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 1101: The portion of the land which rises higher than other areas is described as? Options:
  A) a volcanic cone
  B) an anticline hill
  C) an escarpment
  D) a block mountain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1102: Africa has the largest potential for hydro-electric power generation in the world because? Options:
  A) it is a large continent
  B) it has a high annual rainfall
  C) it rivers have many falls
  D) the rivers flow over extensive areas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1103: Which of the following is not a form of precipitation? Options:
  A) Snow
  B) Sleet
  C) Fog
  D) Haze
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1104: 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 1105:

  Under the Greek system of climate classification, the world is divided into

  Options:
  A) hot, temperate and dry zones
  B) temperate, fridgid and hot zones
  C) torrid, equatorial and tropical zones
  D) torrid, temperate and frigid zones
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1106:

  Examples of folded structures in Africa include the Atlas Mountains, the Cape Rangers and the

  Options:
  A) Akwapim Hills
  B) Jos Plateau
  C) Ruwenzori
  D) East Africa Rift
  E) Adamawa Highlands
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1107: Which of the following can be regarded as the backbone of a modern industrial economy? Options:
  A) Cement manufacturing industry
  B) Ship-Building industry
  C) Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
  D) Textiloe industry
  E) Iron and Steel industry
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1108: The essential nature of the economic activity called grazing can be described as the? Options:
  A) rearing of domesticated animals which feeds mainly on native vegetation
  B) tending of animals for sale
  C) rearing of animals which are moved about in accordance with seasons
  D) keeping of animals and the cultivation of crops to earn income from both
  E) rearing of cattle in the grasslands of the world
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1109: All of these are major industrial zones in Nigeria except Options:
  A) the western industrial zones
  B) the south east industrial zone
  C) the north central industrial zone
  D) the south/south industrial zone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1110: The process by which materials are physically transferred from one soil layer to another is called? Options:
  A) leaching
  B) physical weathering
  C) illuviation
  D) eluviation
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  The correct answer is A .