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 141: The growth in population in a city is usually due to? Options:
  A) natural increase and emigration
  B) immigration and natural increase
  C) immigration and emigration
  D) high birth rate and low death rate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 142: The human factor that contributes to the population growth of an area is? Options:
  A) death rate
  B) industrialization
  C) afforestation
  D) emigration
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 143: The major constituents of a typical soil are Options:
  A) gravel, sand ,silt and clay
  B) mineral matter, organic matter, air and water
  C) stone, mineral matter, pore spaces and micro- organism
  D) calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 144: Urban centres are best distinguished from rural, settlements by their? Options:
  A) morphology and location
  B) population and function
  C) site and function
  D) morphology and demography
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 145:

  

  Assuming that there is no vegetation cover in the area shown on the map above and that the weather is clear, which of the following statements would be false?

  Options:
  A) Q is visible from P
  B) P is visible from N
  C) M is visible from N
  D) P is visible from M
  E) Q is visible from N
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 146:

  Lowland areas are most suited for a wide range of crops which includes?

  Options:
  A) wheat, banana and coffee
  B) rubber, sugarcane and rice
  C) coconut, rubber and tea
  D) sugarcane, rice and sorghum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 147: An irrigation project in Nigeria devoted to sugarcane production cultivation is? Options:
  A) Pategi
  B) Bakolori
  C) Numan
  D) Shonga
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 148:

  

  The above graphs describe the climate of

  Options:
  A) Kano
  B) Bulawayo
  C) London
  D) Moscow
  E) Bombay
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 149: A map with a scale of 1:40,000 is reduced to one quarter of its size, what is the new scale of the map? Options:
  A) 1:20,000
  B) 1:40,000
  C) 1:60,000
  D) 1:80,000
  E) 1:100,000
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 150: A system of continuous cultivation based on intensive use of manure is widely practiced in the? Options:
  A) Kano close-settled zone
  B) Chad Basin
  C) Niger Valley
  D) Jos area
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  The correct answer is A .