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 491:

  Use the map below to answer the question. The major environmental problems associated with the area marked Y is

  Options:
  A) Insect pest
  B) Gully erosion
  C) Oil pollution
  D) Drought
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 492: Only one of these statements about West Africa is true. Which is it? Options:
  A) Climate and agricultural belts as well as political regions in West Africa generally run east to west
  B) Seasonal production of crops in the interior of West Africa is due more to the constraints of rainfall than to temperature
  C) Nigeria alone has just half as much population as the rest of West Africa put together
  D) The coastal regions of West Africa do not in any way stand in contrast to the inland regions
  E) Inter-regional trade in West Africa is ompossible because the countries of West Africa have similar agricultural products
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 493:

  Which of the following rocks is organically formed?

  Options:
  A) coal
  B) grit
  C) shale
  D) gypsum
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 494:

  Which of the following landforms is associated with parallel faulting?

  Options:
  A) Gorge
  B) Rift valley
  C) Inselberg
  D) Dyke
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 495: Norway, British Columbia,the Canadian Shield, and Finland are noted for their production of Options:
  A) petroleum
  B) soft-wood timber
  C) the world's largest supply of fish
  D) hard-wood timber
  E) vegetable oils
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 496: An agricultural practice where water has to be artificially provided during the rainy season is known as Options:
  A) full irrigation
  B) supplementary irrigation
  C) sprinkler irrigation
  D) flood irrigation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 497: Which of the countries is a member state of ECOWAS? Options:
  A) Guinea
  B) Kenya
  C) Namibia
  D) Algeria
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 498: The speed of the wind is usually measured by Options:
  A) an anemometer
  B) a speedometer
  C) an arrow
  D) a wind vane
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 499: 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 500: The most important cash crops in the irrigated Nile Basin is Options:
  A) cotton
  B) millet
  C) sugarcane
  D) groundnut
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  The correct answer is A .