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 741: Which of the following towns in Nigeria is noted for the production of glass beads as a traditional craft? Options:
  A) Akwette
  B) Keffi
  C) Sokoto
  D) Oshogbo
  E) Bida
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 742:

  A major function performed by rural settlement is

  Options:
  A) commercial
  B) industrial
  C) administrative
  D) agriculture
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 743: If the distance between two points on a map with a scale 1:50 000 is 35mm, what is the distance between them on the ground? Options:
  A) 1.50km
  B) 1.55km
  C) 1.75km
  D) 1.85km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 744: Which of the following minerals is likely to be absent in a region consisting mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks? Options:
  A) Tin
  B) Coal
  C) Gold
  D) Diamond
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 745:

  The type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall is known as

  Options:
  A) Field capacity
  B) capillary water
  C) gravitational water
  D) hygroscopic water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 746: Which of the following sets of settlements is influenced by the presence of water body? Options:
  A) lagos , Lokoja and Baga
  B) Warri, Jos and Yola
  C) Kano, Port Harcourt and Eungu
  D) Benin, Sokoto and Calabar
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 747: In which of these groups of areas is limestone actively quarried for the manufacture cement in Nigeria? Options:
  A) Nkalgu, Jos and Ukpilla
  B) Ewekoro, Etinam and Nkalagu
  C) Eungu, Nkalagu, and Ewekoro
  D) Ewekoro, Ukpilla and Nkalagu
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 748: The major components of soils are? Options:
  A) organic matter, texture, structure and air
  B) texture, organic matter, water and air
  C) water, air,mineral and organic matter
  D) water, texture, nutrients and mineral
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 749:

  The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?

  Options:
  A) Shortage of labour
  B) Absence of many rivers
  C) Absence of pure stands of trees
  D) low quality of available timber
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 750:

  

  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 .