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 2621:

  Which of the following is not an importance of Geographic Information System(G.I.S)

  Options:
  A) Urban and regional planning
  B) Resource management
  C) funds mismanagement
  D) Dam site location
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2622: Time, as a factor of soil formation, influences mainly soil? Options:
  A) texture
  B) organisms
  C) nutrients
  D) maturity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2623: 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 2624: Pulp-wood, which is used in the manufacturing of paper, cardboard and cellulose, is derived mainly from? Options:
  A) coniferous forests
  B) tropical rain forests
  C) savannah woodlands
  D) desert plants
  E) broad-leaved forests
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2625:

  When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun________

  Options:
  A) eclipse of the moon occurs
  B) a solar eclipse occurs
  C) the length of the day varies
  D) the length of the day increases
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2626: Johannesburg, Jos and Galhivare are similar in that they all Options:
  A) act as nodal towns
  B) have population of over a million
  C) grew because of the presence of minerals
  D) act as commercial centres
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2627:

  The rocks of the basement complex are generally referred to as

  Options:
  A) younger granite
  B) older granite
  C) sedimentary formations
  D) volcanic rocks
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2628:

  ___________ is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?

  Options:
  A) loess
  B) seif
  C) barchan
  D) Bajada
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2629:

  The Nigerian town which owed much of their growth in the 20th century to the development of the railway include

  Options:
  A) Lagos, Minna, Nnewi and Gusau
  B) Lagos, Lokoja, Gusau, Umuahia
  C) Osogbo, Minna, Owerri and Jos
  D) Enugu, Jos, Kaduna, Minna
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2630: If the deadline given Iraq expired at 7.p.m (ET) on 15th January, 1991 in New York, USA (Longitude 75°W), at what time did it expire in Baghdad (Longitude 45°E)? Options:
  A) 8pm, 15th January
  B) 9pm, 15th January
  C) 12 mid-night, 15th January
  D) 3am, 16th January
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  The correct answer is D .