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 211: The heavy dark soil associated with floodable valley-bottoms is a Options:
  A) lateritic soil
  B) ferrallitic soil
  C) podzolic soil
  D) hydromorphic soil
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 212: The most important environmental resource that sustains natural processes in an ecosystem is Options:
  A) light
  B) water
  C) air
  D) energy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 213: The most common type of intensive livestock breeding found around most Nigerian cities is farming? Options:
  A) dairy farming
  B) cattle ranching
  C) poultry farming
  D) fish farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 214: a given map is enlarged 3 times its original size which is 1;150,000 what will be the new scale? Options:
  A) 1 : 50,000
  B) 1 : 75,000
  C) 1 : 100,000
  D) 1 : 450,000
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 215:

  Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?

  Options:
  A) frost action
  B) hydrolysis
  C) oxidation
  D) carbonation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 216: -------------is the movement of weathered materials under the force of gravity Options:
  A) weathering
  B) mass movement
  C) catastrophe
  D) mountains
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 217: In most of West Africa countries, the primary purpose of establishing the railway system was to? Options:
  A) transport export goods to the coast
  B) distribute locally produce commodities
  C) provide cheap means of moving passengers
  D) supplement river transport
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 218: One distinguishing characteristics of ferruginous soils is the? Options:
  A) occurence of iron concreation in the B horizon
  B) predominance of clay in the A horizon
  C) well-developed A and B horizons
  D) high content of organic matter in all the horizons
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 219: Which of the following is the major obstacle to cattle rearing in parts of Anambra and Abia States? Options:
  A) High population density in the region
  B) Non availability of labour
  C) Shortage of land
  D) High incidence of tsetse fly infestation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 220: Urban centers originate mainly as zones of? Options:
  A) transport concentration
  B) greater social intercourse
  C) tourist attraction
  D) non-primary economic activity
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  The correct answer is D .