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 571:

  A desert country which has high population density supported by irrigation is

  Options:
  A) Sudan
  B) Egypt
  C) Kuwait
  D) Namibia
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 572: Petroleum is extracted in Nigeria by? Options:
  A) drilling
  B) refining
  C) mining
  D) dredging
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 573:

  The Ruhr coalfield is located in

  Options:
  A) Canada
  B) Russia
  C) Germany
  D) USA
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 574: The major areas of mixed farming in the world are also areas of? Options:
  A) dense population and numerous large urban centres
  B) sparse population dispersed rural settlements
  C) dense population with a high percentage of vegetarians
  D) low arable crop production
  E) severe soil erosion
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 575:

  All except one are functions of a village

  Options:
  A) Lumbering function
  B) Small-scale shopping
  C) Mining function
  D) Religious function
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 576: Planetary winds are deflected on crossing the Equator due mainly to the effects of? Options:
  A) Coriolis force
  B) Ferrel's law
  C) the jet stream
  D) gravitational force
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 577: Iron deposits are found in economic quantities in? Options:
  A) Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
  B) Mali, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire
  C) Niger, Mali and Sierra Leone
  D) Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 578: Which of the following reasons BEST explains why African rivers are not very navigable? Options:
  A) Low volume of water in the rivers
  B) Most of the rivers are too short
  C) Most of the river courses are interrupted by rapids
  D) The rivers are mostly seasonal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 579: A greater percentage of the population in Nigeria are engaged in? Options:
  A) public service
  B) commercial farming
  C) trading
  D) subsistence farming
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 580: Detroit in the U.S.A. came into prominence as a result f its? Options:
  A) automobile industries
  B) administrative functions
  C) commercial functions
  D) military function
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  The correct answer is A .