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 1921:

  Which of the following is not a proof of the earth's sphericity?

  Options:
  A) The circular horizon
  B) deflection of winds
  C) ship's visibilty
  D) circumnavigation of the earth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1922: Which of the following river basins has the highest population concentration? The Options:
  A) Amazon
  B) Mississipi
  C) Niger
  D) Nile
  E) Indus
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1923:

  The main process of soil formation in the cool temperate continental grasslands of the world is

  Options:
  A) calcification
  B) salinization
  C) ferrallitization
  D) podzolization
  E) no option indicated
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1924:

  

  The distance between the two confluences along River Kedi is

  Options:
  A) 9.7km
  B) 10.7km
  C) 11.7km
  D) 12.7km
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1925: In a ecosystem, bacteria and some other microscopic organisms are best described as? Options:
  A) secondary consumers
  B) major decomposers
  C) primary decomposers
  D) primary consumers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1926:

  The main advantage of the chain survey over the prismatic compass survey is that the former

  Options:
  A) yields relatively more accurate results
  B) involves highly more portable equipment
  C) does not require a base map
  D) closes its boundaries with no correction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1927: An area in Shaba province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known for the production of copper, is? Options:
  A) Ndola
  B) Nchanga
  C) Lumumbashi
  D) Chibuluma
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1928: A type of industry that is carried on usually at or near the residence and based on largely native skills and simple technology is referred to as a Options:
  A) local industry
  B) light industry
  C) consumer industry
  D) cottage industry
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1929:

  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 1930:

  Use the diagram below to answer the question. The feature marked X in the diagram is a

  Options:
  A) Spit
  B) Stack
  C) Beach
  D) Wedge
  E) Cliff
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  The correct answer is E .