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 561:

  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 562:

  

  The average gradient of the road descending the spur into Bobo town is approximately

  Options:
  A) 1:37
  B) 1:42
  C) 1:47
  D) 1:52
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 563:

  Fluid basic lava flow is likely to give rise to a volcanic_____________

  Options:
  A) cinder
  B) saddle reef
  C) shield
  D) gap
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 564: When both the macropores and the micropores are filled with water, the soil is? Options:
  A) leached
  B) at field capacity
  C) water logged
  D) erodeil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 565:

  ________is the failure of the end point of a closed traverse to fall exactly on the point of origin of the transverse?

  Options:
  A) Error of compass
  B) Traverse error
  C) Error of closure
  D) Field error
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 566:

  An eclipse of the moon occurs when the

  Options:
  A) sun casts its shadow on the moon
  B) the earth comes between the sun and the moon
  C) when the moon comes between the sun and earth
  D) earth casts its shadow on the moon
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 567:

  The best solution to the rapid depletion of forest resources in West Africa is to

  Options:
  A) reserve hectares of land for plantations
  B) Introduce forest conservation techniques
  C) Import wood from other countries
  D) Employ more forest guards
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 568:

  The following are volcanic mountains except

  Options:
  A) Cotopaxi of Ecuador
  B) Midcrop of Sumatra
  C) Fuji of Japan
  D) Monadnock of USA
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 569: The warm ocean current which washes the southeastern coast of Africa is called the? Options:
  A) Benguela current
  B) Guinea current
  C) Canaries current
  D) Agulhas current
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 570: Soil conservation can be achieved through? Options:
  A) floriculture
  B) monoculture
  C) mechanization
  D) stripe-cropping
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  The correct answer is D .