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 2141: The oldest system of agriculture in Nigeria which now survives only in very remote areas is? Options:
  A) mixed farming
  B) shifting cultivation
  C) marketing gardening
  D) bush fallowing
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2142:

  The Farthest planet from the sun in the solar system is_______

  Options:
  A) pluto
  B) earth
  C) saturn
  D) mercury
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2143: The four major components of the soil are? Options:
  A) gravel, sand, silt and clay
  B) mineral matter, organic matter, air and water
  C) stones, mineral matter, pore spaces and micro-organisms
  D) calcium magnesium, potassium and sodium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2144: 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 2145: The progressive widening of joints and cracks in limestone by solutions, initially leads to the formation of? Options:
  A) grikes and clints
  B) stalactities and stalagmites
  C) caves and caverns
  D) cliff and dry valleys
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2146: Eluviation is the process by which? Options:
  A) soluble substances are removed from the upper layers of the soil
  B) soluble substances are deposited in the upper layers of the soil
  C) fine particles are removed from one layer of the soil to another
  D) Fine particles are deposited in the upper layers of the soil
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2147:

  Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?

  Options:
  A) frost action
  B) hydrolysis
  C) oxidation
  D) carbonation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2148: A river that enters the sea at a gently inclined coastal plain where tidal waves are weak will most likely develop into a? Options:
  A) delta
  B) knickpoint
  C) lagoon
  D) marine platform
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2149:

  Tin-mining activities in Nigeria are the main causes of environmental degradation on the?

  Options:
  A) Western Highlands
  B) Eastern Highlands
  C) Jos Plateau
  D) Obudu Plateau
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2150:

  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 .