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 1691: Identify the non-fuel mineral among the following Options:
  A) Petroleum
  B) Cassiterite
  C) Lignite
  D) Anthracite
  E) Peat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1692: The towns that owe their origin and growth to the presence of localized mineral resources are? Options:
  A) Jos ans Abeokuta
  B) Kano and Eungu
  C) Jos and Eungu
  D) Port Harcourt and Onitsha
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1693:

  The coastal regions of Sierra Leone record an annual rainfall of over

  Options:
  A) 5,000mm
  B) 3000mm
  C) 4,800mm
  D) 6,500mm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1694:

  Which statement is not true of the middle belt in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) The soil is not productive
  B) mineral resources can be found in it
  C) the population is sparse
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1695:

  The land-use activities which can be considered responsible for soil erosion in the tropics are

  Options:
  A) irrigation, terrace farming and crop rotation
  B) mining, bush fallowing and market gardening
  C) industrialization, monoculture and lumbering
  D) bush fallowing, overgrazing and monoculture
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1696: Which of these sets enhances nucleation of rural settlements? Options:
  A) Several sources fo water and wet points
  B) Narrow valleys and rugged highlands
  C) Fertile broad plains and natural harbours
  D) Dissected plains and wet intersections
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1697: which of the following countries have few resources and yet has develop industries tremendously? Options:
  A) United kingdom
  B) Italy
  C) France
  D) Norway
  E) Switzaland
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1698: Which of the following is afavourable condition for settlement site? Options:
  A) Dense natural vegetation
  B) Marshy fadama area
  C) Adequate water supply
  D) Mountainous ratio
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1699: A distinctly bedded and usually well-jointed sedimentary rock is? Options:
  A) chalk
  B) limestone
  C) shale
  D) conglomerate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1700: Which of the following factors CANNOT be used to explain the nature and pattern of distribution of savannah vegetation in Africa? Options:
  A) grazing
  B) bush burning
  C) crop cultivation
  D) seasonal rainfall
  E) temperature
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  The correct answer is C .