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 1811: Which of the following industries is best located near the source of raw materials? Options:
  A) Car manufacturing
  B) Petroleum refinery
  C) Sugar refinery
  D) Clothmaking
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1812:

  The best way to prevent a watershed from degradation is through

  Options:
  A) forest reservation
  B) fuel wood extraction
  C) inter-basin transfer
  D) crop production
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1813: 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 .
• Question 1814: The growth of an industry largely depends on the size of the? Options:
  A) capital
  B) market
  C) raw materials
  D) manpower
  E) tranport
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1815: The export trade of Mali is based mainly on Options:
  A) groundnuts
  B) cotton
  C) cattle
  D) cocoa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1816: A soft, black opaque carbonaceous rock that can be used to make pencils is Options:
  A) lignite
  B) graphite
  C) lead
  D) coal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1817: A major characteristic of an urban settlement is that it is? Options:
  A) industrialized
  B) limited in function
  C) homogenous
  D) heterogeneous
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1818: A traveler crossing the International Date Line from America to Asia at 12 midnight on Sunday would have to change his watch to 12 midnight on Options:
  A) Sunday
  B) Monday
  C) Tuesday
  D) Saturday
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1819: The flow diagram is the most appropriate mapping technique to use in showing? Options:
  A) wind directions at different stations
  B) movements of migrants between states
  C) proportion of birds population in each state
  D) man/land ratio in each state
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1820: In west Africa,the forest-savannah mosaic is the vegetation pattern characteristic of the? Options:
  A) derived savannah
  B) Southern Guinea savannah
  C) tree savannah
  D) woodland savannah
  E) gallery forests
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  The correct answer is A .