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:

  A device for transferring information from analogue map into computer for further manipulation is

  Options:
  A) Aerial photograph
  B) Digitizer
  C) Global positioning system
  D) Plotter
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1202: which of the following features is NOT characteristics of a glaciated area? Options:
  A) Hanging valleys
  B) Aretes
  C) Interlocking spurs
  D) U-shaped valleys
  E) Fjords
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1203:

  

  The main occupation of the people in the area on the map is most likely to be

  Options:
  A) Fishing
  B) Lumbering
  C) Mining
  D) Farming
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1204: One operation common to all survey methods is? Options:
  A) the determination of coordinates
  B) reconnaissance
  C) the use of aerial photography
  D) triangulation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1205: An example of a calcareous rock is? Options:
  A) shale
  B) granite
  C) lignite
  D) limestone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1206:

  The merging together of a number of urban settlements will produce a

  Options:
  A) Suburb
  B) Nucleated settlement
  C) Linear settlement
  D) Conurbation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1207: Which of the following factors discourages population concentration in area? Options:
  A) Grasslands
  B) Frozen soils
  C) Mineral deposit
  D) Alluvial plains
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1208: Rotation of the earth is Options:
  A) The movement of the earth in the atmosphere
  B) The movement of the earth on its axis
  C) The movement of the earth round the sun
  D) The movement of the moon round the earth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1209:

  Which of the following is not a sea route?

  Options:
  A) London - moscow - Baghdad
  B) London - Capetown - melbourne
  C) New york - London - Rotterdam
  D) Sydney - Suez - London
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1210:

  

  Which of the following cross sections best illustrates a glaciated valley?

  Options:
  A) I
  B) II
  C) III
  D) IV
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  The correct answer is A .