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 61: Which of the following statements is true of the Sahara Desert, the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of North America? Options:
  A) The areas inhabited by primitive hunters and traders
  B) These areas have the world's largest known deposits of crude oil
  C) population is found in isolated oases and along the river valley's
  D) The enviroment is very harsh for both man and animal
  E) The inhabitants belong to the oldest races in the world
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 62:

  An example of a landform produced by glaciation is?

  Options:
  A) a cirque
  B) a sand-dune
  C) an ox-bow lake
  D) an inselberg
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 63: Which of these completes its orbits in a much shorter space of time? Options:
  A) Saturn
  B) Jupiter
  C) Mercury
  D) Earth
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 64: Fruits produced in the Mediterranean region of Africa are exported mainly to Western Europe rather than to Africa countries because? Options:
  A) such fruits are needed more in regions around the Mediterranean Sea
  B) Africans do not need as much fruits as Europeans
  C) there is higher demand for fruits in Western Europe than in Africa
  D) of better transportation facilities between Africa and Western Europe than within Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 65: The density of sial is ----------------- Options:
  A) 2
  B) 2.7
  C) 3
  D) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 66: 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 67: Villages develop into urban centers when they? Options:
  A) attract more people
  B) produce enough food
  C) establish educational institutions
  D) grow in commerce and industry
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 68:

  South-facing slopes are favourable for rural settlement locations in the cool temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere because they

  Options:
  A) receive more solar energy
  B) are agriculturally more productive
  C) are always well drained
  D) offer good shelter from storms
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 69: If the distance between two points on a map with scale 1: 50 000 is 28mm, what is the distance between them on the ground? Options:
  A) 5.6 km
  B) 2.8km
  C) 1.4km
  D) 0.7km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 70: At which of the following latitudes would you expect more than 24 hours of continuous sunshine or darkness at a particular time of the year? Options:
  A) 40°N and S
  B) 50°N and S
  C) 60°N and S
  D) 70°N and S
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  The correct answer is D .