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 2481: The main factor influencing the location of manufacturing industries in West Africa is? Options:
  A) good transportation network
  B) rapid popultion growth
  C) adequate physical development
  D) nearness to raw materials
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2482: In Nigeria, geographical location poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the Options:
  A) Eastern scarplands
  B) Eastern highlands
  C) Western highlands
  D) Niger-Benue Trough
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2483:

  

  Which of the following settlements has the grid reference 098172?

  Options:
  A) Dan
  B) Biu
  C) Bika
  D) Maga
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2484: Textile industries in Nigeria are characterized by the following features except one? Options:
  A) full automation
  B) import substitution
  C) labour intensive
  D) market oriented
  E) raw material oriented
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2485:

  

  Name the moraine labelled 'P' in the diagram above

  Options:
  A) Terminal moraine
  B) Valley moraine
  C) Lateral moraine
  D) Ground moraine
  E) Medial moriane
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2486:

  

  The shaded areas numbered 1-6 are

  Options:
  A) Biological deserts of the world
  B) Major areas of nomadic grazing
  C) Sparsely populated regions of the world
  D) Mountains of the world
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2487: Rural settlements are important to urban centres because they provide? Options:
  A) road
  B) transport
  C) labour
  D) capital
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2488: The factor that best explains the large concentration of population in Java is? Options:
  A) fertile soils
  B) large mineral deposits
  C) nearness to the sea
  D) industrial agglomeration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2489:

  

  The average gradient of the road descending the spur into Bobo town is approximately

  Options:
  A) 1:37
  B) 1:42
  C) 1:47
  D) 1:52
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2490:

  Basaltic plateau are usually formed by a lava that is

  Options:
  A) basic and fluid
  B) acidic and fluid
  C) acidic and viscous
  D) basic and viscous
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  The correct answer is A .