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 411:

  

  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 412: The high population density in the Nile Valley is as a result of? Options:
  A) industrial growth in the valley
  B) multipurpose dams to support the growing population
  C) multiple transportation development
  D) shaduf irrigation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 413: Which of the following statements is not true of primary activities? Options:
  A) They are concerned with extracting material direct from the earth or sea
  B) they are not involved in the processing of a finished product
  C) They are located at the source of the raw materials
  D) they are concerned with the provision of information and expertise
  E) they are pre requsites to secondary industries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 414: In which of the following climate belt is ferruginous soils found? Options:
  A) Tropical arid
  B) Tropical continental
  C) Temperate arid
  D) Temperate continental
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 415: In humid tropical regions, the major soil type is? Options:
  A) podzol
  B) chernmozem
  C) latosol
  D) lithosol
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 416: Rocks which contain metals in concentrations high enough to be economically profitable to extract and refine are referred to as? Options:
  A) terrestrial resources
  B) ores
  C) ferrous deposit
  D) minerals
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 417: Which of the following human activities has a beneficial effect on soil Options:
  A) grazing
  B) strip-cultivation
  C) bush burning
  D) over-cropping
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 418: Which of the following groups of environmental problems is commonly associated with mining activities? Options:
  A) Air pollution, floods and sandstorms
  B) Deforestation, soil dessicated and heat wave
  C) Oil-spillage, drought and land susidence
  D) Soil ersion, sedimentation and land dereliction
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 419: Mixed farming implies Options:
  A) growing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
  B) keeping poultry and rearing pigs on one and the same farm
  C) growing grains and root crops on the same piece of land
  D) mixed cultivation of wheat, barley, and oats
  E) intercropping of yam, cassava and maize
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 420:

  The outer structure of the earth is made up of the following except?

  Options:
  A) Mesosphere
  B) Atmosphere
  C) Biosphere
  D) Hydrosphere
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  The correct answer is A .