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 1511: A map drawn to a scale of 1: 180,000 is reduced three times. What is the scale of the new map? Options:
  A) 1: 60,000
  B) 1: 90,000
  C) 1: 360,000
  D) 1: 540,000
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1512: Which of the following is the major factor responsible for Japan's unparallelled industrial growth in the last few decades? Options:
  A) Availability of abundant hydrelectricity
  B) Japan's proximity to mainland Asia
  C) Japan's large population
  D) Technological proficiency
  E) Availability of abundant coal and petroleum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1513: The total export in 2002 is? Options:
  A) 800 metric tonnes
  B) 1200 metric tonnes
  C) 1000 metric tonnes
  D) 11000
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1514: The type of coal that burns with great heat and very little smoke is? Options:
  A) anthracite
  B) lignite
  C) steam coal
  D) peat
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1515: On which of the following sea is coffee an important commodity? Options:
  A) Rio de Janeiro to New York
  B) Sydney to Singapore
  C) Durban to Calcutta
  D) San Francisco to Yokohama
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1516:

  One of the features of wind deposition is

  Options:
  A) a mesa
  B) an inselberg
  C) a ventifact
  D) barchan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1517:

  In river transport, the problem of irregular levels of water can be overcome by

  Options:
  A) controlling the current
  B) building locks and canals
  C) changing the direction of flow
  D) clearing the river of water weeds
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1518:

  The state in Nigeria with the highest population density is

  Options:
  A) Anambra
  B) Bayelsa
  C) Ogun
  D) Niger
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1519:

  Textile Industry	7.2°
  Petroleum Industry	172.8°
  Iron and Steel Industry	115.2°
  Cosmetics Industry	43.2°
  Automobile Industry	21.6°

  The table above shows the employment distribution in a town with the share of the different industries depicted in degrees of a pie chart. The total number of workers in the town is 25,000.

  The proportion of workers in the iron and steel industry, in relation to the number off workers in the town is

  Options:
  A) 0.32
  B) 0.06
  C) 0.12
  D) 0.26
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1520:

  Some of the solid minerals found in Nigeria are

  Options:
  A) marble, tin and columbite
  B) tin, diamond and bauxite
  C) tin, iron ore and diamond
  D) uranium, lead and iron ore
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  The correct answer is A .