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 2321:

  One of the following does not determine the availability of resources in a country____________

  Options:
  A) Evolution
  B) Emigration
  C) Population
  D) Morbidity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2322: Which of these sets enhances nucleation of rural settlements? Options:
  A) Several sources fo water and wet points
  B) Narrow valleys and rugged highlands
  C) Fertile broad plains and natural harbours
  D) Dissected plains and wet intersections
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2323: The rain forest of South America is often referred to as? Options:
  A) Campos
  B) Selvas
  C) Pampas
  D) illanos
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2324:

  

  The graph above shows the birth and death in a country over a period of time. At what point was the population increase most rapid?

  Options:
  A) zero
  B) 1
  C) 2
  D) 3
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2325: The location of most of the light manufacturing industries in Africa is determined primarily by the location of? Options:
  A) raw materials
  B) markets
  C) railways terminals
  D) labour
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2326: The action of wind in a desert include the following except a Options:
  A) Glaciation
  B) Abrasion
  C) Attrition
  D) Deflation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2327:

  

  The feature is one of the landforms association with

  Options:
  A) wind deflation
  B) wave erosion
  C) river erosion
  D) wind deposition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2328:

  

  Which of the following statements does NOT describe a physical division of the map correctly?

  Options:
  A) An area mostly sunbmerged at high tide
  B) An undulating land rising towards the south
  C) A narrow steep-sided ridge
  D) A narrow valley draining eastwards and southwards
  E) A dissected plateau terminating seaward in cliff
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2329:

  The peeling off of surface layers of a rounded boulders during mechanical weathering is called________

  Options:
  A) Rock fragmentation
  B) Solifluction
  C) Exfoliation
  D) Weathering
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2330: How is the mean annual rainfall of a given place calculated using records for 35 years? Options:
  A) by summing the yearly average rainfall figure and dividing by 35
  B) by summing the yearly total rainfall figures dividing by 35
  C) by summing the yearly total rainfall figures for 35 years and dividing by 12
  D) by finding the average between the figures for the wettest and the the direst years and multiplying by 35
  E) by plotting the rainfall figures on a graph and finding the midpoint
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  The correct answer is B .