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 131: Proportional circles are commonly used to illustrate Options:
  A) Population distribution
  B) Information on transport
  C) Relative amount of traffic
  D) Amount of rainfall
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 132:

  	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
  Temp.(oC)	27	28	28	28	27	26	25	26	26	26	27	28
  Rainfall (mm)	32.5	52.5	132.5	225.0	270.0	370.5	385.0	295.0	427.5	427.5	110.0	10.0

  The regime of the rainfall pattern is

  Options:
  A) seasonal rainfall with double maxima
  B) rainfall throughout the year with double maxima
  C) seasonal rainfall with single maxima
  D) rainfall throughout the year with single maxima
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 133: One direct adverse environmental effect of deforestation is? Options:
  A) èscalated soil erosion
  B) reduced forest income
  C) increased farmer-conflicts
  D) ozone layer depletion
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 134: One major feature of manufacturing in West Africa is that the industries Options:
  A) are evenly spread over major towns
  B) produce mainly for domestic market
  C) are capital intensive
  D) have wide markets for their products
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 135: Which of the following is not a biotic factor Options:
  A) parasite
  B) predator
  C) grazer
  D) pressure
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 136:

  Which of the following farming activity best describes the rearing of only animals like cattle, sheep and goat mainly in the savanna belt of the north?

  Options:
  A) Mixed farming
  B) Animal farming
  C) Pastoral farming
  D) Intensive farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 137: The primary importance of nitrogen-fixing organisms in the ecosystem is that they? Options:
  A) increase atmospheric nitrogen
  B) enrich the soil
  C) prevent soil erosion
  D) degrade the soil
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 138: If the population of an area is 690 million and the land area is 300 000 km²,the population density is approximately? Options:
  A) 230 persons per km²
  B) 240 persons per km²
  C) 210 persons per km²
  D) 220 persons per km²
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 139:

  Which of the following is of great importance to the existence of plants?

  Options:
  A) Metal scarps
  B) Industrial effluent
  C) Carbon (IV) oxide
  D) Carbon (II) oxide
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 140:

  Which of these are among the ACTIVE FACTORS of soil formation?

  Options:
  A) Parent material, topography and soil organisms
  B) Climate, soil organisms and man
  C) Parent material, time and topography
  D) Climate, time and plants
  E) Time, soil organism and man
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  The correct answer is B .