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 1721:

  In river transport, the problem of irregular levels of water can be overcome by

  Options:
  A) controlling the current
  B) building locks and canals
  C) changing the direction of flow
  D) clearing the river of water weeds
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1722: Which of the crops listed below is BEST suited to the following condition? 1. Well-drained soil 2. High humidity 3. Average monthly temperature of 18°C 4.Annual rainfall of between 1500 and 1700mm. Options:
  A) Cocoa
  B) Sugar
  C) Sisal
  D) Tea
  E) Oil Palm
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1723:

  A common feature of forcados, Bonny and Eket in the Niger delta is that they are

  Options:
  A) Very important fishing ports
  B) Terminal for oil companies
  C) Important for natural gas exports
  D) Export processing zones
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1724:

  High temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year describe the climate of?

  Options:
  A) India, Uganda and Ethiopia
  B) Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Ghana
  C) Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazil and Indonesia
  D) Britain, North and South Korea and Nambia
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1725: The essential nature of the economic activity called grazing can be described as the? Options:
  A) rearing of domesticated animals which feeds mainly on native vegetation
  B) tending of animals for sale
  C) rearing of animals which are moved about in accordance with seasons
  D) keeping of animals and the cultivation of crops to earn income from both
  E) rearing of cattle in the grasslands of the world
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1726: Which of these sets of economic activities is completely primary? Options:
  A) Farming, transprotation, fishing and manufacturing
  B) lumerbering, banking, transportation and farming
  C) Fishing, lumbering,farming and mining
  D) Mining, trade, farming and lumbering
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1727:

  The highest concentration of industries in Nigeria is found in the

  Options:
  A) South-eastern zone
  B) North-central zone
  C) Western zone
  D) Mid-western zone
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1728: A coastline of drowned river valleys is called a? Options:
  A) fiord coastline
  B) neutral coastline
  C) raised coastline
  D) ria coastline
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1729: The older fold mountains are much lower in elevation and less rugged than the younger ones largely because they? Options:
  A) are less resistance to erosion
  B) have been subjected to greater instability
  C) have experience a longer period of denudation
  D) have been subjected to greater faulting
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1730: Which of the following factors is LEAST important in the location of industries? Options:
  A) Power
  B) Climate
  C) Market
  D) Raw materials
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  The correct answer is B .