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 201:

  

  The area likely to experience seasonal flooding lies

  Options:
  A) above a 120-metre contour
  B) between 105 and 120-metre contours
  C) between 105 and 135-metre contours
  D) below a 105-metre contour
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 202:

  

  Use the diagram below to answer the question that follows:

  The textual class that can hold the greatest amount of moisture is

  Options:
  A) sand
  B) sand loam
  C) clay loam
  D) clay
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 203: An important mineral deposit in South Africa which has attracted a large number of white settlers is Options:
  A) iron in Durban
  B) copper in Cape Town
  C) gold in Witwatersrand
  D) aluminium in Johannesburg
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 204: Nigeria's new federal capital territory shares boundaries with four states.What are these states? Options:
  A) Benue,Kwara,Niger and Kaduna
  B) Kano,Kaduna,Niger and Kwara
  C) Plateau,Kwara,Niger and Kaduna
  D) Gongola,Bauchi,Kwara and Niger
  E) Niger,Benue,Kwara and Kano
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 205:
  

  The histogram shows that a steady growth of gross capital formation occurred between

  Options:
  A) 1967 and 1971
  B) 1964 and 1968
  C) 1969 and 1973
  D) 1966 and 1970
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 206: Which of the following statements about the relationship between urban and rural areas is TRUE? Options:
  A) Urban centers depend on rural areas for innovations
  B) Rural areas depends on urban centers for labours
  C) Rural areas obtain industiral raw materials from urban centers
  D) Urban centres and rural areas are interdependent
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 207: A map drawn to a scale of 1:180 000 is reduced three times. What is the scale of the new map? Options:
  A) 1:60 000
  B) 1:90 000
  C) 1:360 000
  D) 1:540 000
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 208: A city may be differentiated from a rural settlement by considering its? Options:
  A) population size and age structure
  B) skilled and unskilled manpower
  C) population and functions
  D) road network and industral estates
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 209: The two most important factors influencing the evolution of a climax vegetation are? Options:
  A) soil and topography
  B) soil and time
  C) climate and time
  D) climate and topography
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 210: All of these are major industrial zones in Nigeria except Options:
  A) the western industrial zones
  B) the south east industrial zone
  C) the north central industrial zone
  D) the south/south industrial zone
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  The correct answer is D .