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 1741: Ocean currents flow in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere but in an anticlockwise direction in he southern hemisphere because of the? Options:
  A) rotation of the earth from east to west
  B) strong and more persistent winds in the southern hemisphere
  C) company active currents in the northern hemisphere
  D) rotation of the earth from west coast
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1742: Which of the following farming systems is likely to give rise to nucleated rural settlements? Options:
  A) Grazing
  B) Large-scale farming
  C) Subsistence farming
  D) Irrigation farming
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1743:

  Which of the following is a vegetation characteristics of the Tropical rainforest?

  Options:
  A) Trees are not in pure stand
  B) Tough, small, leathery, hairy leaves to guard against excessive transpiration
  C) Trees are conical in shape
  D) there is high undergrowth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1744: Nigeria is in ------ Africa Options:
  A) east
  B) north
  C) west
  D) south
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1745: Which of the following countries of Africa has little or no potential for hydro-electricity generation ? Options:
  A) Sudan
  B) Mozambique
  C) Mauritania
  D) Liberia
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1746: The most efficient means of transporting crude petroleum over extensive land masses is by? Options:
  A) water
  B) road
  C) rail
  D) pipe
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1747: A woman living on Longitude 30^oE is carrying her body to the hospital around 1 am on Monday. Calling her husband on plane who is on 30^oW, when will the husband pick the call? Options:
  A) 3 am
  B) 5 pm
  C) 7 am
  D) 9 pm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1748: Lagos Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Calabar are cities which have attained considerable importance because they? Options:
  A) are cross roads to international airlines
  B) have seaports
  C) are densely populated
  D) are administrative capitals
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1749: The level of utilization of resources in a country does not depend only on the population size but also on the Options:
  A) Standard of living
  B) Population density
  C) Life expectancy
  D) Population mobility
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1750: Which of these is NOT characteristic of the tropical rain forest? Options:
  A) There is a great variety of trees present
  B) Many of trees have large buttresses
  C) The trees are usually arranged in layers
  D) There are many climbing plants
  E) Epiphytes are rare
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  The correct answer is E .