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 741: Proportional circles are commonly used to illustrate Options:
  A) Population distribution
  B) Information on transport
  C) Relative amount of traffic
  D) Amount of rainfall
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 742:

  

  Mahogany, obeche, African walnut are timber trees characteristics of the vegetation zone marked

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 743: The current world population is estimated at about Options:
  A) 2.0 billion
  B) 7.0 billion
  C) 6 .0 billion
  D) 4.0 billion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 744: A map drawn to a scale of 1:180 000 is reduced three times. What is the scale of the new map? Options:
  A) 1:60 000
  B) 1:90 000
  C) 1:360 000
  D) 1:540 000
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 745:

  Which of the following is not a measure of environmental control?

  Options:
  A) Preservation
  B) Stabilization
  C) Degradation
  D) Afforestation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 746:

  The ferralitic soils in West Africa are mostly found in the

  Options:
  A) Swampy coastline
  B) Forest belt
  C) Desert Environment
  D) Savanna belt
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 747:
  

  Which of the following pairs best accounts for the importance of Ere? 1. Road junction. 2. Industries 3. Commerce 4. River Ere.

  Options:
  A) 1 and 3
  B) 3 and 4
  C) 1 and 4
  D) 2 and 3
  E) 2 and 4
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 748:

  One of the following does not determine the availability of resources in a country____________

  Options:
  A) Evolution
  B) Emigration
  C) Population
  D) Morbidity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 749: When the gradient of a river channel changes from a steep to a gentle angle, the main activity of the river will be Options:
  A) depositing
  B) eroding
  C) deepening
  D) terracing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 750: A city may be differentiated from a rural settlement by considering its Options:
  A) population size and age structure
  B) skilled and unskilled manpower
  C) population and functions
  D) road network and industrial estates
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  The correct answer is C .