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 431: A soft, black opaque carbonaceous rock that can be used to make pencils is Options:
  A) lignite
  B) graphite
  C) lead
  D) coal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 432: The most important factors that determine the amount of water that a rock later can hold are its ? Options:
  A) hardness and permeability
  B) thickness and depth from the surface
  C) hardness and thickness
  D) thickness and permeability
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 433: The most common traditional method of restoring soil fertility in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) increased infant mortality due to neglection
  B) the declining in food imports
  C) the growth of slums
  D) the deterioration of city transport systems
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 434: The major problems associated with rapid urban growth in tropical Africa are? Options:
  A) over-population, traffic congestion and urban-rural migration
  B) tyraffic congestion, neglect of agriculture and urban-rural migration
  C) rural-urban migration, unemployment and rising crime rate
  D) rural-urban migration, unemployment and rising crime rate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 435: Aluminum smelters are usually located close to sources of abundant? Options:
  A) raw materials
  B) electricity
  C) coking coal
  D) cheap labour
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 436: ECOWAS is a viable economic region because of? Options:
  A) the large size of the territory
  B) the support it receives from the EEC
  C) its mineral and agricultural potentialities
  D) the ability of the region to defend itself against external aggression
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 437: Within the last few years Alaska, Mexico and the North Sea have become important in the production of? Options:
  A) coal
  B) petroleum
  C) phosphate
  D) gold
  E) uranium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 438: The main commodities shipped on the trans-Pacific Sea route include? Options:
  A) wheat and iron ore
  B) manufactured goods and crude oil
  C) crude oil and coal
  D) wheat and manufactured goods
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 439: Urban settlements in West Africa function mainly as? Options:
  A) market towns amd commercial centers
  B) cultural and religious centers
  C) industrial centers
  D) administrative capitals
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 440:

  The features commonly associated with river rejuvenation include knick points?

  Options:
  A) paired terraces and entrenched meanders
  B) unpaired terraces and braided channels
  C) unpaired terraces and abandoned meander courses
  D) paired terraces and abandoned courses
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  The correct answer is A .