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 991: If the population of an area is 690 million and the land area is 300 000 km²,the population density is approximately? Options:
  A) 230 persons per km²
  B) 240 persons per km²
  C) 210 persons per km²
  D) 220 persons per km²
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 992: The difference between towns and villages is that? Options:
  A) towns contain more women
  B) villages have more occupations
  C) towns perform more tertiary functions
  D) villages have more food
  E) towns produce more children
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 993: The major physical factor restricting the cultivation of perennial crops in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria is the? Options:
  A) seasonal pattern of rainfall
  B) low nutrients of soil
  C) high mean annual temperature
  D) low temperature values during the harmattan
  E) seasonal regime of many streams
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 994: In Nigeria, geographical location poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the? Options:
  A) Eastern Scarplands
  B) Eastern Highlands
  C) Western Highlands
  D) Niger-Benue Trough
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 995:

  Wheat is cultivated through irrigation in Nigeria in

  Options:
  A) Kano state
  B) Kogi state
  C) Kaduna state
  D) Nasarawa state
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 996: Which of these major soil groups is considered the most productive? Options:
  A) Poldzols
  B) Latosols
  C) Chernozems
  D) Sierozems
  E) Tundra soils
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 997:

  Great Britain and Germany are trading partners of west African countries from

  Options:
  A) Western Europe
  B) South America
  C) North America
  D) The far east
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 998: Agbaja Platea in Kwara State and Nsude of Udi Plateau are important to Nigeria's industrial development efforts because they are sources of? Options:
  A) coking coal
  B) iron ore
  C) glass sand
  D) limestone
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 999: One major characteristic of rural settlements is that they? Options:
  A) are heterogeneous
  B) are homogeneous
  C) are large in size
  D) have many functions
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1000:

  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 B .