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 1261: The live commentary of a football match which started at 4:00pm at a place on longitude 15°E will be received by a listener in a town on longitude 160°W at Options:
  A) 6:20am same day
  B) 4:20am same day
  C) 1:40am next day
  D) 3:40am next day
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1262: One major characteristic of rural settlements is that they? Options:
  A) are heterogeneous
  B) are homogeneous
  C) are large in size
  D) have many functions
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1263: Which of the following statements is not true of primary activities? Options:
  A) They are concerned with extracting material direct from the earth or sea
  B) they are not involved in the processing of a finished product
  C) They are located at the source of the raw materials
  D) they are concerned with the provision of information and expertise
  E) they are pre requsites to secondary industries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1264: 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 1265: Softwood from coniferous forests is mainly used as raw material for the production of? Options:
  A) pulp and paper
  B) animal feed and fibre
  C) non-alcoholic beverages
  D) poles and planks
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1266:

  

  The area likely to experience seasonal flooding lies

  Options:
  A) above a 120-metre contour
  B) between 105 and 120-metre contours
  C) between 105 and 135-metre contours
  D) below a 105-metre contour
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1267: The pattern of rural population distribution in a region is determined mainly by the? Options:
  A) quality of the land
  B) size of the land
  C) quality of the population
  D) size of the population
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1268: One of the following is the most correct in regards to desert erosional landforms Options:
  A) Yardang
  B) Barchan
  C) Loess
  D) Self dunes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1269: In the broadest sense, the two major types of ecosystems are? Options:
  A) terrestrial and arboreal
  B) aquatic and vegetal
  C) terrestrial and aquatic
  D) aquatic and arboreal
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1270: The high population density in the Nile Valley is as a result of? Options:
  A) industrial growth in the valley
  B) multipurpose dams to support the growing population
  C) multiple transportation development
  D) shaduf irrigation
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  The correct answer is B .