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 51: The rise in the population of an area can be measured easily by Options:
  A) multiplying the natural increase by the net migration
  B) subtracting the natural increase from the net migration
  C) adding the natural increase to the migration
  D) dividing the natural increase by the net migration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 52: In Nigeria, geographical location poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the Options:
  A) Eastern scarplands
  B) Eastern highlands
  C) Western highlands
  D) Niger-Benue Trough
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 53:

  The state of equilibrium reached by the vegetation of an area when it is left undisturbed for a long time is the?

  Options:
  A) ecosystem
  B) community
  C) trophic level
  D) climax
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 54: Rivers can erode their beds through the process of? Options:
  A) Abrasion
  B) exfoliation
  C) attrition
  D) intrusion `
  E) deposition
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 55: The main components of the land ecosystem are? Options:
  A) lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere
  B) vegetation, soil lithosphere and oceans
  C) hydroshpere, atmosphere, plants and animals
  D) river basin, biosphere, mountains and atmosphere
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 56: The flow of a river at the lower course is slow because Options:
  A) thick vegetation cover affects free flow of water
  B) of the increase in human activities
  C) the gradient is greatly reduced
  D) of the increase in the volume of water
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 57:

  Lowland areas are most suited for a wide range of crops which includes?

  Options:
  A) wheat, banana and coffee
  B) rubber, sugarcane and rice
  C) coconut, rubber and tea
  D) sugarcane, rice and sorghum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 58:

  

  The landform feature at the centre of the map can best be described as

  Options:
  A) A deltanic plain
  B) An outwash plain
  C) A flood plain
  D) An erosional plain
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 59: 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 .
• Question 60:

  Name the climate represented by the data:

  	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
  Temp oC	14	17	23	28	33	34	31	30	29	26	20	15
  Rain mm	23	18	13	18	13	74	180	174	117	10	3	10

  Options:
  A) Equatorial climate
  B) Mediterranean climate
  C) Monsoon climate
  D) Tropical climate
  E) Sub-tropical climate
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  The correct answer is D .