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 281: Fluid, basic lava flow is likely to give rise to a volcanic Options:
  A) dome
  B) cinder cone
  C) shield
  D) saddle reef
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 282: Which of the following conditions is not conducive to the cultivation of tea? Options:
  A) Heavy rainfall throughout the year
  B) High elevation
  C) A spell of dry weather in season
  D) Good drainage
  E) cheap labour
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 283: Commercial grain farming is practiced mainly in the? Options:
  A) steppes and prairie lands of the middle latitudes
  B) savannah and grasslands of the low latitudes
  C) tundra and grassland of the high latitudes
  D) montane and grasslands of the high altitudes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 284:

  The term 'catena' describes the?

  Options:
  A) effect of topography on soil series
  B) sequence of modified soil along a slope profile
  C) changes in soil fertility along a slope profile
  D) group of soil on sedimentary rocks
  E) colour differences in soils along slope profile
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 285:

  When the traverse connects two stations, whose positions are known, what type of traverse is this?

  Options:
  A) closed traverse
  B) open traverse
  C) station traverse
  D) leg traverse
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 286:

  Which of the following indices is a measure of development?

  Options:
  A) Total population
  B) Population density
  C) Life expectancy
  D) Types of building
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 287: The Altas fold mountain system is found in? Options:
  A) North-West Africa
  B) Cape Province, South Africa
  C) The Horn of Africa
  D) The Republic of Zarie
  E) West Africa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 288: Which ONE of the following statements about the railway lines of Africa is false? Options:
  A) There is no trans-continental railway in Africa which can be compared with the Trans-Siberian Railway in length or importance
  B) Africa's railway lines are all of uniform gauge
  C) Few railway lines in Africa cross from one country to another
  D) The railway lines of Africa generally run from the coast inland
  E) The densest railway network in Africa is in the Republic of South Africa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 289: The principal of a closed traversed is that? Options:
  A) The compass is read at each point in turn and as a check, back bearings are taken
  B) the compass is read and forward bearings are taken
  C) the compass is read at each point and plotted as a check
  D) the compass is read at each point and turned back at each point
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 290: An example of a horst in Africa is Options:
  A) Kilimanjaro
  B) Ruwenzori
  C) Cameroon
  D) Erta Ale
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  The correct answer is B .