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 641:

  

  There are more settlements to the south because the

  Options:
  A) Land to the north being more fertile is reserved for farming
  B) Areas to the north are liable to flooding
  C) Terrain to the south is less rugged
  D) North is more prone to river blindness
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 642: soil factor in an ecosystem are referred to as ----- Options:
  A) topographic
  B) climatic
  C) biotic
  D) edaphic
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 643:

  

  Use the map below to answer the question that follows:

  The area marked D is

  Options:
  A) guinea savanna
  B) high forest
  C) sahel savanna
  D) sudan savanna
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 644:

  The sparse population in the middle belt of West Africa can be traced to all of the following except

  Options:
  A) inter-ethnic war
  B) tsetse fly infestation
  C) Arab slave trade in the North
  D) concentration of industries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 645: Which of the following areas is noted for the highest production of soft wood? Options:
  A) The Amazon Basin
  B) The Ganges-Indus Basin
  C) The St.Lawrence Basin
  D) The Rhine Basin
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 646:

  The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?

  Options:
  A) Shortage of labour
  B) Absence of many rivers
  C) Absence of pure stands of trees
  D) low quality of available timber
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 647:

  Which of the following is not a major river basin in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) The Cross River Basin
  B) The Niger Basin
  C) The South Atlantic Basin
  D) The Sokoto Basin
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 648:

  

  The river marked X is

  Options:
  A) River volta
  B) River Sassandra
  C) River Senegal
  D) River Gambia
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 649: The direction of flow of ocean currents is determined mainly by the Options:
  A) rotation of the earth and land and sea breezes
  B) shape of the continents and the temperature of the continental interior
  C) prevailing winds and the rotation of the earth
  D) depth of the ocean and the amount of fresh water inflow
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 650:

  The time difference between a place on longitude 35^oW and another longitude 25^oE is

  Options:
  A) 2 hours
  B) 3 hours
  C) 5 hours
  D) 4 hours
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  The correct answer is D .