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 191: 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 192:

  

  Two points, T and S on the ground as shown in the above diagram, also appear on a topographical map covering the area. Which of the following statements is true about the two points?

  Options:
  A) The distance between the two points will no longer on the topographical map than the ground
  B) The distance between the two points will be longer than on the topographical map than on the ground
  C) Points S will appear on the western side of point T on the topographical map
  D) Point S will appear directly south of point T on the topographical map
  E) The two points are inter visible on both the topographical map and on the ground
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 193:

  Use the map below to answer the question. The major environmental problems associated with the area marked Y is

  Options:
  A) Insect pest
  B) Gully erosion
  C) Oil pollution
  D) Drought
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 194: As a country develops a smaller percentage of the workforce tend to be employed in? Options:
  A) mining
  B) agriculture
  C) manufacturing
  D) services
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 195:
  

  The natural vegetation of the shaded area is

  Options:
  A) chaparral
  B) campos
  C) prairie
  D) cacti
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 196: Which of these statements is true of Africa? Options:
  A) Africa is the fourth largest continent in the world
  B) Africa is the least urbanized continent
  C) Tropical Africa is so warm that nowhere within it can find snow or ice
  D) There are no more than ten land-locked countries in Africa
  E) Africa produces nearly all the world's hard-wood timber.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 197: The main objective of the 'Green Revolution' programme in Nigeria is to encourage? Options:
  A) irrigation agriculture
  B) large-scale production of cereals
  C) improvement in crop yield and total output
  D) large-scale mechanization
  E) importation of fertilizers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 198: In which of the following vegetation types would walnut, hickory , oak, birch and magnolia trees be found? Options:
  A) tropical rain forest
  B) coniferous forest
  C) tropical savannah
  D) temperate deciduous forest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 199: An African port that handles more of other countries products than its own is Options:
  A) Sofala (Beira)
  B) Cape Town
  C) Luanda
  D) Mombasa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 200: Agricultural productivity is low in Tropical Africa because of? Options:
  A) sparse population and shortage of labour
  B) poor soil and unfavourable climate
  C) low technology and land fragmentation
  D) low demand and lack of credit facilities
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  The correct answer is C .