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 1471:

  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 1472:

  Which of the following statements bests describes the weathering process known as exfoliation?

  Options:
  A) The chemical alteration of rock minerals on taking in water
  B) The peeling away of rocks in thin layers
  C) The dissolution of basic minerals by carbonic acid
  D) The addition of oxygen to mineral elements to form oxides
  E) The disintegration of foliated rocks
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1473: A hinterland is Options:
  A) the central part of a country
  B) an area which is far from the coast
  C) a landlocked country
  D) an area surrounding a city
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1474:

  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 1475: Which of the following explains the importance of the concept of site and situation of settlements? Options:
  A) Both site and situation are most favourable for the establishment and growth of settlements
  B) All site and situation are most located on plains
  C) Both site and situation are not favourable to the establishment and growth of settlements
  D) All settlement are located on site and situation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1476:

  Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?

  Options:
  A) frost action
  B) hydrolysis
  C) oxidation
  D) carbonation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1477:

  

  The landform marked S is a

  Options:
  A) Col
  B) Spur
  C) Plateau
  D) Knoll
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1478:

  The instrument used in measuring the intensity of an earthquake is known as?

  Options:
  A) Earthometer
  B) Ritcher's Scale
  C) Seismograph
  D) Shock Wave
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1479:

  

  The low density of settlements in the Gindi river basin is best explained by the

  Options:
  A) Rough topograghy
  B) Dense forest
  C) Poor transport network
  D) Scarcity of farmland
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1480:

  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 .