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 11: Which of the African countries is noted for lumbering? Options:
  A) Chad
  B) Uganda
  C) Zarie
  D) Kenya
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 12: 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 13: Which of the following pairs of cities have both a seaport and an international airport? Options:
  A) Rio de Janeiro and Johannesburg
  B) Lagos and San Francisco
  C) New York and Warri
  D) Kampala and Mombasa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 14: An Africa city located within the Mediterranean climatic zone is? Options:
  A) Dakar
  B) Addis Ababa
  C) Cape Town
  D) Mombasa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 15: Which of the following features is associated with glacial erosion? Options:
  A) Esker
  B) Moraine
  C) Erratic
  D) Drumlin
  E) Cirque
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 16: If a map has a scale of 1:50,000 and oil palm plantation is represented on the map by a rectangle 4cm by 3cm, what is the area of the plantation? Options:
  A) 3sq. km
  B) 4sq. km
  C) 12sq.km
  D) 20sq.km
  E) 25sq.km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 17: A settlement located at a place on a plain where several roads meet is likely to be nucleated and? Options:
  A) star-shaped
  B) circular
  C) linear
  D) rectangular
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 18: Which of the following is a primary economic activity? Options:
  A) Manufacturing
  B) Food processing
  C) Transportation
  D) Farming
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 19: The term 'mass movement' means the movement of? Options:
  A) weathered materials down slopes under gravitational pull
  B) debris on valleyside slopes by rainfall runoff
  C) numerous people for a common cause
  D) marine sediments along the shoreline
  E) weathered materials from cirques by a glacier
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 20:

  

  The average gradient of the rail line from the centre of Zafi to the bridge over River Saga is approximately

  Options:
  A) 1:68
  B) 1:65
  C) 1:62
  D) 1:59
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  The correct answer is B .