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 1191: The total population of a country can be obtained from its? Options:
  A) sample survey
  B) birth rate
  C) birth and death rates
  D) national census
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1192: 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 1193: -------------is the longest river in West Africa Options:
  A) river Benue
  B) river Niger
  C) river Volta
  D) river Senegal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1194:

  _______ is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area?

  Options:
  A) Biotic component
  B) Abiotic component
  C) Environment
  D) Ecosystem
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1195: 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 1196:

  When the traverse connects two stations, whose positions are known, what type of traverse is this?

  Options:
  A) closed traverse
  B) open traverse
  C) station traverse
  D) leg traverse
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1197: The world has different time zone because Options:
  A) most countries do not agree on having the same time zone
  B) it is a major way of differentiating countries from each other
  C) the sum does not shine on the earth surface at the same time
  D) the variation in weather and climate will not allow countries to have the same time zone
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1198: Kano is a major population centre in Nigeria because of its? Options:
  A) early religious and economic significance
  B) conducive climate for groundnut production
  C) large population of Hausa-speaking indigenes
  D) early industries development
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1199: Whats is the birth rate of a country with total population of 160 million and registered births of 4 million in a given year? Options:
  A) 0.25%
  B) 2.50%
  C) 3.00%
  D) 5.00%
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1200:

  The dam which is not used in Gezira is the

  Options:
  A) Aswan
  B) Jebal Azula
  C) Jebal Azula
  D) Sennar
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  The correct answer is C .