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 541: A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement in that it? Options:
  A) usually occurs at the meeting point of several roads
  B) often occurs in adensely populated area
  C) is usually found in a forest area
  D) is compact
  E) contains more people
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 542: An Africa city located within the Mediterranean climatic zone is? Options:
  A) Dakar
  B) Addis Ababa
  C) Cape Town
  D) Mombasa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 543: The country that relies heavily on imported raw materials for her industrial development is? Options:
  A) The United States of America
  B) France
  C) The United Kingdom
  D) Japan
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 544:

  Which of the following is best defined as the movement of people from one geographical area to another involving permanent or temporary residence or settlement?

  Options:
  A) Transportation
  B) Civilization
  C) Migration
  D) urbanization
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 545:

  Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?

  Options:
  A) It provides water for industrial uses
  B) It provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration
  C) It provides shelter in form of timber for man
  D) It aids transportation through construction of roads and railways
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 546:

  Which of the following shipping routes carries the world's heaviest ocean traffic?

  Options:
  A) Mediterranean - Suez Canal - Indian Ocean
  B) Western Europe - Caribbean
  C) Eastern North America - Western Europe
  D) West Coast United States - Panama Canal
  E) Western Europe - southern Africa - Australia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 547:

  

  The part labeled X in the soil profile is known as

  Options:
  A) top soil
  B) sub soil
  C) parent materials
  D) bedrock
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 548: A good overland transportation system promotes economic development because it? Options:
  A) fosters interregational trade
  B) reduces depreciation of motor vehicles
  C) reduces fuel consumption
  D) provides employment for drivers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 549: 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 .
• Question 550: Which of the following rock types is non-sedimentary? Options:
  A) Basalt
  B) Coal
  C) Limestone
  D) Rocksalt
  E) Sandstone
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  The correct answer is A .