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 731:

  

  Limestone can be identified within the area marked

  Options:
  A) N
  B) M
  C) K
  D) L
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 732: Subsistence farming is characterized by? Options:
  A) dominance of cash crops, low capital input and dependence on simple tools
  B) dominance of food crops, small holdings anfd family labour
  C) Dependence on family labour, small holdings and market orientation
  D) Dependence on simple tools, labour intensity and high capital input
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 733: The thick, scarred barks of many savannah trees are the effect of? Options:
  A) drought
  B) grazing
  C) pests
  D) fire
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 734: Flooding in coastal areas can best be checked by? Options:
  A) terracing
  B) tree planting
  C) channelization
  D) contour ploughing
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 735: A map with a scale of 1:40,000 is reduced to one quarter of its size, what is the new scale of the map? Options:
  A) 1:20,000
  B) 1:40,000
  C) 1:60,000
  D) 1:80,000
  E) 1:100,000
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 736: The greatest obstacles to regional economic cooperation in ECOWAS are? Options:
  A) transportation, different currencies and colonial heritage
  B) population distribution, ethnicity and illiteracy
  C) political instability, smuggling and high tarrifs
  D) regional inequality, low productivity and poor communication
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 737:

  

  The dominant settlement pattern in the Eastern part of the map can best be described as
  Options:
  A) nucleated
  B) linear
  C) conurbated
  D) dispersed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 738:

  Annual rainfall is low and erratic.The vegetation is scanty,although temperature is generally high, yet the daily range of temperature is very high.

  Which of the following is the climatic type described above?

  Options:
  A) Monsoon
  B) Mediterranean
  C) British type
  D) Hot cool temperate continental
  E) Hot desert
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 739: Which of the instruments is used in measuring wind speed? Options:
  A) Wind vane
  B) Barometer
  C) Cup anamometer
  D) Hygrometer
  E) Speedometer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 740: Which of the following countries is well known for aluminum smelting? Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Ghana
  C) Senegal
  D) Liberia
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  The correct answer is B .