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 1911:

  

  Use the map to answer the following question

  The area marked O is a

  Options:
  A) Iron mining area
  B) Salt spring
  C) Coal mining area
  D) Lime stone area
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1912:

  The areas in Nigeria where temperate crops may be grown include

  Options:
  A) Jos Plateau and Mambilla Plateau
  B) Mandara Mountains and Biu Plateau
  C) Oban Hills and Yoruba Highlands
  D) Apata Hills and Effon Ridge
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1913: Water pollution is caused by all the following except Options:
  A) increased silt load
  B) sand filling
  C) sewage disposal
  D) industrial effluent
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1914:

  

  The most prominent feature of River Haba downstream of the bridge is a

  Options:
  A) levee
  B) knickpoint
  C) meander
  D) braid
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1915:

  

  Which one of the areas shaded on the world map above is not an area of high population?

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
  E) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1916: The fundamental role played by the decomposers in the functioning of the ecosystem is the Options:
  A) disposal of plant and animal waste products
  B) release of energy and nutrients locked up in organic litter
  C) precipitation of organic and mineral elements from the soil
  D) cycling of water and chemical elements
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1917:

  The relative dryness of the Horn Africa is due to

  Options:
  A) The dominance of cold currents in the region
  B) The shape and direction of the shoreline
  C) Its closeness to the high ranges of East Africa
  D) The distance from the belt of tropical cyclones
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1918:

  

  The deposition along the channel of River Amy to the south west is probably due to the

  Options:
  A) A construction of a dam across the river
  B) Fall in gradient at the base of the hill
  C) Marked increase in the rivers erosive power
  D) Channelization of the river course
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1919:

  The Nigerian town which owed much of their growth in the 20th century to the development of the railway include

  Options:
  A) Lagos, Minna, Nnewi and Gusau
  B) Lagos, Lokoja, Gusau, Umuahia
  C) Osogbo, Minna, Owerri and Jos
  D) Enugu, Jos, Kaduna, Minna
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1920: The linear scale of a map is important in that it enables the users to conveniently measure? Options:
  A) areas of volumes
  B) distances and areas
  C) volumes and directions
  D) directions and distances
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  The correct answer is B .