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 261: Ocean currents flow in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere but in an anticlockwise direction in he southern hemisphere because of the? Options:
  A) rotation of the earth from east to west
  B) strong and more persistent winds in the southern hemisphere
  C) company active currents in the northern hemisphere
  D) rotation of the earth from west coast
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 262:

  Which of the following is a limitation of rail transport in developing countries?

  Options:
  A) Lack of technical know-how
  B) low cost of construction
  C) It is too fast
  D) low cost of maintenance
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 263:

  The highest category of rural settlement is the

  Options:
  A) Homestead
  B) Hut
  C) Hamlet
  D) Village
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 264:

  Use the information on country Y below to answer the question that follows:
  Land area = 200,000km${}^2$
  Population = 10,000,000.

  Calculate the population density of country Y

  Options:
  A) 50 persons per km${}^2$
  B) 2000 persons per km${}^2$
  C) 200 persons per km${}^2$
  D) 20 persons per km${}^2$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 265:

  Cement factory is usually located near

  Options:
  A) Source of capital
  B) Source of labour
  C) Source of raw material
  D) The market
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 266:

  Urban and Rural Settlements are differentiated by their

  Options:
  A) population
  B) population and function
  C) function only
  D) function and location
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 267:

  Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?

  Options:
  A) It provides water for industrial uses
  B) It provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration
  C) It provides shelter in form of timber for man
  D) It aids transportation through construction of roads and railways
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 268:

  The process by which organic matter is decomposed and synthesized to form part of the soil is known as

  Options:
  A) mineralization
  B) nitrification
  C) humification
  D) laterization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 269: The chronological order of these mining activities is Options:
  A) exploitation, exploration, refining, transportation
  B) transportation, refining, exploitation, exploration
  C) exploration, exploiration, refining, transportation
  D) refining, exploitation, transportation, exploration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 270: In Nigeria, hydroelectric and thermal energies are generated respectively in Options:
  A) Ijora and Oji river
  B) Afam and Ijora
  C) Kainji and Oji river
  D) Kura falls and Kainji
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  The correct answer is C .