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 1311:

  A settlement located where two rivers meet is called a

  Options:
  A) nucleated settlement
  B) confluence town
  C) linear settlement
  D) nodal town
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1312: Agbaja Platea in Kwara State and Nsude of Udi Plateau are important to Nigeria's industrial development efforts because they are sources of? Options:
  A) coking coal
  B) iron ore
  C) glass sand
  D) limestone
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1313:

  Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air

  Options:
  A) combustion
  B) respiration
  C) putrefaction
  D) photosynthesis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1314: Linear villages may be expected to develop? Options:
  A) in narrow valley floors
  B) on flat plains
  C) in thick forests
  D) on deltas
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1315: An entrepot is a pot? Options:
  A) which acts as an intermediary center of trade between countries
  B) at an entrance of a river
  C) through which only certain goods are permitted to pass
  D) wich also serves as the capital of a country
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1316:

  

  The general landscape of the area can be described as a

  Options:
  A) Flood plain
  B) High plain
  C) Pediplain
  D) Peneplain
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1317: The Ruhr valley of West Germany is noted for Options:
  A) iron and steel industries
  B) food and drink industries
  C) raw materials processing industries
  D) building and construction industries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1318:

  The common features of the middle course of a river are

  Options:
  A) U-shaped valley and flood plains
  B) V-shaped valley and rapids
  C) broad interfluves and distributaries
  D) interlocking spurs and meanders
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1319:

  All except one is a disadvantage of compass traversing

  Options:
  A) lack of technical experts
  B) Its uses are complex
  C) It can be used to survey a large area
  D) The instrument used are expensive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1320: Rainfall caused by the movement of air over a mountain is called Options:
  A) Orographic rainfall
  B) Cyclonic rainfall
  C) Frontal rainfall
  D) Thunder shower
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  The correct answer is A .