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 591: Elements of weather and climate include all but ONE of the following: Options:
  A) Temperature
  B) Precipitation
  C) Wind
  D) Altitude
  E) Air pressure
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 592: Which of the following countries has the least potential for the production of steel? Options:
  A) Japan
  B) Germany
  C) Cuba
  D) India
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 593:

  The type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall is known as

  Options:
  A) Field capacity
  B) capillary water
  C) gravitational water
  D) hygroscopic water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 594:

  The main advantage of the chain survey over the prismatic compass survey is that the former

  Options:
  A) yields relatively more accurate results
  B) involves highly more portable equipment
  C) does not require a base map
  D) closes its boundaries with no correction
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 595: Which of these statements is NOT true of the burning of savannah? Options:
  A) The heat destorys many minerals needed by plants
  B) The soil is easily eroded
  C) Fire burns off organic matter which enrich the soil
  D) Some insect pests are destroyed
  E) its makes the temperature of soil too high for the plants
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 596:

  The main process of soil formation in the cool temperate continental grasslands of the world is

  Options:
  A) calcification
  B) salinization
  C) ferrallitization
  D) podzolization
  E) no option indicated
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 597:

  An alternative graphic method that can be used to depict the same information as a pie chart is the___________

  Options:
  A) Divided Rectangle
  B) Chloropleth
  C) Dot man
  D) Proportional Circle
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 598: Which of these geographical phenomena is found only in the Northern Hemisphere? Options:
  A) Tropical rain forest
  B) Mediterranean woodland
  C) Hot desert oasis
  D) Tundra vegetation
  E) Coniferous forest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 599:

  

  Use the map below to answer this question above

  The feature marked Y on the map is?

  Options:
  A) obon hill
  B) obudu plateau
  C) alantika mountain
  D) mandara mountain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 600:

  A government policy which is likely to encourage massive importation of goods into a country is the

  Options:
  A) reduction in travel allowance
  B) increase in wages
  C) relaxation of currency control
  D) increase in imports tariffs
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  The correct answer is C .