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 441: A hinterland is? Options:
  A) the central part of a country
  B) an area which is far from the coast
  C) a landlocked country
  D) an area surrounding a city
  E) the area which is served by a port
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 442:

  _______ transport is the slowest and the cheapest means of transort

  Options:
  A) Air
  B) Water
  C) Rail
  D) Pipeline
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 443: Two major causes of environmental population in the Niger Delta are? Options:
  A) oil blowout and gas flaring
  B) road construction and pipe laying
  C) deforestation and water polllution
  D) creek erosion and waste dumping
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 444: A system of continuous cultivation based on intensive use of manure is widely practiced in the? Options:
  A) Kano close-settled zone
  B) Chad Basin
  C) Niger Valley
  D) Jos area
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 445:

  These are landforms producing agent except

  Options:
  A) waves
  B) rivers
  C) storms
  D) glaciers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 446:

  One of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line

  Options:
  A) Optical square
  B) Station pegs
  C) Offset staff
  D) Steel Band
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 447:

  The human activity that can improve composition of the atmosphere is

  Options:
  A) Use of chemicals
  B) Land reclamation
  C) Mining and Construction works
  D) Cutting down of trees
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 448: A map drawn to a scale of 1:180 000 is reduced three times. What is the scale of the new map? Options:
  A) 1:60 000
  B) 1:90 000
  C) 1:360 000
  D) 1:540 000
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 449:

  

  The area lies mainly in the

  Options:
  A) Guinea savanna
  B) Sudan savanna
  C) derived savanna
  D) Sahel savanna
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 450: In chain surveying, the basic principle is to measure? Options:
  A) angles
  B) heights
  C) depths
  D) distances
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  The correct answer is D .