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 501: An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is? Options:
  A) a ranging pole
  B) an optical square
  C) a measuring rod
  D) Abney level
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 502: Lakes formed as a result of landslides, screes or avalanches are known as Options:
  A) man-made lakes
  B) barrier lakes
  C) caldera lakes
  D) rock-hollow lakes
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 503: The number of deaths, births, immigrants and emigrants over a specified time interval determines the population Options:
  A) density
  B) change
  C) growth
  D) structure
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 504: The world's leading producer of cocoa is? Options:
  A) Ecuador
  B) Ghana
  C) Brazil
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 505: The scientist who prepounded the theory of continental drift was Options:
  A) Alfred Wegener
  B) William Davis
  C) Arthur Holmes
  D) Francis Bacon
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 506: The major world exporters of wool are? Options:
  A) New Zealand, Uruguay, Australia and Argentina
  B) Australia, India, Paraguay and Argentina
  C) Bristian, Australia, Mediterrance Europe , Uruguay and South Africa
  D) New Zealand, India, Uruguay and Peru
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 507: Desert is found where? Options:
  A) Southern coast
  B) northern Mali
  C) northern Nigeria
  D) Senegal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 508: The global decline in the use of coal as a source of energy is due to the? Options:
  A) increase in nuclear and water power generation
  B) increase in underground mining accidents
  C) availability of cheaper and cleaner energy sources
  D) decline of the iron and steel industry
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 509:
  

  The slope labelled X is best described as a

  Options:
  A) valley slide slope
  B) faultscarp
  C) cuesta
  D) fault-line scarp
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 510: Which of the following countries is famous for dairy farming? Options:
  A) Argentina
  B) Swizerland
  C) Netherlands
  D) Demark
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  The correct answer is D .