated with wind deflation in arid region_________

  Options:
  A) Barchan
  B) Yardang
  C) Rock pedestals
  D) Oasis
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1539:

  

  The feature running across the middle of the mapped area from N.W to S.E, on which most of the settlements are located, is a (an)

  Options:
  A) ridge
  B) hill
  C) escarpment
  D) knoll
  E) cuesta
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1540:

  Sparse population in the middle belt of Nigeria can not be attributed to

  Options:
  A) Absence of major industries
  B) Absence of major minerals
  C) Poor soil
  D) Slave trade
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  The correct answer is B .