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 491:

  

  The feature marked X in the above sketch is formed by

  Options:
  A) A headland erosion
  B) marine regression
  C) longshore drift
  D) estuarine deposition
  E) volcanic eruption
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 492: Lakes Kivu and Malawi are related in that they? Options:
  A) attract a large number of tourist
  B) lie in the Northern Hemisphere
  C) are rift valley lakes
  D) are crater lakes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 493: Which of the following factors explains the temperature difference between Dakar and Ouaga-dougou? Options:
  A) Latitude
  B) Distance from the sea
  C) Altitude
  D) Vegetation cover
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 494:

  

  A major problem the settlements in this area are likely to face is that of

  Options:
  A) Poor drainage
  B) Poor accesibility
  C) Dense vegetation
  D) Infertile soils
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 495: Which of the following types of vegetable is characterized by acidic soils? Options:
  A) Steppe
  B) Sahel savanna
  C) Coniferous forest
  D) Temperate grassland
  E) Desert
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 496: Which of these best explains the rapid rise in world population during the twentieth century? Options:
  A) Large-scale migration of people
  B) Decline in death rates
  C) Increase in world food production
  D) Improvement in transportation which enables food to be moved from surplus to deficit areas
  E) Rapid rate of urbanization
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 497:

  

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

  Options:
  A) compressional
  B) tensional
  C) kinectic
  D) gravitational
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 498:

  If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm

  Options:
  A) 10km, 40km
  B) 5km, 20km
  C) 2.5km, 10km
  D) 20km, 80km
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 499:

  

  The shaded areas marked R and S are noted for the production of

  Options:
  A) rubber
  B) palm oil
  C) maize
  D) cocoa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 500: The inability of Nigerian farmers to adequately feed the nation is due mainly to the? Options:
  A) poor quality of the soil
  B) low demand for agricultural products
  C) shortage of agricultural land
  D) poor methods of agricultural production
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  The correct answer is D .