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: U and V are two places along the same meridian on latitudes 20°N and 25°N respectively. The shortest between the two places is approximately? Options:
  A) 500km
  B) 560km
  C) 620km
  D) 680km
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 242: Which of the following statement is TRUE of the industrial areas of West Africa? Options:
  A) They are located mostly around the ports and along the railway lines
  B) the concentrate more on capital goods than on the manufacture of consumer goods
  C) They are located mainly around the sources of energy
  D) They are evenly distributed within each country
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 243: Balance of payment in international trade does not favour developing countries because Options:
  A) of their low bargaining power
  B) most of their exports are raw materials
  C) their currencies are very weak
  D) of the low demand of their exports
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 244:

  Which of the following is not a measure of environmental control?

  Options:
  A) Preservation
  B) Stabilization
  C) Degradation
  D) Afforestation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 245: Nucleated groups of houses occupied largely by people engaged in primary occupation are referred to as? Options:
  A) metropolises
  B) villages
  C) farmsteads
  D) towns
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 246: The rapid rate of population growth in developing countries has let to? Options:
  A) high international emigration
  B) the pressure on available resources
  C) rapid economic development
  D) over population
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 247:

  Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air

  Options:
  A) combustion
  B) combustion
  C) putrifaction
  D) photosynthesis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 248: One basic mineral that is common to Sokoto, Ewekoro, Calabar and Nkalagu is Options:
  A) coal
  B) marble
  C) limestone
  D) gypsum
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 249:

  _______ is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area

  Options:
  A) Biotic component
  B) Abiotic component
  C) Environment
  D) Ecosystem
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 250: The most densely populated city which is also the capital of a country in Africa is? Options:
  A) Dakar
  B) Cape Town
  C) Abuja
  D) Cairo
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  The correct answer is D .