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: The process whereby a manufacturing enterprise produces goods which form raw materials for other manufacturing enterprises is referred to as? Options:
  A) value added
  B) sub-contracting
  C) forward linkage
  D) backward linkage
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 202: Unemployment is at a high level in West African cities because? Options:
  A) there is a large youthful population
  B) many of the dwellers are skilled
  C) many of the dwellers are unskilled
  D) industrialization is at a slow pace
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 203: The four basic components of the physical environment are? Options:
  A) atmospere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
  B) thermosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
  C) atmosphere, lacolith, hydrosphere and biosphere
  D) atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and ecosystem
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 204: The three most important grain crops of the world are? Options:
  A) guinea corn, millet and rice
  B) wheat, rice and millet
  C) rice, wheat and maize
  D) rice, millet and maize
  E) rice, wheat and guinea corn
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 205: The most densely populated city which is also the capital of a country in Africa is? Options:
  A) Dakar
  B) Cape Town
  C) Abuja
  D) Cairo
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 206: In most of West Africa countries, the primary purpose of establishing the railway system was to? Options:
  A) transport export goods to the coast
  B) distribute locally produce commodities
  C) provide cheap means of moving passengers
  D) supplement river transport
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 207: The level of utilization of resources in a country does not depend only on the population size but also on the? Options:
  A) standard of living
  B) population density
  C) life expectancy
  D) population mobility
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 208: Migration can contribute to solving the problems of rural areas by? Options:
  A) making rrural populations less homogenous at a source region
  B) redistributing population from high to low density
  C) creating job oppurtunities in the source areas
  D) promoting industrialisation in the receiving areas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 209:

  What is the process of lowering and levelling of the earth surface by gradual breaking and wearing away of such earth's surfaces.

  Options:
  A) Weathering
  B) Denudation
  C) Relief
  D) Mass wasting
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 210: The point at which the shock originates is called Options:
  A) focus
  B) vent
  C) caldera
  D) crater
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  The correct answer is A .