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 151:
  

  The slope labelled X is best described as a

  Options:
  A) valley slide slope
  B) faultscarp
  C) cuesta
  D) fault-line scarp
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 152: the great agricultural regions of the world includes all but one of these Options:
  A) the corn belt of USA
  B) the pampas of Argentina
  C) the Black soils Region of Ukraine
  D) the High Veldt of South Africa
  E) the Sahel of West Africa
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 153: Which of the following is NOT a product of river deposition? Options:
  A) Flood plain
  B) Delta
  C) Levee
  D) Gorge
  E) Sand bar
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 154: The rock type formed through the deposits compression of elastic particles is ? Options:
  A) anthracite
  B) sandstone
  C) limestone
  D) mudstone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 155:

  The best way to prevent a watershed from degradation is through

  Options:
  A) forest reservation
  B) fuel wood extraction
  C) inter-basin transfer
  D) crop production
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 156: Which of the following are associated with the lower course of a river? Options:
  A) Gorge, rapids and waterfalls
  B) Corrasion, corrosion and attrition
  C) Floodplains, ox-bow lakes and deltas
  D) Meanders, cliff and spurs
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 157:

  The type of energy that is most environmentally friendly is

  Options:
  A) Thermal
  B) Nuclear
  C) hydro electric
  D) solar
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 158:

  Identify the pair of forces/processes which may be responsible for the formation of rift valleys

  1. Centrifugal 2. Erosional 3. Compressional 4. Magnetic 5. Faulting.

  Options:
  A) 1 and 5
  B) 2 and 3
  C) 3 and 4
  D) 3 and 5
  E) 1 and 3
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 159: The wind system that brings the harmattan to Africa is referred to as Options:
  A) The north-east trade
  B) the north-west trade
  C) the south-west trade
  D) the south-east trade
  E) the willy willies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 160: What minerals are found in the Abakaliki area of southern Nigeria? Options:
  A) Tin and columbite
  B) Iron and zinc
  C) Lead and zinc
  D) Salt and phosphate
  E) Gold and silver
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  The correct answer is C .