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 231: Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the Podzol horizon? Options:
  A) High content of silica
  B) High content of iron oxides
  C) Ash-grey colour
  D) Intense leaching
  E) Coarse texture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 232:

  Which of the following is of great importance to the existence of plants?

  Options:
  A) Metal scarps
  B) Industrial effluent
  C) Carbon (IV) oxide
  D) Carbon (II) oxide
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 233: Which of the following pairs of natural resources is most vital for the development of heavy industries? Options:
  A) Cotton and timber
  B) Gold and diamonds
  C) Iron ore and coal
  D) Natural gas and copper
  E) Bauxite and chrome ore
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 234:

  The following are seaports used in the North Atlantic sea route except?

  Options:
  A) Lagos-Antwerp
  B) Lagos-Montreal
  C) Lagos-Southampton
  D) Lagos-Rotterdam
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 235: Which of the following is a river port in Africa? Options:
  A) Mombasa
  B) Kinshasa
  C) Alexandria
  D) East London
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 236:

  Which of the following is not a form of mass movement?

  Options:
  A) landslide
  B) earthquake
  C) rockslide
  D) talus creep
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 237: In a ecosystem, bacteria and some other microscopic organisms are best described as? Options:
  A) secondary consumers
  B) major decomposers
  C) primary decomposers
  D) primary consumers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 238:

  

  The stippled coastal seas are the world's major areas of

  Options:
  A) Fish farming
  B) Whaling
  C) Deep sea fishing
  D) Commercial fishing
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 239: The major factors accounting for increasing desertification in the West Africa Sahel are drought? Options:
  A) overgrazing and overcultivation
  B) locusts and queller birds
  C) urbanization and fuel wood exploitation
  D) harmattan and sand dunes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 240:

  An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is?

  Options:
  A) Iron in Durban
  B) Copper in Cape Town
  C) Gold in Witwatersrand
  D) Aluminium in Johannessburg
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  The correct answer is C .