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 1201: The population clusters in Kano, Kaduna and Zaira cities in Northern Nigeria in the 1960's are best explained by? Options:
  A) cultural factors
  B) favourable climate conditions
  C) the existence of major cash crops
  D) the presence of industrial employment
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1202: One of the following indicates why the best fishing grounds of the world are located in mid-temperate latitudes Options:
  A) There is abundant food for fish
  B) the climate is suitable
  C) an extensive continental shelf exists
  D) the coincidence of A,B and C
  E) Man rarely tampers with fish in these areas
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1203:

  Which of the following is a vegetation characteristics of the Tropical rainforest?

  Options:
  A) Trees are not in pure stand
  B) Tough, small, leathery, hairy leaves to guard against excessive transpiration
  C) Trees are conical in shape
  D) there is high undergrowth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1204:

  

  The location of the spot height(160m) east of fari near the centre of the map of obodo may be described as a

  Options:
  A) Col
  B) Pass
  C) Road gap
  D) Wind
  E) Spur
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1205: Which of the following irrigation farming projects is devoted mainly to sugarcane cultivation? Options:
  A) Bakolori
  B) Badeggi
  C) Lower Chad
  D) Numan
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1206: Which of the following sedimentary rocks is mechanically formed? Options:
  A) chalk
  B) coal
  C) shale
  D) limestone
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1207: Weber's theory of industrial location was based on? Options:
  A) nearness to market
  B) nearness to raw materials
  C) nearness to source of power
  D) least transport cost
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1208:

  

  What is the length to the nearest kilometer of the main stream that flows into the Lake Lagoon?

  Options:
  A) 4 kilometers
  B) 8 kilometers
  C) 10 kilometers
  D) 12 kilometers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1209: The population pyramid for a developed country has a narrow base which indicates?` Options:
  A) low birth rate
  B) high birth rate
  C) more females than males
  D) high fertility ratio
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1210:

  

  The shaded areas labelled Y on the map are noted for

  Options:
  A) Dry season wheat cultivation
  B) Floodland rice cultivation
  C) Large-scale fish farming
  D) Large-scale irrigation farming
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  The correct answer is B .