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 1991: Which of the following is a type of iron ore? Options:
  A) Columbite
  B) Limonite
  C) Anthracite
  D) Lignite
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1992:

  Organic components of the soil include all the following except_______

  Options:
  A) Micro organisms
  B) Humus
  C) Rock pedestal
  D) Animal remains
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1993: Desert is found where? Options:
  A) Southern coast
  B) northern Mali
  C) northern Nigeria
  D) Senegal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1994: The processes by which materials are physically transferred from one soil layer to another is called Options:
  A) leaching
  B) physical weathering
  C) illuviation
  D) eluviation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1995: Tress in the mangrove forest have aerial roots because they? Options:
  A) have to absorb water
  B) need more air than water
  C) have to absorb nutrients
  D) do not require much water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1996: Flooding in coastal areas can best be checked by? Options:
  A) terracing
  B) tree planting
  C) channelization
  D) contour ploughing
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1997: Which of the following rock types is formed through the ejection of magma onto the surface of the earth? Options:
  A) Lignite
  B) Granite
  C) Slate
  D) Basalt
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1998: Iron Ore mining in Africa is carried out in? Options:
  A) Ghana, Niger and Epygt
  B) Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Sierre Leone
  C) Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana
  D) Kenya, Tunisia and Sudan
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1999: Hydraulic action and abrasion are associated with Options:
  A) Aeolian erosion
  B) Fluvial erosion
  C) Karst erosion
  D) Glacial erosion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2000: The number of deaths, births, immigrants and emigrants over a specified time interval determines the population Options:
  A) density
  B) change
  C) growth
  D) structure
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  The correct answer is B .