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: Tropical rain forest are important to the functioning of the earth's environment because they are large reservoirs of? Options:
  A) oxygen, mositure and biodiversity
  B) timber, wildlife and virgin soils
  C) water, energy and mineral resources
  D) food, fibre and medicinal plants
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 442:

  The name given to two or more towns/cities which have grown to merge with one another is?

  Options:
  A) Hamlet
  B) Homestead
  C) Conurbation
  D) Megapolis
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 443: Which of the following problems has posed the greatest threat to farmers in Anambra State? Options:
  A) Acid soils
  B) Drought
  C) Gully erosion
  D) Pests, particularly monkeys
  E) Lateritic soils `
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 444:

  An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is

  Options:
  A) Measuring rod
  B) Abney level
  C) A ranging pole
  D) Theodolite
  E) An optical squarer
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 445:

  

  The annual range of temperature of Delhi is

  Options:
  A) 15^oC
  B) 19^oC
  C) 20^oC
  D) 35^oC
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 446: Urban floods are mainly caused by Options:
  A) construction of dams and barrages
  B) clearance of vegetation on farmlands
  C) blockage of drains and waterways
  D) establishment of shelter belts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 447:

  A direct result of greenhouse gas accumulation in the troposphere is?

  Options:
  A) global warming
  B) increased sea surges
  C) ozone layer depletion
  D) the drowing of coastlands
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 448:

  Which of the following is a way of controlling soil erosion

  Options:
  A) Overgrazing
  B) Contour ploughing
  C) Deforestation
  D) Bush burning
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 449:

  The sex ratio of any population may be affected by

  Options:
  A) mortality
  B) morbidity
  C) migration
  D) fertility
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 450: Adiabatic cooling' is the cooling of rising air as a result of? Options:
  A) increase altitude
  B) expansion and internal loss of heat
  C) movement on the windward side of mountains
  D) instability
  E) advection
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  The correct answer is A .