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 2761: The growth in population in a city is usually due to? Options:
  A) natural increase and emigration
  B) immigration and natural increase
  C) immigration and emigration
  D) high birth rate and low death rate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2762:

  The broad-leafed evergreen and dense equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is called

  Options:
  A) blanos
  B) campos
  C) selvas
  D) pampas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2763: The area served by a given city is referred to as its? Options:
  A) sphere of influence
  B) hinterland
  C) territory
  D) satelite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2764:

  A slope is said to be even when the contours are

  Options:
  A) concentric
  B) irregularly spaced
  C) closely spaced
  D) equally placed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2765: The world's principal fishing regions are located on continental shelves where? Options:
  A) there are no noticeable ocean currents meet
  B) there are cold ocean currents
  C) there are no warm ocean currents
  D) cold and warm currents meet
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2766:

  What is the process of lowering and levelling of the earth surface by gradual breaking and wearing away of such earth's surfaces.

  Options:
  A) Weathering
  B) Denudation
  C) Relief
  D) Mass wasting
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2767: A soft, black opaque carbonaceous rock that can be used to make pencils is Options:
  A) lignite
  B) graphite
  C) lead
  D) coal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2768: All these are the characteristic Nigerian rivers except Options:
  A) seasonal flooding
  B) development of rapids and cataracts
  C) shallowness
  D) presence of misfit
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2769: The rock type whose principal constituents can be seen without magnification is? Options:
  A) limestone
  B) basalt
  C) sandstone
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2770: The climate that is noted for its summer dryness is the? Options:
  A) Equatorial climate
  B) Tropical monsoon climate
  C) Cool temperature climate
  D) Mediterranean climate
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  The correct answer is D .