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 1831: Water pollution is caused by all the following except Options:
  A) increased silt load
  B) sand filling
  C) sewage disposal
  D) industrial effluent
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1832: The densely populated areas of South East Asia are also areas of Options:
  A) Massive rice importations
  B) Intensive peasant farming
  C) Low birth and death rates
  D) Fast-growing heavy industries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1833: Which of these does NOT lie in the principal earthquake regions of the world? Options:
  A) Peru
  B) Alaska
  C) New Guinea
  D) Japan
  E) Mali
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1834:

  Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral?

  Options:
  A) Central Africa Empire
  B) Uganda
  C) Kenya
  D) Zambia
  E) Mozambique
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1835:

  An example of a rock formed by wood subjected to pressure and heat is

  Options:
  A) sandstone
  B) lignite
  C) biotite
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1836: Which of the following countries produces all of copper, petroleum, iron ore and diamond? Options:
  A) Egypt
  B) Zimbabwe
  C) Angola
  D) Tanzania
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1837: Desert plants are usually called Options:
  A) hydrophytes
  B) mesophytes
  C) xerophytes
  D) sporophytes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1838:
  

  If the total production of petroleum is estimated to be 201 million tonnes, what is the approximate percentage of the production by the USA?

  Options:
  A) 12%
  B) 14%
  C) 16%
  D) 18%
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1839: Rural settlements are important to urban centres because they provide? Options:
  A) road
  B) transport
  C) labour
  D) capital
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1840: Plants in the savannah are adapted mainly to alternating periods of high and low? Options:
  A) light intensities
  B) water supply
  C) temperatures
  D) soil salinity
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  The correct answer is B .