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 1791: The most important air masses which affect the climate of Nigeria are the Options:
  A) tropical maritime and tropical sea and land breezes
  B) tropical maritime and the equatorial westerlies
  C) tropical maritime and the tropical continental
  D) tropical maritime and the polar continental
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1792: One of the negative effects of building new dams is Options:
  A) making water available for domestic uses in rural areas
  B) developing electricity to run industries
  C) raising and catching a variety of fish
  D) creating employment for the indigenous population
  E) resettling people away from their ancestral homes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1793: A hinterland is? Options:
  A) the central part of a country
  B) an area which is far from the coast
  C) a landlocked country
  D) an area surrounding a city
  E) the area which is served by a port
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1794: Which of these industries is usually located at the source of its major raw materials? Options:
  A) cement manufacturing
  B) brewing
  C) textile manufacturing
  D) stone dressing
  E) shoe manufacturing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1795: The area served by a given city is referred to as its? Options:
  A) sphere of influence
  B) hinterland
  C) territory
  D) satelite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1796: One of the major raw materials needed in the iron and steel industry is? Options:
  A) copper
  B) bauxtie
  C) columbite
  D) limestone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1797: Which of these African mountains is NOT volcanic? Options:
  A) Kilimanjaro
  B) Cameroon
  C) Kenya
  D) Ruwenzori
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1798: Which of the following winds is responsible for the dry season in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Tropical maritime airmass
  B) Tropical continental airmass
  C) Equatorial easterlies
  D) Harmattan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1799:

  How were the major mountain belts of the world produced?

  Options:
  A) by weathering
  B) by wind erosion
  C) by folding
  D) by river deposition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1800:

  A well will always contain water if its dug_________

  Options:
  A) Below the Earth's basin
  B) To reach sand bearing water
  C) Above the water table
  D) Below the water table
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  The correct answer is B .