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:

  

  The condition that promotes the formation of these soils is

  Options:
  A) distinct wet and dry season
  B) dense tropical rain forest
  C) extensive savannah grassland
  D) dense rural plantation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2:

  

  The drainage pattern of the area shown on the map is best described as

  Options:
  A) Dendritic
  B) Radial
  C) Trellis
  D) Rectangular
  E) Annular
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: International agreements in the fishing industry are necessary in order to protect whale and seal from Options:
  A) marauding
  B) stock extinction
  C) sea piracy
  D) sea accident
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4: The column of ocean water moving from a low to a high latitude is described as a? Options:
  A) cold ocean current
  B) warm ocean current
  C) costal tidal wave
  D) cool ocean current
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: They are very expensive to construct, they are not flexible spillage can occur in cause of damage. These are the demerits of what type of transport? Options:
  A) Pipelines
  B) Transmission lines
  C) Roads
  D) Rope ways
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6: The commonest means of transporting logs from the forest to the mills and markets throughout the world is? Options:
  A) trucks
  B) transcontinental railroads
  C) floating along waterways
  D) special narrow gauge railroads
  E) boats
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7: Which of the following combinations of factors BEST explains the absence of major ocean fishing ground around tropical Africa? Options:
  A) Hot climate and warm ocean currents
  B) Narrow comtinental shelf and unindented coastline
  C) Upwelling of deep sea water and poor plankton supply
  D) Warm seas and pollution of sea water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  The soil gains nitrogen through one of the following except

  Options:
  A) Denitrification
  B) Application of organic manure
  C) Electrical discharge
  D) Symbiotic nitrogen fixation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: The most critical cause of desertification in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) excessively high temperatures
  B) extremely low rainfall
  C) environment pollution
  D) excessive pressure of land use
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  The ecological zone with the largest hectarage of irrigated land in Nigeria is the

  Options:
  A) rain forest
  B) Guniea savannah
  C) Sudan savannah
  D) Sahel savannah
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  The correct answer is D .