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 161: A simple measure of the number of dependants that each 100 people in the productive years must support is Options:
  A) agricultural density
  B) dependency ratio
  C) employment ratio
  D) population density
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 162: The human factor that contributes to the population growth of an area is? Options:
  A) death rate
  B) industrialization
  C) afforestation
  D) emigration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 163: Which of these sets of features enhance the nucleation of settlements? Options:
  A) Route intersections and wet points
  B) Fertile broad plains and natural harbours
  C) Narrow valleys and rugged highlands harbours
  D) Dissected plains and route intersections
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 164:

  What is the longitude of a town Y whose local time is 12:00 noon when Greenwich mean time is 6:00pm

  Options:
  A) 90${}^o$ W
  B) 180${}^o$ E
  C) 150${}^o$ W
  D) 80${}^o$ E
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 165:

  ________ is formed from the combination of several local government areas

  Options:
  A) State
  B) Town
  C) Village
  D) Megapolis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 166: The column of ocean water moving from a low to a high latitude is described as a? Options:
  A) cold ocean current
  B) warm ocean current
  C) costal tidal wave
  D) cool ocean current
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 167: A line drawn on a map to show places of equal temperature is known as? Options:
  A) isobar
  B) isotherm
  C) isohyet
  D) isoline
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 168: Which of the following phenomena is not directly related to the revolution of the earth? Options:
  A) seasonal changes
  B) varrying duration of sunshine hours
  C) unequal solar radiation on the earth's surface
  D) night and day
  E) the tropics
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 169:

  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 170: A layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt is known as? Options:
  A) loess
  B) barchan
  C) seif
  D) bajada
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  The correct answer is A .