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 261:

  Dodoma is to Tanzania as ______ to Nigeria

  Options:
  A) Abuja
  B) Warri
  C) Lagos
  D) Port Harcourt
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 262:

  

  The main occupation of the people in the area on the map is most likely to be

  Options:
  A) fishing
  B) lumbering
  C) mining
  D) farming
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 263: The most critical and variable element of weather in a tropical environment is? Options:
  A) potential evaporation
  B) sunshine hours
  C) temperature
  D) rainfall
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 264:

  ________is the failure of the end point of a closed traverse to fall exactly on the point of origin of the transverse

  Options:
  A) Error of compass
  B) Traverse error
  C) Error of closure
  D) Field error
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 265: Soils with well developed profiles formed mainly under the influence of the regional climate and vegetation are said to be Options:
  A) azonal
  B) zonal
  C) intrazonal
  D) colluvial
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 266:

  Which of these is the BEST indicator of high population density in rural area?

  Options:
  A) High absolute population
  B) Low natural resources base
  C) High population density
  D) Extensive soil erosion
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 267: Two main determinants of the spatial distribution of agricultural crops in Nigeria are? Options:
  A) climate and soil
  B) temperature and soil
  C) rainfall and air pressure
  D) air pressure and soil fertility
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 268: In a humid areas, farmers add lime to the soil to? development Options:
  A) facilitate the absorption of nutrients
  B) encourage the development of green leaves
  C) act as fertilizer
  D) reduce acidity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 269: Which of the following operations is common to both chain and prismatic compass surveys? Options:
  A) Baseline determination
  B) Forward bearing reading
  C) Backward bearing reading
  D) Offset measurement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 270: All these are ways of representing relief on maps Options:
  A) contour
  B) form lines
  C) dot map
  D) hachures
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  The correct answer is C .