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 471: The western side of Southern Africa is dry because? Options:
  A) it enjoys tropical climate
  B) of the absence of mountains
  C) the main wind blows offshore
  D) it has a Mediterranean type of climate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 472: The vegetation consists of small trees and shrubs many of which have the ability to store water in their stem. Their leaves are small and commonly covered with wax. This description fits the vegetation of? Options:
  A) coastal Tanzania
  B) north-east Brazil
  C) coastal British Columbia
  D) north-east Queensland
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 473:

  

  The principal functions of Ubi are most likely to be

  Options:
  A) Religion, health care and farming
  B) Transportation, education and commerce
  C) Transportation, manufacturing and health care
  D) Farming, education and commerce
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 474:

  Nigeria's major export commodity is

  Options:
  A) Coal
  B) Cocoa
  C) Cotton
  D) Petroleum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 475: One of the areas noted for paddy rice production in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) Eungu Scarpland
  B) Obudu Plateau
  C) Badeggi
  D) Kaduna
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 476: In which of the following climate belt is ferruginous soils found? Options:
  A) Tropical arid
  B) Tropical continental
  C) Temperate arid
  D) Temperate continental
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 477: The actual physical place a settlement occupies is known as? Options:
  A) situation
  B) site
  C) community
  D) society
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 478: Cities with populations over one million people in Africa include? Options:
  A) Algiers, Alexandria, Nairobi and Banjul
  B) Cape Town, Luanda, Khartoum and Abidjan
  C) Ibadan, Kampala, Bulawayo and Mombasa
  D) Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa and Johannesburg
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 479:

  One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?

  Options:
  A) Poor technological know-how
  B) Adequacy of capital
  C) Unreliability
  D) Fear of competition with established energy sources
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 480: Which of the following is not characteristic of major world cities? Options:
  A) Coastal location
  B) Air, water and noise pollution
  C) inadequate transportation facilities
  D) Dependence on primary activities
  E) Moral Decadence
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  The correct answer is D .