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 2131: Basaltic plateaux are usually formed by a lava that is? Options:
  A) basic and fluid
  B) acidic and fluid
  C) acidic and viscous
  D) basic and viscous
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2132: A major problem associated with lumbering in tropical as compared with temperate forests is that the? Options:
  A) low density of rivers make log transportation costly
  B) timber trees do not grow in pure stands
  C) hardwoods are not in great demand
  D) terrain is swampy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2133: After condensation, the rate of cooling of a rising air mass decreases because it becomes Options:
  A) stable
  B) lighter
  C) denser
  D) warm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2134:

  These are areas of crude oil production in Nigeria except

  Options:
  A) Afam
  B) Egbema
  C) Oloibiri
  D) Ughelli
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2135: Which of the following is an element of weather? Options:
  A) Thunder
  B) Breeze
  C) Latitude
  D) Precipitation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2136: The process of mountain -building by either folding or block faulting is known as? Options:
  A) wraping
  B) orogenesis
  C) weathering
  D) orocline
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2137: The action of wind in a desert include the following except a Options:
  A) Glaciation
  B) Abrasion
  C) Attrition
  D) Deflation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2138: The merging together of a number of urban settlements will produce a? Options:
  A) conurbation
  B) nucleated settlement
  C) linear settlement
  D) suburb
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2139: Which of these statements about Africa is NOT true? Options:
  A) Over two-thirds of Africa lies within the tropics, Africa is therefore a warm continent in which snowfall is everywhere unknown
  B) Africa has a high rate of population increase
  C) Africa is the least unbanized continent although urbanization started early in Africa
  D) The forest regions of Africa are richer in hardwood than softwood timber
  E) Africa has several large rivers but they are of very limited use for navigation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2140: An off-shore bar formed by corals is known as? Options:
  A) an atoll
  B) a coral reef
  C) a fringing reef
  D) a barrier reef
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  The correct answer is C .