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 571: Soils in the savannah are inherently fertile than those of the Tropical Rain Forest mainly because they are less? Options:
  A) weathered
  B) leached
  C) hardened
  D) eroded
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 572: The following major dam projects are located in Nigeria. Identify them? Options:
  A) Kainji,Tiga,Bakolori and Akosombo
  B) Kainji, Bakolori, Shiroro and Tiga
  C) Shiroro, Asewan, Kariba and Kainji
  D) Kainji, Tiga, Kariba and Akosombo
  E) Aswan,Tiga, Akosombo and Kariba
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 573: The main factor influencing the location of manufacturing industries in West Africa is? Options:
  A) good transportation network
  B) rapid popultion growth
  C) adequate physical development
  D) nearness to raw materials
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 574: A line drawn on a map to show places of equal temperature is known as? Options:
  A) isobar
  B) isotherm
  C) isohyet
  D) isoline
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 575: A settlement located at a place on a plain where several roads meet is likely to be nucleated and? Options:
  A) star-shaped
  B) circular
  C) linear
  D) rectangular
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 576: Which of these sets of features enhance the nucleation of settlements? Options:
  A) Route intersections and wet points
  B) Fertile broad plains and natural harbours
  C) Narrow valleys and rugged highlands harbours
  D) Dissected plains and route intersections
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 577:

  Rain falls mainly during the warm summer months.Summer temperature rarely exceeds 18.3°C.Annual rainfall is often below 125cm.Which of these crops is most unlikely to do well in the area described above?

  Options:
  A) Wheat
  B) Cotton
  C) Oats
  D) Rice
  E) Rye
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 578: The Industrial location can be influenced by? Options:
  A) transportation, raw materials and migration
  B) capital, raw materials and population growth
  C) raw materilas, energy and market
  D) market, emigration and labour
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 579:

  The outer structure of the earth is made up of the following except?

  Options:
  A) mesosphere
  B) atmosphere
  C) biosphere
  D) Hydrosphere
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 580:

  One of the following is not a favourable condition for siting a settlement

  Options:
  A) Adequate water supply
  B) Land for building
  C) Defence
  D) Infertility of soil
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  The correct answer is D .