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:

  One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?

  Options:
  A) Poor technological know-how
  B) Adequacy of capital
  C) Unreliability
  D) Fear of competition with established energy sources
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: The chronological order of these mining activities is Options:
  A) exploitation, exploration, refining, transportation
  B) transportation, refining, exploitation, exploration
  C) exploration, exploiration, refining, transportation
  D) refining, exploitation, transportation, exploration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  

  Estimate the highest of trigonometry station.

  Options:
  A) 315 metres
  B) 320 metres
  C) 325 metres
  D) 345 metres
  E) 365 metres
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: The point at which the shock originates is called Options:
  A) focus
  B) vent
  C) caldera
  D) crater
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: One of the reasons of rapid growth of world population is Options:
  A) improved social and medical facilities
  B) stable government
  C) rainfall and its reliability
  D) agricultural system practised
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6: A feature produced as a result of glacial deposition is? Options:
  A) a cirque
  B) a moraine
  C) an arete
  D) a hanging valley
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  The instrument used in measuring the intensity of an earthquake is known as?

  Options:
  A) Earthometer
  B) Ritcher's Scale
  C) Seismograph
  D) Shock Wave
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  Which of the following is a way of controlling soil erosion

  Options:
  A) Overgrazing
  B) Contour ploughing
  C) Deforestation
  D) Bush burning
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: On the Jos plateau, tin and columbite are obtained mainly from Options:
  A) older granites
  B) volcanic cones
  C) wind deposits
  D) alluvial deposits
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: The ECOWAS is comparable to the European Union in terms of? Options:
  A) a unified security arrangement
  B) a common border agreement and policing
  C) the freedom of movement within the community
  D) uniform currencies besides the local ones
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  The correct answer is C .