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 2111:

  The best technique to prevent soil erosion in a humid, gently sloping area is to adopt

  Options:
  A) contour ridging
  B) terrace cultivation
  C) intercropping
  D) wind breakers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2112: Some of the physical properties of soils are? Options:
  A) structure, colour and alkalinity
  B) nutrients, acidity and texture
  C) nutrients, acidity and colour
  D) texture, structure and porosity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2113: The best soil conservation practices are those aimed at? Options:
  A) reclaiming depleted soils
  B) prolonging the fallow period
  C) sustaining the productivity of the soil
  D) managing soil erosion
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2114: Air transportation is poorly developed in the Third World because of? Options:
  A) poor economic base
  B) few indigenous airline operators
  C) ill-equipped airports
  D) poor technology
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2115:

  Which of the following is a problem of world transportation?

  Options:
  A) Lack of soil erosion
  B) Absence of many rivers
  C) Absence of marshy areas
  D) poor visibility
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2116:

  

  The slope identified as X is

  Options:
  A) a rising limb
  B) an escarpment
  C) a fault scarp
  D) a fault-line scarp
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2117: In which of the following is a steel rolling mill located? Options:
  A) Bauchi
  B) Eungu
  C) Jos
  D) Aladja
  E) Minna
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2118: The population of Nigeria is estimated at? Options:
  A) 124 million people
  B) 96 million people
  C) 162 million people
  D) 140 million people
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2119: British Columbia, Iceland and Norway are noted for? Options:
  A) lumbering
  B) mining
  C) fishing
  D) power
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2120: A river loses energy and may deposit some of its load if? Options:
  A) its bed and banks become smoother
  B) its discharge increases
  C) its gradient decreases
  D) it becomes narrow and deep
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  The correct answer is C .