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 1611: Which of the following is regarded as an active factor of soil formation? Options:
  A) Time
  B) Climate
  C) Parent material
  D) Relief
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1612: An example of a set of chemically formed sedimentary rocks is? Options:
  A) sandstone and grit
  B) dolomite and gypsum
  C) peat and coal
  D) flint and shale
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1613: Which of the following combinations of factors BEST accounts for the evolution of cities? Options:
  A) Food surplus, transport and relief
  B) Climate, division of labour and food surplus
  C) Transport, defence and climate
  D) Food surplus, defence and division of labour
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1614: The greatest industries areas of the world are? Options:
  A) Africa and the Caribbean
  B) the Ruhr industrial region and South Africa
  C) Western Europe and the United States of America
  D) Japan and Australia
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1615: The sequence of savanna vegetation zones in Nigeria towards the northern part is Options:
  A) Derived, Sahel, Guinea and Sudan
  B) Derived, Guinea , Sudan and Sahel
  C) Derived, Sudan, Guinea and Sahel
  D) Derived, Guinea, Sahel and Sudan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1616: Migration can contribute to solving the problems of rural areas by? Options:
  A) making rrural populations less homogenous at a source region
  B) redistributing population from high to low density
  C) creating job oppurtunities in the source areas
  D) promoting industrialisation in the receiving areas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1617: The fundamental role played by the decomposers in the functioning ecosystem is the? Options:
  A) diposal of plant ana animals waste products
  B) releases of energy and nutrients locked up in organic litter
  C) precipitation of organic and mineral elements from the soil
  D) cycling of water and chemical elements
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1618: Which of the following groups of countries is a major producer of rubber? Options:
  A) Malaysia, Liberia and Indonesia
  B) Indonesia, Malaysia, and Zimbabwe
  C) Malaysia, Niger and Liberia
  D) South Africa, Libria and China
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1619: Planetary winds are deflected on crossing the Equator due mainly to the effects of? Options:
  A) Coriolis force
  B) Ferrel's law
  C) the jet stream
  D) gravitational force
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1620: Which of the following group of settlements is arranged in order of increasing size? Options:
  A) Village, hamlet, city, town, megalopolis, conurbation
  B) Hamlet, village, town, city, megalopolis, conurbation
  C) Hamlet village, town, city, conurbation, megaloplis
  D) Hamlet, village, city, conurbation, town, megaloplis
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  The correct answer is C .