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 521:

  The plains formed when the slopes of mountains are worn back in arid and semi-arid regions my mechanical weathering is called_______

  Options:
  A) Alluvial plains
  B) Outwash plains
  C) Pediplains
  D) Savanna plains
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 522:

  The sun is vertically overhead at the tropic of Caprison in

  Options:
  A) September 23rd
  B) March 21st
  C) June 21st
  D) December 22nd
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 523:

  Africa has the largest potential reserve of hydro-electric power in the world because

  Options:
  A) it is surrounded by large oceans
  B) many of the areas are not accessible
  C) it has copious rainfall and many water falls
  D) Africans have not developed the use of hydro-electric
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 524:

  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 525:

  These are areas of crude oil production in Nigeria except

  Options:
  A) Afam
  B) Egbema
  C) Oloibiri
  D) Ughelli
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 526: Zuma rock, Zaria and Kano inselbergs in Nigeria are within the confines of the? Options:
  A) Western uplands
  B) Eastern highlands
  C) North central highlands
  D) North-east highlands
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 527: High clouds is made up of Options:
  A) stratus
  B) cirrus
  C) altostratus
  D) alto cummullus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 528: A simple measure of the number of dependants that each 100 people in the productive years must support is Options:
  A) agricultural density
  B) dependency ratio
  C) employment ratio
  D) population density
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 529: What does subsistence agriculture mean? Options:
  A) Intensive agriculture
  B) Extensive agriculture
  C) Agricultural production for cash
  D) Agricultural production for export
  E) Agricultural production for household consumption
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 530:

  In which of the following countries have many railway lines been closed down as a result of a decline in their competitiveness?

  Options:
  A) South Africa
  B) Australia
  C) U.S.A
  D) India
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  The correct answer is B .