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: Birth and death rates are often stated as the number of cases per? Options:
  A) 1 000 per year
  B) 1 000 000 per year
  C) 10 per year
  D) 100 per year
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 452:

  A weather element controlled mainly by latitude is

  Options:
  A) cloud cover
  B) rainfall
  C) temperature
  D) humidity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 453:

  The Obudu Plateau of the Cross River Basin is economically noted for

  Options:
  A) tea and coffee plantations
  B) cattle ranching and tourism
  C) exploitation of forest resources
  D) generation of hydroelectricity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 454:

  

  The major economic activity in the area is likely to be

  Options:
  A) Fishing
  B) Lumbering
  C) Farming
  D) Pastoralism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 455: A map measures 10cm by 6cm.If the map is enlarge such that its area is 240 sq. cm, the map is enlarged? Options:
  A) twice
  B) thrice
  C) four times
  D) five times
  E) six times
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 456: A desert landform made up of alternate horizontal layers of soft and hard rocks and characterized by ridges and furrows aligned in the direction of the wind is known as? Options:
  A) yardang
  B) zeugen
  C) horst
  D) playa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 457: Which of the following belongs to the upper course of river. Options:
  A) Ox-bow lake
  B) Meander
  C) V-shaped valley
  D) Artificial embankment
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 458:

  The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is

  Options:
  A) sial, mantle, sima, core
  B) sima, sial, core, mantle
  C) core, mantle, sima and sial
  D) sial, sima, mantle and core
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 459: Global warming directly results in? Options:
  A) melting ice cap and rising sea level
  B) corrion of roofing sheets
  C) increasing in atmospheric pressure
  D) population explosion and rapid urbanization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 460: The type of coal that burns with great heat and very little smoke is? Options:
  A) anthracite
  B) lignite
  C) steam coal
  D) peat
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  The correct answer is A .