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 1301:

  One of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line

  Options:
  A) Optical square
  B) Station pegs
  C) Offset staff
  D) Steel Band
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1302: Soil conservation can be achieved through? Options:
  A) floriculture
  B) monoculture
  C) mechanization
  D) stripe-cropping
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1303:

  The following are advantages of overpopulation except?

  Options:
  A) Quick information dissemination
  B) Socialization
  C) Large labour
  D) Insufficient food
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1304:

  Which of the following pairs of cities have both seaport and international airport?

  Options:
  A) Kampala and Mombasa
  B) Lagos and San Francisco
  C) Rio de Janeiro and Johannesburg
  D) New York and Warri
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1305: The rock type whose principal constituents can be seen without magnification is? Options:
  A) limestone
  B) basalt
  C) sandstone
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1306: The major factors that account for the pattern of population distribution in West Africa are? Options:
  A) transportation and communication
  B) physical and economic
  C) historical and social
  D) social and political
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1307: A common feature of Forcados, Bonny and Eket in the Niger Delta is that they are? Options:
  A) very important fishing ports
  B) export processing zones
  C) important for natural gas export
  D) terminal for oil companies
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1308:

  Tropical savanna vegetation is characterized by

  Options:
  A) drought - resistant trees
  B) trees with broad leaves and fleshy bark
  C) palm trees and thorny scrub
  D) scattered every green trees
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1309: Which of the following is the cause of south-westerly and north-easterly directions of the winds in the northern tropics? Options:
  A) The rotation of the earth
  B) The revolution of the earth
  C) The differences in air pressure
  D) The size of the landmass
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1310:

  Which of the following winds affects the West Indian Islands of the Caribbean?

  Options:
  A) Territorial
  B) mistral
  C) chinook
  D) hurricane
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  The correct answer is D .