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 381:

  

  When is the earth relative to the sun in the position shown in the diagram above?

  Options:
  A) December 22
  B) March 21
  C) June 21
  D) September 22
  E) October 23
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 382: Which of the following factors has been of particular importance in promoting population growth in developing countries? Options:
  A) Rising level of industrial development
  B) Improvement in health-care delivery
  C) Increase farm yield per hectare
  D) Rising standard of education
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 383: Which of the following is a major problem affecting the development of the Southern coast-lands of Nigeria? Options:
  A) poor soil fertilty
  B) Oil pollution and spillage
  C) Ocean tides
  D) Hilly terrain of the area
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 384:

  The ecological zone with the largest hectarage of irrigated land in Nigeria is the

  Options:
  A) rain forest
  B) Guniea savannah
  C) Sudan savannah
  D) Sahel savannah
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 385: The best soil conservation practices are those aimed at? Options:
  A) reclaiming depleted soils
  B) prolonging the fallow period
  C) sustaining the productivity of the soil
  D) managing soil erosion
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 386: Volcanoes are considered natural resources because the provide? Options:
  A) tourism
  B) mountainous landscape
  C) fertile soil
  D) carbon dioxide
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 387: The francophone countries in Africa include? Options:
  A) Benin Republic, Algeria, Cote dI'voire and Chad
  B) Libya, Burkina Faso, Angola and Namibia
  C) DR. Congo, Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire and Mozambique
  D) Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 388: Which of the following best explains the reason for the decrease in the practice of bush fallowing in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Mechanized agricultural outputs
  B) The availability of agricultural inputs
  C) Rapid growth of population
  D) Lack of interest in crop production
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 389: On September 23rd, all towns or cities in the northern hemisphere can never experience Options:
  A) equal length of day and night
  B) complete daylight
  C) longer nights and shorter nights
  D) longer days and shorter nights
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 390:

  

  The inhabitants of the area north of the major road in Ruwawa rely more on ground water than on surface reservoirs because

  Options:
  A) The large plantations use up all the surface water
  B) The reservoirs have been reduced to marshes
  C) There are mainly boreholes in the area
  D) The surface water has been diverted to serve the National Farm Project Area
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  The correct answer is B .