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 2051:

  

  The bearing of La'ah from Gambo is

  Options:
  A) 60^o
  B) 300^o
  C) 30^o
  D) 120^o
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2052: The main petroleum-producing countries of Africa are Options:
  A) Nigeria, Togo and South Africa
  B) Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Zaire
  C) Nigeria, Algeria and Tunisia
  D) Nigeria, Algeria and Libya
  E) Nigeria, Libya and Ghana
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2053:

  

  Which of these is not a likely reason why the only road on the mapped area runs along the elevated feature ?

  Options:
  A) it was built to avoid the low, floodable region
  B) the road reduced to a minimum the cost of building ridges and culverts across the streams
  C) the major settlements are on the elevation and the road connects to them
  D) the elevation is relatively a low one and so does not constitute an obstacle to road construction
  E) There is no other place through which the road could pass except on the elevation
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 2054: The set of trees most suitable for pulp and paper making is Options:
  A) spruce, mahogany and obeche
  B) fir, obeche and ebony
  C) spruce, fir and pine
  D) pine, eucalyptus and mahogany
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2055:

  

  What is the average gradient of the slope marked G-H?

  Options:
  A) 1:32
  B) 1:34
  C) 1:36
  D) 1:38
  E) 1:40
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2056: The low level mechanized agriculture in West Africa is best explained by the? Options:
  A) lack of markets
  B) seasonal variation and unreliability of rainfall
  C) predominance of small farm holdings
  D) undulating topography
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2057: Transportation is an important economic activity because it Options:
  A) promotes diffusion of innovation and ideas
  B) facilitates urban-rural migration
  C) promotes the health of national population
  D) helps to achieve economic independence
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2058: The movement of a group of people from a village to an irrigation project area may be described as Options:
  A) rural-urban migration
  B) urban-urban migration
  C) rural-rural migration
  D) urban-rural migration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2059: The contribution of agriculture to Nigeria's GDP has remained largely low owing to? Options:
  A) low price of agricultural produce
  B) lack of access to markets
  C) its predominantly subsistence nature
  D) inadequate labour supply
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2060: The exploitation of timber in equatorial Africa causes? Options:
  A) soil erosion
  B) environmental pollution
  C) less rainfall run-off
  D) high cost of forest products
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  The correct answer is A .