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 1551: A sedimentary rock formed only in seas and oceans in warm tropical and subtropical environments is Options:
  A) shale
  B) limestone
  C) sandstone
  D) mudstone
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1552: Cities with populations over one million people in Africa include? Options:
  A) Algiers, Alexandria, Nairobi and Banjul
  B) Cape Town, Luanda, Khartoum and Abidjan
  C) Ibadan, Kampala, Bulawayo and Mombasa
  D) Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa and Johannesburg
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1553: An example of a calcareous rock is? Options:
  A) shale
  B) granite
  C) lignite
  D) limestone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1554:

  The most serious environment effect posed by hazardous wastes is

  Options:
  A) contamination of ground water
  B) destruction of habitat
  C) air pollution
  D) increase use for land to landfills
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1555: The port that handles the highest volume of timber export in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) Sapele
  B) Warri
  C) Port Harcourt
  D) Lagos
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1556: The stratification of sedimentary rocks is mainly caused by? Options:
  A) lateral pressure being applied from two sides
  B) deposition of rocks particles in layers
  C) the sorting action of the wind
  D) wave action and longshore drift
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1557: In the equatorial region, most rainfall results from? Options:
  A) conventional effect
  B) orographical effect
  C) harmattan winds
  D) cyclonic effect
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1558:

  Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air

  Options:
  A) combustion
  B) respiration
  C) putrefaction
  D) photosynthesis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1559:

  Which of the following group of countries constitutes the Chad Basin Commission?

  Options:
  A) Benin, Niger, Nigeria and Chad
  B) Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Sudan
  C) Cameroon, Libya, Chad and Sudan
  D) Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1560: Which of the following expresses the main advantages of road transportation? Options:
  A) Capacity for the transportation of heavy and bulky goods
  B) Low operating costs
  C) Fast and safe passenger transportation
  D) Flexibility and maxium access along transport routes
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  The correct answer is D .