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 241:

  The main advantage of the chain survey over the prismatic compass survey is that the former

  Options:
  A) yields relatively more accurate results
  B) involves highly more portable equipment
  C) does not require a base map
  D) closes its boundaries with no correction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 242: Cities with populations over one million people in Africa include? Options:
  A) Algiers, Alexandria, Nairobi and Banjul
  B) Cape Town, Luanda, Khartoum and Abidjan
  C) Ibadan, Kampala, Bulawayo and Mombasa
  D) Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa and Johannesburg
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 243: The main use of Abney level in survey is to determine the Options:
  A) Angle of inclination
  B) Relative location
  C) Area coverage
  D) Spot height
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 244:

  The system of cultivation of tropical commercial crops estates is known as____________

  Options:
  A) strip cultivation
  B) plantation agriculture
  C) mixed cropping
  D) intensive farming
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 245:

  

  Places that are likely to be visible from the trigonometrical station are

  Options:
  A) Ligo and Pom
  B) Figu and Ligo
  C) Kileko and Figu
  D) Pom and Kileko
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 246:

  Which of the following is a feature of heavy industries?

  Options:
  A) capital intensive
  B) small scale plants
  C) consumer goods production
  D) low turn-over
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 247:

  Kossou Dam is located on river

  Options:
  A) Nile
  B) Volta
  C) Bandama
  D) Cunene
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 248:

  

  The settlements in the area mapped are located mainly on the

  Options:
  A) Flood plains
  B) Ridge tops
  C) Footslopes
  D) Valley floors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 249:
  

  The main annual rainfall in the shaded area is

  Options:
  A) 1600mm - 3200mm
  B) 800mm - 1600mm
  C) 400mm - 800mm
  D) above 3200mm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 250:

  Which of the following is not a sea route?

  Options:
  A) London - moscow - Baghdad
  B) London - Capetown - melbourne
  C) New york - London - Rotterdam
  D) Sydney - Suez - London
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  The correct answer is A .