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 921: One of the negative effects of building new dams is Options:
  A) making water available for domestic uses in rural areas
  B) developing electricity to run industries
  C) raising and catching a variety of fish
  D) creating employment for the indigenous population
  E) resettling people away from their ancestral homes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 922: ----------- is a type of mass movement or mass wasting Options:
  A) steep slope
  B) landslides
  C) hills
  D) tableland
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 923:

  Which of the following tourist centres is wrongly paired?

  Options:
  A) Eiffel Tower - Germany
  B) Pyramids - Egypt
  C) The colosseum - Italy
  D) Victoria falls - Zambia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 924: Which of the following factors CANNOT be used to explain the nature and pattern of distribution of savannah vegetation in Africa? Options:
  A) grazing
  B) bush burning
  C) crop cultivation
  D) seasonal rainfall
  E) temperature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 925:

  

  The drainage pattern of the area shown is

  Options:
  A) Trellis
  B) Dendritic
  C) Radial
  D) Centripetal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 926:

  If M is due west of station N, the bearing of M from N is

  Options:
  A) 180°
  B) 270°
  C) 90°
  D) 360°
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 927:

  

  The feature, running approximately North to North-East, on which the trigonometrical station is located is a

  Options:
  A) conical hill
  B) cliff
  C) ridge
  D) plateau
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 928:

  

  The feature marked J is a

  Options:
  A) Valley
  B) Pass
  C) Col
  D) Shoulder
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 929:

  Which of the following is not a precaution to be taken when making a compass traverse?

  Options:
  A) The bearing should not be observed from a position close to strongly magnetic materials
  B) The 'back' bearing should be taken from the other end of the line and should differ from the 'on'/'forward' bearing by exactly 180${}^o$
  C) All magnetic materials should be removed from the body and pockets of the reader before the bearing is taken
  D) The compass must be held vertically so that the edge of the card does not rub against the top of the compass
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 930: In a karst topography, the visible features on the landscape include? Options:
  A) sinkhole
  B) tunnel
  C) stalactite
  D) stalagmite
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  The correct answer is B .