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 1781: All the following are fertile plains except Options:
  A) loess plains
  B) alluvial plains
  C) erosional plains
  D) flood plain
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1782: Which of the following factors has been of particular importance in promoting population growth in developing countries? Options:
  A) Rising level of industrial development
  B) Improvement in health-care delivery
  C) Increase farm yield per hectare
  D) Rising standard of education
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1783:

  The Farthest planet from the sun in the solar system is_______

  Options:
  A) pluto
  B) earth
  C) saturn
  D) mercury
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1784: Which of the following groups of West Africa countries does NOT have a railway system? Options:
  A) Gambia, Guinea - Bissau and Niger
  B) Nigeria , Ghana and Togo
  C) Mali, Liberia and Senegal
  D) Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Burkina faso
  E) Liberia, Sierra Leone and Benin
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1785: Which of the following farming practices may be used to check soil erosion? Options:
  A) Ploughing of land upslope
  B) Contour ploughing
  C) Bush burning
  D) Shifting cultivation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1786:

  Soil conservation can be achieved through___________-

  Options:
  A) Monoculture
  B) Mechanization
  C) Strip-cropping
  D) Floriculture
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1787: Which of the following factors has the greatest influence on the mean temperature of a place? Options:
  A) Altitude
  B) Ocean currents
  C) Winds
  D) Distance from the sea
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1788:

  

  A major problem the settlements in this area are likely to face is that of

  Options:
  A) Poor drainage
  B) Poor accesibility
  C) Dense vegetation
  D) Infertile soils
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1789: Africa is bounded in the North by Options:
  A) Mediterranea sea
  B) Atlantic ocean
  C) Red Sea
  D) Indian ocean
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1790: Ranging poles are important in chain and prismatic compass surveys to determine? Options:
  A) the adjustment to correct a closure error
  B) the total length of all offsets
  C) the length of the base line
  D) three points along a straight line
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  The correct answer is B .