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 611:

  Which of the following is not correct about the great circle?

  Options:
  A) The Equator is a Great Circle among the latitudes
  B) The Greenwich Meridian and the International Date Line are the only lines of latitude forming a Great Circle
  C) The Great Circle divides the earth into two equal spheres
  D) The centre of the Great Circle is also the centre of the earth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 612: Industrialization mostly helps developing countries to? Options:
  A) diversify their economy
  B) acquire greatness
  C) put their resources together
  D) develop infrastructure
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 613: Three land-locked countries in West Africa are? Options:
  A) Republic of Benin, Mauritania and Niger
  B) Togo, Ghana and Chad
  C) Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
  D) Mali, Chad Senegal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 614: The set of trees most suitable for pulp and paper making is Options:
  A) spruce, mahogany and obeche
  B) fir, obeche and ebony
  C) spruce, fir and pine
  D) pine, eucalyptus and mahogany
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 615: Nguru and Kaura Namoda settlements in Northern Nigeria are most notable for? Options:
  A) high production centres for groundnuts
  B) terminal points for railway tranportation
  C) towns with the worst problems of water scarcity
  D) quarrying settlements
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 616: The stratification of sedimentary rocks is mainly caused by? Options:
  A) lateral pressure being applied from two sides
  B) deposition of rocks particles in layers
  C) the sorting action of the wind
  D) wave action and longshore drift
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 617:

  

  The Major cash crop in the shaded portion is

  Options:
  A) Kolanut
  B) rubber
  C) oil palm
  D) cocoa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 618: One of the following instruments is used in measuring the direction of wind Options:
  A) Cup anenometer
  B) barometer
  C) wind anenometer
  D) wind vane
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 619:

  

  The feature marked Y is best described as

  Options:
  A) Valley
  B) Spur
  C) Gap
  D) Pass
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 620: Which of the following BEST accounts for the rural-urban migration in West Africa? Options:
  A) The universal primary education
  B) Limitless job opportunities in urban areas
  C) Lack of job opporunities and social amenities in rural areas
  D) Social unrest in rural areas
  E) Drought
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  The correct answer is C .