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:

  Which is simplest method of rapid distance measurement in surveying?

  Options:
  A) Tape measurement
  B) Compass measurement
  C) Pacing I
  D) Chaining
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 472: What is the bearing of Q from P, if Q lies NNW from P? Options:
  A) 67.5°
  B) 157.5°
  C) 247.5°
  D) 337.5°
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 473:

  One of the following is not a sequence of denudation

  Options:
  A) Erosion
  B) Transportation
  C) Decomposition
  D) Deposition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 474: A volcanic eruption is most likely to be violet when? Options:
  A) volcano is near the sea
  B) neck of the volcano is sealed by a plug
  C) lava is viscous
  D) lava reaches the surface through a fissure
  E) volcano is below an ocean
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 475:

  

  The likely economic activity of the area is

  Options:
  A) Mining
  B) Farming
  C) Fishing
  D) Lumbering
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 476: Temperature is usually depicted by the line graph because it is a property that Options:
  A) fluctuates over space
  B) varies continuously over time
  C) measures sensible heat
  D) is measured in terms of quantity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 477:

  

  The export trade of the country marked G is based mainly on

  Options:
  A) Cocoa
  B) Cotton
  C) Maize
  D) Cattle
  E) Groundnuts
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 478: One of the leading industrial nations of the world ranking second in manufacturing output after the USA is? Options:
  A) Russia
  B) Germany
  C) Britain
  D) Japan
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 479: Hygrometer is used to measure? Options:
  A) rainfall
  B) wind direction
  C) relative humidity
  D) sunshine
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 480: The population density of a country is calculated on the basis of the? Options:
  A) rate of population increase
  B) birth rate and the the death rate
  C) number of people migrating to the country
  D) size of the country in relation to the population
  E) number of people living in the towns
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  The correct answer is D .