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 221:

  

  Assuming that the area depicted on the map is located in the tropics, what crops are likely to thrive during the dry season in the area marked W?

  Options:
  A) Tomatoes and onions
  B) Upland rice and millet
  C) Yams and potatoes
  D) Soya beans and cowpeas
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 222:

  

  The Ahaggar plateau is the shaded area marked

  Options:
  A) P
  B) Q
  C) R
  D) S
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 223: The instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure is? Options:
  A) a thermometer
  B) a wind vane
  C) an anemometer
  D) a barmometer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 224:

  

  The most important factor that probably explains the distribution of cultivation on the mapped area is

  Options:
  A) Drainage
  B) Settlement
  C) Road
  D) Climate
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 225: 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 226: Dodoma is to Tanzania as .........is to Nigeria Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Abuja
  C) Port Hacourt
  D) Ajaokuta
  E) Warri
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 227: The problems of unemployment, housing, traffic congestion and evironment degradation are associated with? Options:
  A) slums
  B) urbanization
  C) industrialization
  D) political disturbances
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 228:

  The two most important factors which account for the pattern of population distribution in West Africa are

  Options:
  A) Economic prosperity and regional migration
  B) Economic prosperity and favourable physical conditions
  C) Favourable physical conditions and human inertia
  D) Historical antecedence and regional migration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 229: The total export in 2002 is? Options:
  A) 800 metric tonnes
  B) 1200 metric tonnes
  C) 1000 metric tonnes
  D) 11000
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 230: Which of the following statements is TRUE of local craft industries in West Africa? i They are the earliest industries in the region. ii. They are widely scattered over the region. iii. Their products are mass produced. iv. They depend mainly on human energy. Options:
  A) i, iii and iv
  B) ii, iii and iv
  C) i, ii and iii
  D) i, ii and iv
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  The correct answer is D .