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 2001:

  Which of the following is best defined as the movement of people from one geographical area to another involving permanent or temporary residence or settlement

  Options:
  A) Transportation
  B) Networking
  C) Migration
  D) Urbanization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2002: Which of the following features is produced by wave deposition? Options:
  A) Cliff
  B) Stack
  C) Tombolo
  D) Caves
  E) Blow holes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2003:

  One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?

  Options:
  A) Poor technological know-how
  B) Adequacy of capital
  C) Unreliability
  D) Fear of competition with established energy sources
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2004:

  A settlement where two rivers meet is called a

  Options:
  A) nodal town
  B) linear settlement
  C) nucleated settlement
  D) confluence town
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2005: Which of the following countries is well known for aluminum smelting? Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Ghana
  C) Senegal
  D) Liberia
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2006: Which of the following statements best characterizes the population of Southeast Asia? Options:
  A) High density and high growth rate
  B) High density and low growth rate
  C) Low density and High growth rate
  D) Low density and low growth rate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2007: The world's leading entrepots include? Options:
  A) Panama, Gilbraltar and Suez
  B) New York, Calais and Harmburg
  C) Bombay. Syndey and Rio de Janeiro
  D) Hong Kong, London and Rotterdam
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2008:

  A slope is said to be even when the contours are

  Options:
  A) concentric
  B) irregularly spaced
  C) closely spaced
  D) equally placed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2009:

  Sugar plantations in Africa are most highly developed in the lowlands of?

  Options:
  A) the Mediterranean seaboard and the Guinea coast
  B) Natal and the Lower Nile
  C) Mozambique and Natal
  D) the Guinea coast and Mozambique
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2010: The two primary causes of ocean currents are? Options:
  A) differential algae development and sunlight penetration
  B) differential salinity and temperature variation
  C) variation in evaporation and coral development
  D) location of settlements and sea-level pressure
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  The correct answer is B .