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 171:

  Use the diagram below to answer the question. The feature marked X in the diagram is a

  Options:
  A) Spit
  B) Stack
  C) Beach
  D) Wedge
  E) Cliff
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 172:

  Which of the following stations is situated in a region of tropical monsoon climate?

  Options:
  A) Valencia
  B) In salah
  C) Bombay(Munbai)
  D) Durban
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 173:

  One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?

  Options:
  A) Poor technological know-how
  B) Adequacy of capital
  C) Unreliability
  D) Fear of competition with established energy sources
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 174: Which of the following power plants in Nigeria is paired with the wrong energy source? Options:
  A) Oji-coal
  B) Egbin-gas
  C) Kaniji-water
  D) Afam-sun
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 175:

  In developed countries, a greater percentage of the working population are engaged in?

  Options:
  A) tertiary activity only
  B) primary and tertiary activities
  C) secondary and tertiary activities
  D) primary and secondary activities
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 176:

  An example of a landform produced by glaciation is?

  Options:
  A) a cirque
  B) a sand-dune
  C) an ox-bow lake
  D) an inselberg
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 177:

  Urban type of settlement is best described as

  Options:
  A) isolated
  B) dispersed
  C) nucleated
  D) nucleated
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 178: How is the mean annual rainfall of a given place calculated using records for 35 years? Options:
  A) by summing the yearly average rainfall figure and dividing by 35
  B) by summing the yearly total rainfall figures dividing by 35
  C) by summing the yearly total rainfall figures for 35 years and dividing by 12
  D) by finding the average between the figures for the wettest and the the direst years and multiplying by 35
  E) by plotting the rainfall figures on a graph and finding the midpoint
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 179: Which of the following vegetation belts carries the largest concentration of domesticated livestock in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Montane Grassland
  B) Guinea Savannah
  C) Sudan Savannah
  D) Sahel Savannah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 180: The process by which organic matter is decomposed and synthesized to form part of the soil is known as? Options:
  A) humification
  B) mineralization
  C) laterization
  D) nitrification
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  The correct answer is A .