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 1821: Which of the following factors mostly accounts for high population density in West Africa cities? Options:
  A) Efficient transportation
  B) Concentration of industries
  C) Social amenties
  D) Administrative capital
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1822: International agreements in the fishing industry are necessary in order to protect whale and seal from Options:
  A) marauding
  B) stock extinction
  C) sea piracy
  D) sea accident
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1823: The global decline in the use of coal as a source of energy is due to the? Options:
  A) increase in nuclear and water power generation
  B) increase in underground mining accidents
  C) availability of cheaper and cleaner energy sources
  D) decline of the iron and steel industry
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1824: A settlement where social amenities are easily provided to the community is? Options:
  A) squatter settlement
  B) dipersed settlement
  C) linear settlement
  D) nucleated sttlement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1825: If the temperature of a place is 68°F, what is its equivalent in degree centigrade? Options:
  A) 08°C
  B) 48°C
  C) 36°C
  D) 20°C
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1826:

  

  The relief pattern on the map reveals

  Options:
  A) A dissected plateau
  B) A marshy land
  C) An undulating lowland
  D) An old river valley
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1827:

  The wind which blows across the Atlantic Ocean towards the coast of Nigeria and is responsible for rainy season is known as

  Options:
  A) Equatorial Easterlies
  B) Land and sea breeze
  C) Tropical continental airmass
  D) Tropical maritime airmass
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1828:

  The type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall is known as

  Options:
  A) Field capacity
  B) capillary water
  C) gravitational water
  D) hygroscopic water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1829: The intensity of the sun's heat is not much in polar regions because Options:
  A) the earth is flat at the poles
  B) the atmosphere is thick at the poles
  C) the atmosphere is thin at the poles
  D) the angle of insolation is low
  E) the angle of insolation is high
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1830: One serious environmental hazard which may result from the destruction of the zone layer is? Options:
  A) flooding due to melting of snow
  B) pollution of rain water
  C) increase in atmospheric temperature
  D) decrease in the quantity of oxygen in the atmosphere
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  The correct answer is C .