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 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 2: The relative dryness of the Horn of Africa is due to? Options:
  A) the dominance of cold currents in the region
  B) the distance from the belt of tropical cyclones
  C) its closeness to the high ranges of East Africa
  D) the shape and direction of the shoreline
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3: Which of the following areas is important for the production of crude petroleum? Options:
  A) Canadian sheild
  B) Ruhr region
  C) Shaba province (former Katanga District)
  D) Rand
  E) North sea
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 4: The most densely populated river delta in Africa is the ? Options:
  A) Niger
  B) Chari-Lagone
  C) Nile
  D) Zambezi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: Developing countries mostly engage in primary economic activities because of? Options:
  A) underdevelopment
  B) interdependence
  C) overdependency
  D) colonization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  

  The area shaded receives little rainfall because

  Options:
  A) the coastal strip is narrow
  B) the area offshore is washed by a cool current
  C) it lies on the windward side of the Andes
  D) the area off-shore is washed by a warm current
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: An area in Shaba province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known for the production of copper, is? Options:
  A) Ndola
  B) Nchanga
  C) Lumumbashi
  D) Chibuluma
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  Use the information on country Y below to answer the question that follows:

  Land area = 200,000km ${}^2$
  Population = 10,000,000.

  calculate the population density of country Y

  Options:
  A) 50 persons per km ${}^2$
  B) 0.02 persons per km ${}^2$
  C) 200 persons per km ${}^2$
  D) 20 persons per km ${}^2$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: A country in Africa with little or more potential for hydro-electricity generation is? Options:
  A) Sudan
  B) Liberia
  C) Mozambique
  D) Mauritania
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10: An African port that handles more of other countries products than its own is Options:
  A) Sofala (Beira)
  B) Cape Town
  C) Luanda
  D) Mombasa
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  The correct answer is B .