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 1951:

  Use the information on country Y below to answer the question that follows:
  Land area = 200,000km${}^2$
  Population = 10,000,000.

  Calculate the population density of country Y

  Options:
  A) 50 persons per km${}^2$
  B) 2000 persons per km${}^2$
  C) 200 persons per km${}^2$
  D) 20 persons per km${}^2$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1952: Fertile plains are usually characterized by a pattern of settlement referred to as? Options:
  A) nucleated and concentric
  B) nucleated and elongation
  C) dispersed
  D) nodal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1953: Which one of the following places in Nigeria is NOT the location of a cement factory? Options:
  A) Yandev
  B) Sokoto
  C) Sagamu
  D) Makurdi
  E) Calabar
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1954:

  

  Kondo is situated mainly on a

  Options:
  A) hill
  B) scarp
  C) pass
  D) gap
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1955: Flooding in coastal areas can best be checked by? Options:
  A) terracing
  B) tree planting
  C) channelization
  D) contour ploughing
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1956:

  

  Which of the following crops are likely to do well in the south west?

  Options:
  A) Cocoa and cassava
  B) Maize and cocoa
  C) Rice and sugar cane
  D) Sugarcane and coffee
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1957: which of the following features is NOT characteristics of a glaciated area? Options:
  A) Hanging valleys
  B) Aretes
  C) Interlocking spurs
  D) U-shaped valleys
  E) Fjords
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1958:
  

  The slope labelled X is best described as a

  Options:
  A) valley slide slope
  B) faultscarp
  C) cuesta
  D) fault-line scarp
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1959: The shaba Province in Zaire is noted for producing copper and? Options:
  A) silver
  B) lead
  C) gold
  D) uranium
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1960: Which of the following is a major problem affecting the development of the Southern coast-lands of Nigeria? Options:
  A) poor soil fertilty
  B) Oil pollution and spillage
  C) Ocean tides
  D) Hilly terrain of the area
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  The correct answer is B .