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 1591:

  

  The principal functions of Ubi are most likely to be

  Options:
  A) Religion, health care and farming
  B) Transportation, education and commerce
  C) Transportation, manufacturing and health care
  D) Farming, education and commerce
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1592: If the temperature of a place is 68°F, what is its equivalent in degree centigrade? Options:
  A) 08°C
  B) 48°C
  C) 36°C
  D) 20°C
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1593: The emergence of the derived savannah vegetation of Nigeria is due mainly to? Options:
  A) cultivation and urbanization
  B) soil erosion and deforestation
  C) lumbering and grazing
  D) farming and bush burning
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1594:

  The areas in Nigeria where temperate crops may be grown include

  Options:
  A) Jos Plateau and Mambilla Plateau
  B) Mandara Mountains and Biu Plateau
  C) Oban Hills and Yoruba Highlands
  D) Apata Hills and Effon Ridge
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1595: A tropical soil formed on wind drift material and usually featuring a late-rite layer is known as? Options:
  A) latosol
  B) lithosol
  C) regosol
  D) podzol
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1596: The major areas of mixed farming in the world are also areas of? Options:
  A) sparse population with low arable crop productions
  B) dense population with a high percentage of farms
  C) dense population and a large number of urban centres
  D) sparse population and dispersed rural settlements
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1597:

  Which of the following has the highest salinity?

  Options:
  A) Dead sea
  B) Mediterranean sea
  C) Red sea
  D) South Atlantic ocean
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1598:

  A slope is said to be even when the contours are

  Options:
  A) equally spaced
  B) concentric
  C) closely spaced
  D) irregularly spaced
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1599: All of these are major industrial zones in Nigeria except Options:
  A) the western industrial zones
  B) the south east industrial zone
  C) the north central industrial zone
  D) the south/south industrial zone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1600: The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forests is mainly due to? Options:
  A) shortage of labour
  B) absence of many rivers
  C) absence of pure stands of trees
  D) low quality of available timber
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  The correct answer is C .