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: In the Niger Delta, the features that are clearly visible are? Options:
  A) white sandy beaches, tall trees and salt-water swamps
  B) white sandy beaches, reddish sandy beaches and mangrove trees
  C) white sandy beaches, tall trees and reddish sandy beaches
  D) white sandy beaches, salt-water swaps and mangrove trees
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  River regime is best described as the

  Options:
  A) seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river
  B) period a river overflows its bank
  C) amount of load a river carries
  D) rate at which a river flows
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3: The variation in the volume of water in a river over time is known as its? Options:
  A) regime
  B) discharge
  C) fluctuation
  D) velocity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: British Columbia, Iceland and Norway are noted for? Options:
  A) lumbering
  B) mining
  C) fishing
  D) power
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: The areas of population concentration is S.E Asia are also areas of? Options:
  A) intensive subsistence farming
  B) advanced industrial development
  C) high urban/rural population ratios
  D) low man/land ratios
  E) high levels of individual materials wealth
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  

  What is the angular bearing of settlement Dor from settlement can?

  Options:
  A) 40^o
  B) 45^o
  C) 300^o
  D) 320^o
  E) 325^o
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: Shifting cultivation in agriculture involves? Options:
  A) intensive cultivation in a highly populated region
  B) cultivating alternative plots to allow natural regeneration
  C) cultivating food crops on subsistence basis
  D) cultivating cash crops principally for export
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: Which of the following best explains the increasing importation of food to West African countries? Options:
  A) Bad soils which cannot produce enough food
  B) Progressive neglect of food production
  C) Unfavourable climates for enough food production
  D) too large populations which cannot be satisfied locally
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: Fruits produced in the Mediterranean region of Africa are exported mainly to Western Europe rather than to Africa countries because? Options:
  A) such fruits are needed more in regions around the Mediterranean Sea
  B) Africans do not need as much fruits as Europeans
  C) there is higher demand for fruits in Western Europe than in Africa
  D) of better transportation facilities between Africa and Western Europe than within Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  

  The vegetation belt numbered 4 on the map is the

  Options:
  A) Derived savannah
  B) Guinea savannah
  C) Forest/savannah mosaic
  D) sudan savannah
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  The correct answer is B .