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 361: A major world population problem is that countries which have very large populations and very high population growth rates are generally those which? Options:
  A) posses very limited natural resources
  B) suffer serious industrial population
  C) are located in climatically marginal areas
  D) are least able to provide for the population
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 362: The technique that would produce the most accurate contoured map of a small area is Options:
  A) Prismatic compass survey
  B) Land-use survey
  C) Plane-table survey
  D) Chain survey
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 363:

  Study the map and answer the question. The land-form feature at the centre of the map can best be described as

  Options:
  A) A flood plain
  B) An erosional
  C) An outwash plain
  D) A deltaic plain
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 364: Pulp-wood, which is used in the manufacturing of paper, cardboard and cellulose, is derived mainly from? Options:
  A) coniferous forests
  B) tropical rain forests
  C) savannah woodlands
  D) desert plants
  E) broad-leaved forests
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 365: Which of the following groups of features is normally associated with the old age of a river? Options:
  A) Meaner terraces, point bars and knick points
  B) Point bars, U-shaped valleys and ox-bow lakes
  C) Meander terraces, point bars and natural levees
  D) Sand bars, terraces, knick points and natural levees
  E) Meander terraces, sand bars and steep gradients
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 366: a given map is enlarged 3 times its original size which is 1;150,000 what will be the new scale? Options:
  A) 1 : 50,000
  B) 1 : 75,000
  C) 1 : 100,000
  D) 1 : 450,000
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 367:

  

  The Inhabitants of Abu are most likely to be

  Options:
  A) Traders
  B) Farmers
  C) Cattle rearers
  D) Miners
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 368:

  A line joining all points of equal salinity is an

  Options:
  A) isopalh
  B) isopleth
  C) isohaline
  D) isobar
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 369:

  The use of the Nile for transportation purpose is limited mainly by

  Options:
  A) the presence of dams and cataracts
  B) seasonal flooding
  C) heavy siltation
  D) low velocity of flow
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 370:

  Kano is a major population centre in Nigeria because its

  Options:
  A) Early religious and economic significance
  B) Conducive climate for groundnut production
  C) Early industrial development
  D) Large population of Hausa-speaking indigenes
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  The correct answer is A .