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 11: Accelerated soil erosion result from a combination of? Options:
  A) bad farming practice and mulching
  B) intensive cultivation and cover crops
  C) bad farming practices and fertilizers
  D) intensive cultivation and overgrazing
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 12: The massive removal of trees and forest cover without replacement is referred to as? Options:
  A) afforestation
  B) deforestation
  C) bush clearing
  D) bush burning
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 13: Which of the following factors explains the temperature difference between Dakar and Ouaga-dougou? Options:
  A) Latitude
  B) Distance from the sea
  C) Altitude
  D) Vegetation cover
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 14: The port at the Lower Niger Valley that once served as a major gateway to Nigeria's export import trade was? Options:
  A) Aboh
  B) Asaba
  C) Forcados
  D) Warri
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 15: The rate of natural increase that has been adjusted for net immigration or emigration is the? Options:
  A) fertility rate
  B) migration rate
  C) rate of population growth
  D) rate of population decline
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 16:

  Which of these is NOT a weathering process?

  Options:
  A) The removal of regolith under the influence of weather
  B) The alteration of calcium carbonate in rocks to calcium bicarbonate
  C) The breakdown of rocks by plant roots
  D) The formation of clay minerals from feldspars in granites
  E) The disintergration of rocks by freeze-and-thaw action
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 17: Four elements of the natural environment which influence rural land use are? Options:
  A) rock type, rellief, land tenure system and climate
  B) climate, relief soil and vegetation
  C) slope, mineral resources, ground water and farm implements
  D) markets, size of agricultural land , pest and diseases
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 18:

  Which of the following is a problem of landlocked countries?

  Options:
  A) Security of goods
  B) Political stability
  C) Low freight cost
  D) Political dependence
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 19:

  The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?

  Options:
  A) Shortage of labour
  B) Absence of many rivers
  C) Absence of pure stands of trees
  D) low quality of available timber
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 20: The main composition of coal is? Options:
  A) carbon
  B) iron
  C) clay
  D) quartz
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  The correct answer is A .