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 601:

  The catalyst in the economic development of Japan is its

  Options:
  A) extensive coastlines conductive to shipping
  B) fertile soils suitable for agriculture
  C) abundant mineral deposits
  D) large pool of skilled manpower
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 602:

  Which of the following towns is not a precolonial town

  Options:
  A) Ilorin
  B) Bida
  C) Enugu
  D) Ibadan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 603: Which of the following cloud types is commonly associated with contiuous precipitation? Options:
  A) Cumulus
  B) Stratus
  C) Stratocumulus
  D) Nimbostratus
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 604: Which of the following sets of environmental resources is renewable? Options:
  A) Water, iron ore and soils
  B) Water, gold and plants
  C) Water, plants and soils
  D) Water, soils and minerals
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 605: In Nigeria, the major products that are taken to the markets from the south to the north are? Options:
  A) beef, onions, groundunt and grains
  B) plantains, garri, kolanuts and palmoil
  C) oranges,vegetables and beef
  D) potatoes, rice and onions
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 606:

  Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?

  Options:
  A) It provides water for industrial uses
  B) It provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration
  C) It provides shelter in form of timber for man
  D) It aids transportation through construction of roads and railways
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 607: Fertile plains are usually characterized by a pattern of settlement referred to as? Options:
  A) nucleated and concentric
  B) nucleated and elongation
  C) dispersed
  D) nodal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 608: very large in area but very low in population;which of the following countries fits this description best? Options:
  A) Lesotho
  B) Tunisia
  C) Nigeria
  D) Zaire
  E) Burundi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 609:

  The rocks of the basement complex are generally referred to as

  Options:
  A) older granites
  B) younger granites
  C) sedimentary formations
  D) volcanic rocks
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 610:

  The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is

  Options:
  A) sial, mantle, sima, core
  B) sima, sial, core, mantle
  C) core, mantle, sima and sial
  D) sial, sima, mantle and core
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  The correct answer is D .