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 2451:

  Which purpose is NOT served by the Kainji Dam?

  Options:
  A) provision of research facilities
  B) provision of water of domestic use all over Nigeria
  C) provision of fishing facilities
  D) generation of electricity for use all over Nigeria
  E) provision of recreational facilities
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2452:

  Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?

  Options:
  A) Lake Chad
  B) Lake Superior
  C) Lake Malawi
  D) Lake Victoria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2453:

  In surveying, the prismatic compass is used to

  Options:
  A) measure accurately, height of points
  B) obtain bearings of features
  C) measure horizontal distances
  D) measure the inclination of features
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2454: Which of the following factors may lead to an area being densely populated? Options:
  A) High plateaux
  B) Lowland plains
  C) Rugged monutains
  D) Active volcanoes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2455:

  Which of the following is most influential in the location of textile and footwear industries?

  Options:
  A) Low interest rate
  B) Raw materials
  C) Energy supply
  D) Abundant cheap labor
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2456:

  The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?

  Options:
  A) Shortage of labour
  B) Absence of many rivers
  C) Absence of pure stands of trees
  D) low quality of available timber
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2457: The term used to describe the vegetation type of the Amazon Basin is? Options:
  A) pampas
  B) coniferous
  C) selvas
  D) vale
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2458: The fundamental role played by the decomposers in the functioning of the ecosystem is the Options:
  A) disposal of plant and animal waste products
  B) release of energy and nutrients locked up in organic litter
  C) precipitation of organic and mineral elements from the soil
  D) cycling of water and chemical elements
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2459: In the hydrological cycle, the transfer of water from the earth surface to the atmosphere is Options:
  A) precipitation
  B) infiltration
  C) evaporation
  D) condensation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2460:

  

  The temperature in the month of December at station Y is

  Options:
  A) 4^oC
  B) -4^oC
  C) 24^oC
  D) 32^oC
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  The correct answer is B .