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 1681: ---------- is the instrument used in the measurement of rainfall Options:
  A) rainguage
  B) thermometer
  C) hydrometer
  D) barometer
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1682: A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement in that it? Options:
  A) usually occurs at the meeting point of several roads
  B) often occurs in adensely populated area
  C) is usually found in a forest area
  D) is compact
  E) contains more people
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1683: Which of the following best explains the growth of Lagos? i. Infrastructural facilities. ii. Early contact with the outside world. iii. Being the former seat of the government. iv. Extensive land for development. Options:
  A) i and ii
  B) i and iv
  C) i, ii and iii
  D) ii, iii and iv
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1684: The stratification of sedimentary rocks is mainly caused by? Options:
  A) lateral pressure being applied from two sides
  B) deposition of rocks particles in layers
  C) the sorting action of the wind
  D) wave action and longshore drift
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1685: Eluviation is the process by which? Options:
  A) soluble substances are removed from the upper layers of the soil
  B) soluble substances are deposited in the upper layers of the soil
  C) fine particles are removed from one layer of the soil to another
  D) Fine particles are deposited in the upper layers of the soil
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1686: Which of the following landscapes is mostly likely to promote rural settlement nucleation? Options:
  A) Open, flat country
  B) Rugged, hilly country
  C) Extensive arable land
  D) Well-drained plain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1687: An environmental hazard which occurs slowly and unnoticed in the oil-producing region of the Niger Delta of Nigeria is Options:
  A) erosion
  B) pollution
  C) flood
  D) subsidence
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1688:

  

  The most extensive vegetation type in the area marked Z is the

  Options:
  A) fresh water swamp
  B) mangrove swamp
  C) coastal thicket
  D) rain forest
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1689: An important mineral deposit in South Africa which has attracted a large number of white settlers is Options:
  A) iron in Durban
  B) copper in Cape Town
  C) gold in Witwatersrand
  D) aluminium in Johannesburg
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1690: Plants takes up mineral nutrients in solution from the soil. Some of these are required in large quantities while others are needed in small quantities. Which of these is required in small quantities? Options:
  A) Nitrogen
  B) Potassium
  C) Iron
  D) Sulphur
  E) Cacium
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  The correct answer is D .