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 1911: Industries like cement manufacturing and iron and steel are usually located close to the site of raw materials because Options:
  A) finished products are delicate
  B) raw materials are abundant
  C) raw materials also occur at market site
  D) total transport costs are reduced
  E) the industries can pollute the market
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1912:

  Which of the following is a feature of heavy industries?

  Options:
  A) capital intensive
  B) small scale plants
  C) consumer goods production
  D) low turn-over
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1913:

  Great Britain and Germany are trading partners of west African countries from

  Options:
  A) Western Europe
  B) South America
  C) North America
  D) The far east
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1914:

  Which of the following is an effect of the earth's revolution?

  Options:
  A) Day and night
  B) It determines a year
  C) Dawn and Twilight
  D) Apparent Sunrise and sunset
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1915: The fadama lands of the Niger/Benue trough are mostly known for the commercial production of? Options:
  A) yam and vegetables
  B) paotatoes and benni-seed
  C) rice and sugarcane
  D) maize and guinea corn
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1916: In a ecosystem, bacteria and some other microscopic organisms are best described as? Options:
  A) secondary consumers
  B) major decomposers
  C) primary decomposers
  D) primary consumers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1917: An industry in which a large proportion of the weight of the inputs is lost during processing is likely to locate near the source of? Options:
  A) labour
  B) energy
  C) capital
  D) raw materials
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1918:

  Which pair of activities would you NOT find in an equatorial climate?

  1. commercial grain farming. 2. rice cultivation. 3. lumbering. 4. plantation agriculture. 5. dry farming

  Options:
  A) 1 and 2
  B) 2 and 5
  C) 3 and 4
  D) 1 and 5
  E) 2 and 3
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1919: The growth in population in a city is usually due to? Options:
  A) natural increase and emigration
  B) immigration and natural increase
  C) immigration and emigration
  D) high birth rate and low death rate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1920: Which of the countries is a member state of ECOWAS? Options:
  A) Guinea
  B) Kenya
  C) Namibia
  D) Algeria
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  The correct answer is A .