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 1631: The rapid rate of population growth in developing countries has let to? Options:
  A) high international emigration
  B) the pressure on available resources
  C) rapid economic development
  D) over population
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1632:

  Which of the following statements is true of the North Atlantic Sea route?

  Options:
  A) It is the busiest sea route
  B) It links Nigeria with Europe
  C) Goods carried on the route include grains
  D) It links North America with Europe
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1633:

  The name given to two or more towns/cities which have grown to merge with one another is?

  Options:
  A) Hamlet
  B) Homestead
  C) Conurbation
  D) Megapolis
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1634: Latitudes 66 1/2° North and South of the Equator are important because they? Options:
  A) are called the Arctic and Antarctic circles respectively
  B) indicate the angle of inclination of the axis of the earth's rotation
  C) mark the limits of the polar areas which experience periods of continuous night and daylight
  D) mark the equatorward limits of the occurance of precipitation in the form of snow
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1635:

  Which of the following winds affects the West Indian Islands of the Caribbean?

  Options:
  A) Territorial
  B) mistral
  C) chinook
  D) hurricane
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1636: The main advantage of plane tabling as a survey method is that it? Options:
  A) is a fast method
  B) gives accurate results in most situations
  C) is an all weather method
  D) requires little or no skill to use
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1637: Plants takes up mineral nutrients in solution from the soil. Some of these are required in large quantities while others are needed in small quantities. Which of these is required in small quantities? Options:
  A) Nitrogen
  B) Potassium
  C) Iron
  D) Sulphur
  E) Cacium
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1638: Which of the following rivers is an inland drainage? Options:
  A) River Hadejia
  B) River Nile
  C) River Senegal
  D) River Volta
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1639:

  One of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line

  Options:
  A) Optical square
  B) Station pegs
  C) Offset staff
  D) Steel Band
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1640: Which of the following BEST explains the relatively low population density of the middle belt of Nigeria? Options:
  A) thick forest
  B) rugged d landscape
  C) swampy river troughs
  D) historical factors
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  The correct answer is C .