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 301: Which of the following areas is subject to frequent earthquarkes? Options:
  A) The Canandian Shield
  B) Northern Australia
  C) North West Africa
  D) South Africa
  E) The Sahara Desert
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 302: Although the rubber tree is a native of Brazil most of the world's natural rubber is now produced in? Options:
  A) Burma
  B) Colombia
  C) Nigeria
  D) Zaire
  E) Malaysia
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 303: One of the major raw materials needed in the iron and steel industry is? Options:
  A) copper
  B) bauxtie
  C) columbite
  D) limestone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 304:

  Element	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D	Year
  Temp (Max)	31	33	33	33	31	30	28	28	29	30	32	31	31
  Temp (Min)	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	24	23
  Rainfall	32.5	52.5	132.5	235	270	370.5	386	256	427.5	427.5	110	50	2655

  The temperature (^oC) and rainfall (mm) data above are true of

  Options:
  A) Kano
  B) Ibadan
  C) Jos
  D) Warri
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 305: Which of the following best explains the growth of Lagos? i. Infrastructural facilities. ii. Early contact with the outside world. iii. Being the former seat of the government. iv. Extensive land for development. Options:
  A) i and ii
  B) i and iv
  C) i, ii and iii
  D) ii, iii and iv
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 306: Explain the increasing importation of food to West Africa countries Options:
  A) Bad soils which cannot produce enough food
  B) Progressive neglect of food production
  C) Unfavourable climates for enough food production
  D) Too large populations which cannot be satisfied locally
  E) People's love for imported foods
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 307: For what specific purpose is the Shiroro Dam on the river Kaduna being constructed? Options:
  A) Flood control
  B) The develoment of a fishing industry
  C) irrigation
  D) Generating electricity
  E) Urban water supply
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 308: Balance of payment in international trade does not favour developing countries because Options:
  A) of their low bargaining power
  B) most of their exports are raw materials
  C) their currencies are very weak
  D) of the low demand of their exports
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 309:

  Which of the following is used to describe soil reaction?

  Options:
  A) pH
  B) cation exchange
  C) clay content
  D) texture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 310: Ocean currents are caused mainly by? Options:
  A) the rotation of the earth
  B) the amount of evaporation from the oceans
  C) prvailing surfaces winds
  D) the shape of the ocean
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  The correct answer is C .