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: Which of the following statement is TRUE of the industrial areas of West Africa? Options:
  A) They are located mostly around the ports and along the railway lines
  B) the concentrate more on capital goods than on the manufacture of consumer goods
  C) They are located mainly around the sources of energy
  D) They are evenly distributed within each country
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1382: The crossing of a boundary between two countries by a migrant is best described as? Options:
  A) emigration
  B) immigration
  C) out-migration
  D) international migration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1383:

  

  The diversions marked T, X, Y and Z are known collectively as

  Options:
  A) zonations
  B) bedding planes
  C) sedimentation
  D) geologic formations
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1384: Which of the following factors discourages population concentration in area? Options:
  A) Grasslands
  B) Frozen soils
  C) Mineral deposit
  D) Alluvial plains
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1385: The rotation of the earth on its axis? Options:
  A) causes the varying lengths of day and night
  B) is responsible for the change of the seasons
  C) causes day and night
  D) delimits the tropics
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1386:

  Where the salinity of an ocean is high;

  Options:
  A) the ocean water is dense and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
  B) the ocean water is dense and creeps at the bottom of the ocean towards low salinity areas
  C) the ocean water is light and flows at the area surface towards a high salinity area
  D) the ocean water is light and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1387: Ferrel's law states that winds deflect to the? Options:
  A) right in the Northern Hemisperes and to the left in the Southern Hemispere
  B) right in both hemispere
  C) left in both hemisperes
  D) left in the Northern Hemispere and to the right in the southern Hemispere
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1388: Two main determinants of the spatial distribution of agricultural crops in Nigeria are? Options:
  A) climate and soil
  B) temperature and soil
  C) rainfall and air pressure
  D) air pressure and soil fertility
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1389: The most important air masses which affect the climate of Nigeria are the Options:
  A) tropical maritime and tropical sea and land breezes
  B) tropical maritime and the equatorial westerlies
  C) tropical maritime and the tropical continental
  D) tropical maritime and the polar continental
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1390:

  The part of the earth crust covered by water bodies is known as the

  Options:
  A) hydrosphere
  B) sial
  C) stratosphere
  D) lithosphere
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  The correct answer is A .