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 1221:

  The most important characteristic of a population that enhances rapid economic development is the

  Options:
  A) total size
  B) level of education
  C) age structure
  D) sex ratio
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1222: Nigeria's proposed Iron and steel industry based on the direct reduction would be located at; Options:
  A) OSHOGBO
  B) Port-Harcourt
  C) Enugu
  D) Warri
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1223: The population size of any place is best determined by? Options:
  A) the level of industrialization and the standard of living of the people
  B) natural change and migration
  C) census and vital registeration
  D) its migration and employment indices
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1224:

  

  The bearing of Jata from Adaba is approximately

  Options:
  A) 17^o
  B) 21^o
  C) 25^o
  D) 29^o
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1225:

  The soil gains nitrogen through one of the following except

  Options:
  A) Denitrification
  B) Application of organic manure
  C) Electrical discharge
  D) Symbiotic nitrogen fixation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1226: Urban floods are mainly caused by Options:
  A) construction of dams and barrages
  B) clearance of vegetation on farmlands
  C) blockage of drains and waterways
  D) establishment of shelter belts
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1227: The great commercial grain-farming regions of the world include all but one of the following. Which is it? Options:
  A) The Prairie lands of North America
  B) the Pampas of Argentina
  C) The West African Savannah
  D) The Murray-Darling Basin of Australia
  E) The Ukraine Region of the U.S.S.R
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1228:

  

  The Inhabitants of Abu are most likely to be

  Options:
  A) Traders
  B) Farmers
  C) Cattle rearers
  D) Miners
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1229: A country well known for the production of copper in Africa is? Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Republic of Benin
  C) Zambia
  D) Egypt
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1230: A soil sample consisting of 49% sand, 28% silt and 23% clay is classified as? Options:
  A) sand
  B) loam
  C) sandy clay
  D) clay
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  The correct answer is B .