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:

  Which of these hazard would most like result directly from deforestation?

  Options:
  A) soil erosion
  B) mass wasting
  C) drought
  D) water pollution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1952: An example of a calcareous rock is? Options:
  A) shale
  B) granite
  C) lignite
  D) limestone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1953:

  Where the salinity of an ocean is high;

  Options:
  A) the ocean water is dense and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
  B) the ocean water is dense and creeps at the bottom of the ocean towards low salinity areas
  C) the ocean water is light and flows at the area surface towards a high salinity area
  D) the ocean water is light and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1954: Within the last few years Alaska, Mexico and the North Sea have become important in the production of? Options:
  A) coal
  B) petroleum
  C) phosphate
  D) gold
  E) uranium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1955: Which of the following best describes the relief of West Africa? Options:
  A) Swamps and lowlands
  B) hills and mountains
  C) scarp slopes and dip slopes
  D) plains and plateau
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1956: The Lagos area has emerge as the most prominent destination for internal migration because it is? Options:
  A) close to the coast and is densely populated
  B) agriculturally production and close to coast
  C) on a high plain and is highly industrialized
  D) highly industrialized and highly urbanized
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1957: The movement of a group of people from a village to an irrigation project area may be described as Options:
  A) urban-urban migration
  B) rural-urban migration
  C) urban-rural migration
  D) rural-rural migration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1958:

  If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11.00am, what would the local time be at a place 750W?

  Options:
  A) 6.00 pm
  B) 5.00 pm
  C) 6:30 am
  D) 6:00 am
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1959:

  An example of a non-renewable resource is

  Options:
  A) Vegetation
  B) Soil
  C) Mineral
  D) Water
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1960: 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 .