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: Urban growth in sub-Saharan Africa has been enhanced mostly by? Options:
  A) natural population growth
  B) rural-urban migration
  C) agricultural development
  D) housing development
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 262: The thick, scarred barks of many savannah trees are the effect of? Options:
  A) drought
  B) grazing
  C) pests
  D) fire
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 263: The low level of economic development in the Chad Basin of Nigeria is owing to its? Options:
  A) rugged topography
  B) overpopulation
  C) altitude
  D) harsh climate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 264: The intensity of the sun's heat is not much in polar regions because Options:
  A) the earth is flat at the poles
  B) the atmosphere is thick at the poles
  C) the atmosphere is thin at the poles
  D) the angle of insolation is low
  E) the angle of insolation is high
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 265:

  Which of these are among the ACTIVE FACTORS of soil formation?

  Options:
  A) Parent material, topography and soil organisms
  B) Climate, soil organisms and man
  C) Parent material, time and topography
  D) Climate, time and plants
  E) Time, soil organism and man
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 266: 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 267:

  Soil erosion by action of rain can be caused by all of the following except

  Options:
  A) tropical rainstorms
  B) scanty vegetation
  C) steep slopes
  D) aridity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 268:

  Soil texture is determined primarily by

  Options:
  A) particle sizes
  B) profile horizons
  C) major components
  D) nutrient status
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 269:
  

  
  The table above shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of station Z. Study and use it to answer the question.The wettest month of the year is

  Options:
  A) April
  B) june
  C) May
  D) August
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 270: The main components of the land ecosystem are? Options:
  A) lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere
  B) vegetation, soil lithosphere and oceans
  C) hydroshpere, atmosphere, plants and animals
  D) river basin, biosphere, mountains and atmosphere
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  The correct answer is B .