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 211: Agricultural productivity is low in Tropical Africa because of? Options:
  A) sparse population and shortage of labour
  B) poor soil and unfavourable climate
  C) low technology and land fragmentation
  D) low demand and lack of credit facilities
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 212:

  The soil gains nitrogen through one of the following except

  Options:
  A) Denitrification
  B) Application of organic manure
  C) Electrical discharge
  D) Symbiotic nitrogen fixation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 213: Some lakes are seasonal due to their location in? Options:
  A) hot deserts
  B) humid areas
  C) high altitudes
  D) cool temperate margin
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 214:

  Quartz, fieldspar and mica are three principal mineral that can easily be seen in

  Options:
  A) limestone
  B) basalt
  C) coal
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 215:

  The Nigerian town which owed much of their growth in the 20th century to the development of the railway include

  Options:
  A) Lagos, Minna, Nnewi and Gusau
  B) Lagos, Lokoja, Gusau, Umuahia
  C) Osogbo, Minna, Owerri and Jos
  D) Enugu, Jos, Kaduna, Minna
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 216: Sedimentary rocks are distinguished from other rocks by their? Options:
  A) strata
  B) joints
  C) compact nature
  D) crystalline nature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 217:

  The solar system comprises the sun and it’s ----------

  Options:
  A) seven planets
  B) eight planets
  C) nine planets
  D) six planet
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 218: The most ideal statistical mapping technique for showing population migration is the? Options:
  A) choropleth
  B) flow diagram
  C) isopleth
  D) dot map
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 219:

  If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm?

  Options:
  A) 5km
  B) 2.5km
  C) 10km
  D) 20km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 220:

  

  The plain to the east of the Cross River is virtually uninhabited probably because

  Options:
  A) It is covered by dense, impenetrable rain forests
  B) The land is not fertitle enough to encourage farming
  C) The Cross River is not navigable in this area
  D) The land is liable to flood
  E) There are too many rivers and lakes
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  The correct answer is D .