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.
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Question 1281: There are few natural harbors on the African coastline because the?
Options:
A) continent is a shield
B) coastline is regular
C) continent shelf of Africa is narrow
D) coasts are rocky
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1282: Oil production has made much impact on the development of?
Options:
A) Gabon
B) libya
C) Algeria
D) Ghana
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1283: The problems of irregular levels of water in river navigation may be solved by?
Options:
A) straightening river courses
B) controlling the currents
C) providing dams, canals and locks
D) changing the diretion of river flow
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1284: The port that handles the highest volume of timber export in Nigeria is?
Options:
A) Sapele
B) Warri
C) Port Harcourt
D) Lagos
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The correct answer is D .
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Question 1285: An environmental hazard which occurs slowly and unnoticed in the oil-producing region of the Niger Delta of Nigeria is
Options:
A) erosion
B) pollution
C) flood
D) subsidence
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The correct answer is B .
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Question 1286: Which of the following areas is important for the production of crude petroleum?
Options:
A) Canadian sheild
B) Ruhr region
C) Shaba province (former Katanga District)
D) Rand
E) North sea
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The correct answer is E .
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Question 1287: Plantation agriculture may be described as a system characterized by?
Options:
A) small-scale production , heavy mechnanization and industrial crops
B) heavy mechanization, food importation and subsistence crops
C) large-scale production, monoculture and centre management
D) labour specialization, market dependence and poor capital base
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The correct answer is C .
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Question 1288: On which of the following sea is coffee an important commodity?
Options:
A) Rio de Janeiro to New York
B) Sydney to Singapore
C) Durban to Calcutta
D) San Francisco to Yokohama
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1289: One of the problems of soil management in a humid areas is?
Options:
A) leaching of minerals
B) waterlogging
C) lack of oxygen in the soil
D) alkalinity
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The correct answer is A .
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Question 1290:
The sun is vertically overhead at the tropic of Caprison in
Options:
A) September 23rd
B) March 21st
C) June 21st
D) December 22nd
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The correct answer is D .