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 451: The greatest advantage of road transport over other types of transportation is that it Options:
  A) can convey bulky goods
  B) can link up two or more countries easily
  C) is more economical
  D) is flexible
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 452: The speed of wind is usually measured using? Options:
  A) a wind vane
  B) a wind rose
  C) an anemometer
  D) a thermometer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 453:

  An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is

  Options:
  A) Iron in Durban
  B) Copper in Cape Town
  C) Gold in Witwatersrand
  D) Aluminium in Johannessburg
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 454:

  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 455:

  Which of the following is not an element of climate?

  Options:
  A) Attitude
  B) Temperature
  C) Air pressure
  D) Precipitation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 456: Honshes industrial area in Japan is noted for Options:
  A) the capital of Japan
  B) ship building and fertile manufacturing
  C) coal mining and production
  D) chemical production
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 457: The areas of population concentration is S.E Asia are also areas of? Options:
  A) intensive subsistence farming
  B) advanced industrial development
  C) high urban/rural population ratios
  D) low man/land ratios
  E) high levels of individual materials wealth
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 458: One serious environmental hazard which may result from the destruction of the zone layer is? Options:
  A) flooding due to melting of snow
  B) pollution of rain water
  C) increase in atmospheric temperature
  D) decrease in the quantity of oxygen in the atmosphere
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 459:

  

  The total length of River Yalen from the boundary at Ijer to its confluence with River Ayila is approximately

  Options:
  A) 8.8km
  B) 7.6km
  C) 5.7km
  D) 3.3km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 460:

  The main advantage of the chain survey over the prismatic compass survey is that the former

  Options:
  A) yields relatively more accurate results
  B) involves highly more portable equipment
  C) does not require a base map
  D) closes its boundaries with no correction
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  The correct answer is A .