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 181:

  A poor settlement on the edge of a city is known as

  Options:
  A) ghetto
  B) shanty town
  C) slum
  D) new town
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 182: 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 .
• Question 183:

  

  The area lies mainly in the

  Options:
  A) Guinea savanna
  B) Sudan savanna
  C) derived savanna
  D) Sahel savanna
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 184:

  Which of the following criteria is used to classify settlements into rural or urban?

  Options:
  A) age
  B) function
  C) site
  D) location
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 185: All the following are forms of subsistence farming in west Africa except Options:
  A) rotational bush farming
  B) permanent cultivation
  C) plantation agriculture
  D) mixed farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 186:

  The innermost section of the Earth is the__________

  Options:
  A) crust
  B) mantle
  C) core
  D) sial
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 187: Which of the following has the highest concentration of industries in Nigeria ? Options:
  A) Kano
  B) Lagos
  C) Kaduna
  D) Port-Harcourt
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 188: Which of these is NOT characteristic of the tropical rain forest? Options:
  A) There is a great variety of trees present
  B) Many of trees have large buttresses
  C) The trees are usually arranged in layers
  D) There are many climbing plants
  E) Epiphytes are rare
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 189: The map of a farm on scale 1 : 50 000 measures 10.2cm by 12.6cm. The actual area of the farm to the nearest km² is? Options:
  A) 30
  B) 31
  C) 32
  D) 33
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 190: In which of the following countries is commercial grain farming an important occupation? Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Kenya
  C) Spain
  D) Canada
  E) Brazil
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  The correct answer is E .