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 1581:

  If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm

  Options:
  A) 10km, 40km
  B) 5km, 20km
  C) 2.5km, 10km
  D) 20km, 80km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1582:

  In developed countries, a greater percentage of the working population are engaged in?

  Options:
  A) tertiary activity only
  B) primary and tertiary activities
  C) secondary and tertiary activities
  D) primary and secondary activities
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1583: The population clusters in Kano, Kaduna and Zaira cities in Northern Nigeria in the 1960's are best explained by? Options:
  A) cultural factors
  B) favourable climate conditions
  C) the existence of major cash crops
  D) the presence of industrial employment
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1584: When both the macropores and the micropores are filled with water, the soil is? Options:
  A) leached
  B) at field capacity
  C) water logged
  D) erodeil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1585:

  British foreign investments are concentrated in

  Options:
  A) Commonwealth countries
  B) Developed countries
  C) ECOWAS Countries
  D) EU Countries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1586:

  The state of equilibrium reached by the vegetation of an area when it is left undisturbed for a long time is the?

  Options:
  A) ecosystem
  B) community
  C) trophic level
  D) climax
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1587: All of these are elements of weather and climate except Options:
  A) temperature
  B) altitude
  C) Rainfall
  D) sunshine
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1588: The level of utilization of resources in a country does not depend only on the population size but also on the Options:
  A) Standard of living
  B) Population density
  C) Life expectancy
  D) Population mobility
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1589: Which of the following statistical mapping techniques is most suitable for showing the spatial distribution of cattle in the different northern states of Nigeria? Options:
  A) Dot map
  B) Isopleth
  C) Pie graph
  D) Proportional circles
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1590:

  Exports from Mali are most likely to pass through the sea port at

  Options:
  A) Banjul
  B) Abidjan
  C) Lagos
  D) dakar
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  The correct answer is B .