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 201: Which of the following is most influential in the location of textile and footwear industries? Options:
  A) Low interest rate
  B) Raw materials
  C) Abundant cheap labour
  D) Energy supply
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 202: The largest areas of very sparse population in the world outside the desert are the? Options:
  A) mountainous areas, tropical and temerate forests
  B) mountainous areas and interior grassland
  C) deltaic areas and coastal swamps
  D) tropical forests and mediterranean lands
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 203: Which of these statements about Africa is NOT true? Options:
  A) Over two-thirds of Africa lies within the tropics, Africa is therefore a warm continent in which snowfall is everywhere unknown
  B) Africa has a high rate of population increase
  C) Africa is the least unbanized continent although urbanization started early in Africa
  D) The forest regions of Africa are richer in hardwood than softwood timber
  E) Africa has several large rivers but they are of very limited use for navigation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 204:

  

  The major export crop cultivated in the area marked III is

  Options:
  A) groundnut
  B) cocoa
  C) rubber
  D) sugarcane
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 205: A country is said to have been unfavorable balance of trade when her? Options:
  A) tangible imports are greater in value than the tangible exports
  B) tangible exports are greater in value than the tangible imports
  C) total payments for all visible and invisible imports exceed the corresponding total,exports
  D) total receipts from all visible and invisible exports exceed the corresponding imports
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 206: A major rift is crossed when traveling by road from? Options:
  A) Lobito to Luanda
  B) Matadi to Kinshaa
  C) Dar-es Salaam to Mombasa
  D) Kampala to Mombasa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 207:

  

  The figure above shows a desert landform. Which of the following wind direction is likely to have been responsible for its formation?

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 208:

  

  The Ahaggar plateau is the shaded area marked

  Options:
  A) P
  B) Q
  C) R
  D) S
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 209: The greatest advantage of road transport over other types of transportation is that it Options:
  A) can convey bulky goods
  B) can link up two or more countries easily
  C) is more economical
  D) is flexible
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 210: Each of the following pairs consist of a region of high population density and a region of very low population. Which is an appropriate pair? Options:
  A) Java, Mauritania
  B) China, Namibia
  C) Canadian Shield, Lower, Rhine Valley
  D) The lower Nile Valley Ganges Delta
  E) Southern Japan, Greenland
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  The correct answer is D .