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 desert region the most prominent agent of erosion is

  Options:
  A) Thunder storms
  B) Rain fall
  C) Rivers
  D) Wind
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: Mixed farming implies Options:
  A) growing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
  B) keeping poultry and rearing pigs on one and the same farm
  C) growing grains and root crops on the same piece of land
  D) mixed cultivation of wheat, barley, and oats
  E) intercropping of yam, cassava and maize
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  

  The distribution of settlements in the area is mostly influenced by

  Options:
  A) Drainage
  B) Vegetation
  C) Relief
  D) Mineral deposits
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4:

  

  The general landscape of the area can be described as a

  Options:
  A) Flood plain
  B) High plain
  C) Pediplain
  D) Peneplain
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5:

  

  Use the information given in the chart and answer the question. An alternative graphic method that can be used to depict the same information is the

  Options:
  A) Divided rectangle
  B) Chloropleth
  C) Dot map
  D) Proportional circle
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6: An area of the world that is likely to have 24-hour sunshine on July 15 of any year is the Options:
  A) Horse latitudes
  B) Southern polar area
  C) Equatorial area
  D) Northern polar area
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: What is the birth rate of a country with a total population of 150,000,000 and registered births of 3,000,000 in a given year? Options:
  A) 1%
  B) 2%
  C) 3%
  D) 4%
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  Which are three main export crops of Uganda?

  1.Bananas 2.Coffee 3.Cotton 4.Groundnuts 5.Sugar 6.Cassava 7.Tobacco

  Options:
  A) 1&5&7
  B) 2&3&7
  C) 2&4&5
  D) 1&6&7
  E) 3&4&6
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: Livestock rearing in Nigeria is still predominantly the occupation of? Options:
  A) small holder farmers
  B) sedentary rearers
  C) large-scale farmers
  D) nomadic herders
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: Industrialization mostly helps developing countries to? Options:
  A) diversify their economy
  B) acquire greatness
  C) put their resources together
  D) develop infrastructure
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  The correct answer is A .