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 781:

  

  The roads in the area run mainly along

  Options:
  A) Steep slopes
  B) Hilltops
  C) Gentle slopes
  D) Watersheds
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 782:

  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 783:

  

  The irrigation project in the area marked Q is devoted to the cultivation of

  Options:
  A) wheat and rice
  B) cotton and rice
  C) maize and sorghum
  D) wheat and maize
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 784: A type of industry that is carried on usually at or near the residence and based on largely native skills and simple technology is referred to as a Options:
  A) local industry
  B) light industry
  C) consumer industry
  D) cottage industry
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 785:

  Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days and longer nights when the sun is overhead on the

  Options:
  A) Equator
  B) Artic Circle
  C) Tropic of Cancer
  D) Tropic of Capricorn
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 786:

  

  The highest point above mean sea level in the region is just above

  Options:
  A) 100m
  B) 110m
  C) 120m
  D) 130m
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 787:

  Great Britain and Germany are trading partners of west African countries from

  Options:
  A) Western Europe
  B) South America
  C) North America
  D) The far east
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 788: Which of the following is the cause of south-westerly and north-easterly directions of the winds in the northern tropics? Options:
  A) The rotation of the earth
  B) The revolution of the earth
  C) The differences in air pressure
  D) The size of the landmass
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 789: A weather element controlled mainly by latitude is? Options:
  A) temperature
  B) humidity
  C) rainfall
  D) cloud cover
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 790:

  The part of the earth crust covered by water bodies is known as the

  Options:
  A) hydrosphere
  B) sial
  C) stratosphere
  D) lithosphere
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  The correct answer is A .