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 1501: Which of these economic activities is LEAST characteristic of a typical urban centre? Options:
  A) Manufacturing
  B) Quarrying
  C) Commerce
  D) Transportation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1502: The first railway line that was built in Nigeria was from? Options:
  A) Lagos to Kano
  B) Lagos to Maiduguri
  C) Zaria to Kaura Namoda
  D) Kaduna to Jos
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1503: The sequence of savanna vegetation zones in Nigeria towards the northern part is Options:
  A) Derived, Sahel, Guinea and Sudan
  B) Derived, Guinea , Sudan and Sahel
  C) Derived, Sudan, Guinea and Sahel
  D) Derived, Guinea, Sahel and Sudan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1504: Urban centers originate mainly as zones of? Options:
  A) transport concentration
  B) greater social intercourse
  C) tourist attraction
  D) non-primary economic activity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1505: Sedimentary rocks are distinguished from other rocks by their? Options:
  A) strata
  B) joints
  C) compact nature
  D) crystalline nature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1506: Akosombo dam is one on the? Options:
  A) Senegal River
  B) River Rockel
  C) River Niger
  D) River Gongola
  E) River Volta
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1507: Bamboo and Mahogany, lianas and obeche, raphia and tree ferns. In which vegetation type are all these found? Options:
  A) Tropical monsoon
  B) Tropical rain forest
  C) Sub-tropical forest
  D) Chaparral forest
  E) Coniferous forest
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1508: Two major causes of environmental population in the Niger Delta are? Options:
  A) oil blowout and gas flaring
  B) road construction and pipe laying
  C) deforestation and water polllution
  D) creek erosion and waste dumping
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1509: 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 1510: In what order do the following occur from the surface to the bottom of an oil well? Options:
  A) Oil, water, gas
  B) Gas, oil, water
  C) Oil, gas, water
  D) Gas, water, oil
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  The correct answer is B .