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: Which of the following is a river port in Africa? Options:
  A) Mombasa
  B) Kinshasa
  C) Alexandria
  D) East London
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2: Which of the following is NOT correct in terms of the country's major product for international trade? Options:
  A) Manritius: sugar
  B) Libya: petroleum
  C) Zambia: copper
  D) Cote d'Ivoire: diamond
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: Bush burning affects the atmosphere directly by ? Options:
  A) killing soil microbes
  B) adding to carbon(IV) oxide accumulation
  C) leaving the land surface bare
  D) adding ashes to the soil
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4: The process of weathering include all but one of the following Options:
  A) Alternate heating and cooling of rocks
  B) Rock-breaking due to frost action
  C) peeling off of exposed layers of rounded crystalline rocks
  D) rock rotting because of chemical changes
  E) movement of rock particles downslope because of pull of gravity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5:

  

  The major human activity in the area is probably

  Options:
  A) Farming
  B) Fishing
  C) Lumbering
  D) Ranching
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6: Which of the following scales should show the greatest amount of detail on a map? Options:
  A) 1:2500 000
  B) 1:63 360
  C) 1:32
  D) 1:160 934
  E) 1:2
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 7: A map measures 10cm by 6cm.If the map is enlarge such that its area is 240 sq. cm, the map is enlarged? Options:
  A) twice
  B) thrice
  C) four times
  D) five times
  E) six times
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  

  Gross capital formation in Nigeria 1964-1973, what can be inferred from the histogram above?

  Options:
  A) there was a steady growth of capital formation in the period
  B) capital formation in the last two years exactly equalled those of all previous years combined
  C) at the end of the period, Nigeria had become self-sufficient
  D) Nigeria experienced serious economic problems during the period
  E) Nigeria is one of the richest countries in Africa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9:

  Which of the following is most influential in the location of textile and footwear industries?

  Options:
  A) Low interest rate
  B) Raw materials
  C) Energy supply
  D) Abundant cheap labor
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: The most suitable statistical diagram to show spatial distribution of population is Options:
  A) Dot map
  B) Pie Chart
  C) Divided circle
  D) Line graph
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  The correct answer is A .