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 371: The fundamental role played by the decomposers in the functioning of the ecosystem is the Options:
  A) disposal of plant and animal waste products
  B) release of energy and nutrients locked up in organic litter
  C) precipitation of organic and mineral elements from the soil
  D) cycling of water and chemical elements
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 372:

  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 373: The progressive widening of joints and cracks in limestone by solutions, initially leads to the formation of? Options:
  A) grikes and clints
  B) stalactities and stalagmites
  C) caves and caverns
  D) cliff and dry valleys
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 374: Economic production is entirely based on? Options:
  A) raw materials
  B) supply
  C) transportation
  D) demand
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 375:

  

  Which of the following statements is NOT true?

  Options:
  A) In the tropical latitude, warm ocean currents wash the western sides of the continents
  B) In the middle latitudes, warm ocean currents wash the western sides of the continents
  C) In the higher latitudes, warm ocean currents wash the western sides of the continents
  D) In the tropical latitudes, cool ocean currents wash the western sides of continents
  E) In the higher latitudes, cool ocean currents wash the eastern sides of continenets.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 376: The eucalyptus is to the Australia woodland as the leak is to the? Options:
  A) Brazilian forest
  B) Mediterrean woodland
  C) Equatorial forest
  D) Monosoon forest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 377:
  

  Which of the following ethnic groups is mainly found in the area marked I?

  Options:
  A) The Ijaw
  B) The Kanuri
  C) The Tiv
  D) The yoruba
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 378: Which of the following statements is TRUE of local craft industries in West Africa? i They are the earliest industries in the region. ii. They are widely scattered over the region. iii. Their products are mass produced. iv. They depend mainly on human energy. Options:
  A) i, iii and iv
  B) ii, iii and iv
  C) i, ii and iii
  D) i, ii and iv
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 379: In the hydrological cycle, the transfer of water from the earth surface to the atmosphere is by? Options:
  A) precipitation
  B) infiltration
  C) evaporation
  D) condensation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 380:

  Which of the following statement is not true about the solar system?

  Options:
  A) the ray of the sun gives energy to the system
  B) all the planets rotate round the sun
  C) the planets revolve around the sun
  D) the sun is at the Centre of the system
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  The correct answer is B .