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 1631: Although both grasslands and forestland's can provide food for animals, there is more livestock in northern than in southern Nigeria because? Options:
  A) animal food from the southern forest is not palatable
  B) no animal can stand the tsetse fly of the southern forests
  C) there is a relative scarcity of grazing land in the south
  D) livestock breeding is not encouraged in the south
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1632: The major disadvantage of the River Nile as a trade route is that Options:
  A) it passes through desert areas
  B) it has several cataracts
  C) it passes through several countries
  D) it is slow-flowing
  E) it is very muddy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1633: The largest producer of timber in Africa is ? Options:
  A) Kenya
  B) Senegal
  C) Cote'Ivoire
  D) South Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1634:

  Which of the following indices is a measure of development?

  Options:
  A) Total population
  B) Population density
  C) Life expectancy
  D) Types of building
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1635:

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

  Options:
  A) combustion
  B) respiration
  C) putrifaction
  D) photosynthesis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1636:

  

  The deposition along the channel of River Amy to the south west is probably due to the

  Options:
  A) A construction of a dam across the river
  B) Fall in gradient at the base of the hill
  C) Marked increase in the rivers erosive power
  D) Channelization of the river course
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1637:

  

  What is the most likely cause for the paucity of surface streams on the eastern half of the area?

  Options:
  A) No rainfall
  B) Rugged topography
  C) Flat terrain
  D) Poor vegetation
  E) Nature of the rocks
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1638: One major feature of manufacturing in West Africa is that the industries Options:
  A) are evenly spread over major towns
  B) produce mainly for domestic market
  C) are capital intensive
  D) have wide markets for their products
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1639:

  A pie-chart shows information in

  Options:
  A) percentages
  B) degrees
  C) slope angles
  D) divided bars
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1640: The most common type of intensive livestock breeding found around most Nigerian cities is farming? Options:
  A) dairy farming
  B) cattle ranching
  C) poultry farming
  D) fish farming
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  The correct answer is C .