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 401:

  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 402: After condensation, the rate of cooling of a rising air mass decreases because it becomes? Options:
  A) stable
  B) lighter
  C) denser
  D) warmer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 403: A major characteristics of the tropical continental climate is the? Options:
  A) occurrance of high diurnal temperatures throughout the year
  B) Absence of cloud cover throughout the year
  C) prevalence of high and constant temperature throughout the year
  D) occurrance of alternating wet and dry seasons throughout the year
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 404: Which of these is CORRECT about the industrial economy of Zaria? Options:
  A) Well intergated railway system
  B) Abundance of high skilled labour
  C) Availability of large international market
  D) Abundance of minerals
  E) Cheap air transport
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 405: A major gold mining centered in South Africa is? Options:
  A) Kimberley
  B) Kuruman
  C) Newcastle
  D) Klerkdorp
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 406: Four ways in which a river transports its load are? Options:
  A) corrasion, saltation, solution and suspension
  B) attrition, saltation, solution and suspension
  C) saltation, solution, suspension and traction
  D) corrosion, solution, suspension and traction
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 407:

  Rocks are said to be crystalline when the atoms forming them are

  Options:
  A) found in sedimentary rocks
  B) found in crystalline rocks
  C) arrenged in a deposit pattern
  D) arranged vertically
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 408: Which of the following farming practices may be used to check soil erosion? Options:
  A) Ploughing of land upslope
  B) Contour ploughing
  C) Bush burning
  D) Shifting cultivation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 409:

  Soil texture is determined primarily by

  Options:
  A) particle sizes
  B) profile horizons
  C) major components
  D) nutrient status
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 410: A hazard that could be traced directly to ozone layer depletion is the? Options:
  A) escalation of the melting of polar and temperate ice caps
  B) introduction of ultra violet rays into the troposhere
  C) submergence of numerous coastal settlements in the world
  D) extension of desert-like conditions to the savannah
  E) no option
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  The correct answer is E .