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 411: Which of the following industries is likely be located at the source of its major raw materials? Options:
  A) Brewing
  B) Aluninium smelting
  C) Textile
  D) Cement manufacturing
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 412:

  

  A major implication of this population structure is a

  Options:
  A) A large productive labour force
  B) High dependency ratio
  C) Relatively low investment in social services
  D) High life expectancy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 413: The population of Nigeria is estimated at? Options:
  A) 124 million people
  B) 96 million people
  C) 162 million people
  D) 140 million people
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 414: One of the consequences of the polar ice-caps melting is the? Options:
  A) submergence of existing coast lands
  B) emergence of submerged island
  C) increase in global temperature
  D) drier conditions in the tropical areas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 415: A line joining points equal atmospheric pressure on a map is called an? Options:
  A) isopach
  B) isopleth
  C) isobar
  D) isohyet
  E) isotherm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 416: Birth and death rates are often stated as the number of cases per? Options:
  A) 1 000 per year
  B) 1 000 000 per year
  C) 10 per year
  D) 100 per year
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 417: A simple measure of the number of dependants that each 100 people in the productive years must support is Options:
  A) agricultural density
  B) dependency ratio
  C) employment ratio
  D) population density
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 418: One of the following instruments is used in measuring the direction of wind Options:
  A) Cup anenometer
  B) barometer
  C) wind anenometer
  D) wind vane
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 419:

  

  The force that is responsible for this type of process is primarily

  Options:
  A) tensional
  B) compressional
  C) gravitational
  D) kinetic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 420:

  The main reason for which most manufacturing industries in West Africa are concentrated in cities and towns along the coast is that they have

  Options:
  A) a large number of warehouses
  B) large urban market
  C) a large pool of unskilled labour
  D) numerous banks
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  The correct answer is A .