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 271: The map of a farm on scale 1 : 50 000 measures 10.2cm by 12.6cm. The actual area of the farm to the nearest km² is? Options:
  A) 30
  B) 31
  C) 32
  D) 33
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 272: The most important use of rocks in Nigeria is for? Options:
  A) revenue generation
  B) building
  C) export
  D) tourism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 273:

  

  The pattern of settlement distribution in the area is BEST explained in terms of the

  Options:
  A) Drainage
  B) Slope
  C) Vegetation
  D) Soils
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 274: Most less developed nations are trade debtors because? Options:
  A) of their continuous link with colonial masters
  B) of the gross inbalance in international trade
  C) they import manufactured goods from industrialized nations
  D) their currencies are weak
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 275: Which of these sets of rivers enter the sea through esturies? Options:
  A) The Thames, Zaire and Plate
  B) The Plate, Ganges and Columbia
  C) The Nile, Rhine and st. Lawrence
  D) The Zarie, Thames and Niger
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 276: The densely populated areas of South East Asia are also areas of Options:
  A) Massive rice importations
  B) Intensive peasant farming
  C) Low birth and death rates
  D) Fast-growing heavy industries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 277:

  

  The relative relief of the area is slightly above

  Options:
  A) 75m
  B) 105m
  C) 485m
  D) 575m
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 278:

  The prairies of North America are

  Options:
  A) montane grasslands
  B) temperate grasslands
  C) tropical grasslands
  D) savannah
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 279:

  A form of chemical weathering is__________

  Options:
  A) fragmentation
  B) exfoilation
  C) carbonation
  D) shattering
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 280: In which of the following vegetation types would walnut, hickory , oak, birch and magnolia trees be found? Options:
  A) tropical rain forest
  B) coniferous forest
  C) tropical savannah
  D) temperate deciduous forest
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  The correct answer is D .