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 1381:

  

  Assuming that the area depicted on the map is located in the tropics, what crops are likely to thrive during the dry season in the area marked W?

  Options:
  A) Tomatoes and onions
  B) Upland rice and millet
  C) Yams and potatoes
  D) Soya beans and cowpeas
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1382:

  How were the major mountain belts of the world produced?

  Options:
  A) by weathering
  B) by wind erosion
  C) by folding
  D) by river deposition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1383: Which of the following best explains the reason for the decrease in the practice of bush fallowing in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Mechanized agricultural outputs
  B) The availability of agricultural inputs
  C) Rapid growth of population
  D) Lack of interest in crop production
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1384: Which of these statements about Africa is NOT true? Options:
  A) Over two-thirds of Africa lies within the tropics, Africa is therefore a warm continent in which snowfall is everywhere unknown
  B) Africa has a high rate of population increase
  C) Africa is the least unbanized continent although urbanization started early in Africa
  D) The forest regions of Africa are richer in hardwood than softwood timber
  E) Africa has several large rivers but they are of very limited use for navigation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1385: The two prominent highlands at the Nigeria-Cameroun border are Options:
  A) Mambila and Oban
  B) Mandara and Alantika
  C) Udi and Shebshi
  D) Jos Plateau and Kukuruku
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1386: Rank of the following African rivers (Niger, Zarie, Zambezi and Nile) in order of navigability? Options:
  A) Nile, Niger, Zambezi, Zarie
  B) Niger, Nile, Zarie, Zambzei
  C) Zambezi, Niger, Nile, Zarie
  D) Nile, Zarie, Zambazei, Niger
  E) Zarie, Nile, Niger, Zambezi
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1387:

  Soil conservation can be achieved through___________-

  Options:
  A) Monoculture
  B) Mechanization
  C) Strip-cropping
  D) Floriculture
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1388: Four major ocean currents washing the shores of Africa are the? Options:
  A) Canaries, Benguela, Kurosiwo and Mozambique
  B) Canaries, Guinea ,Mid-Atlantic and Benguela
  C) Guinea, Equatorial, Mozambique and Benguela
  D) Canaries, Guinea, Benguela and Mozambique
  E) Canaries, Guinea, Mid-Atlantic and Mozambique
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1389:

  Plateaux formed together with fold mountains are best described as

  Options:
  A) dissected
  B) tectonic
  C) intermontane
  D) piedmont
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1390:

  Two factors which together cause the varying length of day and night are

  Options:
  A) inclination of the earth on its axis and the rotation of the earth on its axis
  B) inclination of the earth on its axis and the revolution of the earth on its elliptical orbit
  C) the rotation of the eart on its axis and the revolution of the moon round the earth
  D) inclination of the earth on its axis and the revolution of the moon round the earth
  E) the revolution of the earth on its elliptical orbit and the inclination of the moon on its axis
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  The correct answer is A .