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 1:

  

  Production of diamond in thousand of carats. The percentage of diamond produced by 'Other' is approximately

  Options:
  A) 5.38%
  B) 9.80%
  C) 10.00%
  D) 10.26%
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  Plateaux formed together with fold mountains are best described as

  Options:
  A) dissected
  B) tectonic
  C) intermontane
  D) piedmont
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  The most densely populated city which is also the capital of a country in Africa is

  Options:
  A) Abuja
  B) Dakar
  C) Cairo
  D) Cape Town
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4: 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 5: Temperate and sub-tropical grasslands on the Africa continent are found in? Options:
  A) Zimbabwe and Morocco
  B) Malawi and South Africa
  C) Namibia and Zambia
  D) South Africa and Lesotho
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: During winter, the Eskimos live in Options:
  A) tents
  B) tunnels
  C) caves
  D) igloos
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: Urban floods are mainly caused by Options:
  A) construction of dams and barrages
  B) clearance of vegetation on farmlands
  C) blockage of drains and waterways
  D) establishment of shelter belts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  An example of a coastline of emergence is

  Options:
  A) a raised beach
  B) a dalmation coast
  C) a ria coast
  D) an estuarian coast
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: The main hydrological centre in Nigeria is the? Options:
  A) Jos Plateau
  B) Western Uplands
  C) Biu Plateau
  D) Eastern Highlands
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  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 .