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 701: The Ruhr valley of West Germany is noted for Options:
  A) iron and steel industries
  B) food and drink industries
  C) raw materials processing industries
  D) building and construction industries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 702: Open cast mining often leads to the? Options:
  A) degradation of the topsoil
  B) replenishment of the soil
  C) production of fetile soils
  D) extinction of animals
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 703:

  Use the information on country Y below to answer the question that follows:

  Land area = 200,000km ${}^2$
  Population = 10,000,000.

  calculate the population density of country Y

  Options:
  A) 50 persons per km ${}^2$
  B) 0.02 persons per km ${}^2$
  C) 200 persons per km ${}^2$
  D) 20 persons per km ${}^2$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 704: Which of the following countries is one of the major producers of petroleum and also a net importer of the product? Options:
  A) Algeria
  B) Mexico
  C) United States of America
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 705: Lakes formed as a result of landslides, screes or avalanches are known as Options:
  A) man-made lakes
  B) barrier lakes
  C) caldera lakes
  D) rock-hollow lakes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 706: Conakry is the capital of Options:
  A) Algiers
  B) Guinea
  C) Antananarivo
  D) johannesburg
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 707: British foreign investments are concentrated in? Options:
  A) Commomwealth countries
  B) developed countries
  C) EU countries
  D) ECOWAS countries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 708:

  Two factors which together cause the varying length of day and night are

  Options:
  A) inclination of the earth on its axis and the rotation of the earth on its axis
  B) inclination of the earth on its axis and the revolution of the earth on its elliptical orbit
  C) the rotation of the eart on its axis and the revolution of the moon round the earth
  D) inclination of the earth on its axis and the revolution of the moon round the earth
  E) the revolution of the earth on its elliptical orbit and the inclination of the moon on its axis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 709: The leading trading regions of the world by volume of import and export trade are? Options:
  A) Western Europe and Canada
  B) Western Europe and Russia
  C) Western Europe and the U.S.A
  D) Western Europe and Anglo-America
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 710: The direct flight from town X on longitude 42°30'E to town Y on longitude 5°E takes 4(1/2) hours. If an aeroplane leaves town X at 10.00 a.m local time, what will be the local time in town Y when it arrives there? Options:
  A) 2.30 p.m
  B) 10.00 a.m
  C) 12 noon
  D) 7.30 a.m
  E) 2.00 p.m
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  The correct answer is A .