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 681: A map drawn to a scale of 1: 180,000 is reduced three times. What is the scale of the new map? Options:
  A) 1: 60,000
  B) 1: 90,000
  C) 1: 360,000
  D) 1: 540,000
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 682: The point at which the shock originates is called Options:
  A) focus
  B) vent
  C) caldera
  D) crater
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 683:

  The name given to two or more towns/cities which have grown to merge with one another is?

  Options:
  A) Hamlet
  B) Homestead
  C) Conurbation
  D) Megapolis
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 684:
  

  The scarcity of settlements on the eastern half of the area is probably due to

  Options:
  A) Absence of roads
  B) Scarcity of surface water
  C) Rough topography
  D) Swampy land surface
  E) Insect pests
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 685: Why is rainfall in northern Chile and along the coastal belt of southern Peru so low? Options:
  A) Because the coast is washed by a cool current
  B) Because the area lies in the leeward side of the Andes
  C) Because the area lies on the windward side of the Andes
  D) Because the coast is washed by warm current
  E) Because the area is a desert
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 686:

  

  Mahogany, obeche, African walnut are timber trees characteristics of the vegetation zone marked

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 687:

  

  In what stage of development is the river?

  Options:
  A) Late youth
  B) Old age
  C) Early youth
  D) Maturity age
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 688: Tourists are attracted to the East Africa countries of Kenya and Tanzania mainly by the? Options:
  A) numerous cultural and archaeological sites
  B) beautiful mountains and the great rift valley
  C) rich wildlife of the park grasslands
  D) famous political leaders
  E) extensive plantations of coffee and sisal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 689: Which of the instruments is used in measuring wind speed? Options:
  A) Wind vane
  B) Barometer
  C) Cup anamometer
  D) Hygrometer
  E) Speedometer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 690:

  The highest concentration of industries in Nigeria is found in the

  Options:
  A) South-eastern zone
  B) North-central zone
  C) Western zone
  D) Mid-western zone
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  The correct answer is C .