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:

  If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm

  Options:
  A) 5km
  B) 2.5km
  C) 10km
  D) 20km
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 742: Soil conservation can be achieved through? Options:
  A) floriculture
  B) monoculture
  C) mechanization
  D) stripe-cropping
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 743: Plant growth normally ceases, when the temperature falls below? Options:
  A) 0°C
  B) 6°C
  C) 10°C
  D) 15°C
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 744:

  

  Zara town is located in the

  Options:
  A) Southeast
  B) Southwest
  C) Northeast
  D) Northwest
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 745: A piece of evidence that confirms that the earth is spherical is the? Options:
  A) standard time
  B) solar system
  C) earth's orbit
  D) moon's eclipse
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 746: Which of these best accounts for the decline in railway transport in Nigeria in the last two decades? Options:
  A) Competition from air transport
  B) The inefficiency of the railway administration
  C) Competition from road transport
  D) The slow speed of the trains
  E) The decline in agricultural exports
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 747:

  

  The main work of the rivers in the shaded area is likely to be

  Options:
  A) Terracing
  B) Lateral Erosion
  C) Deposition
  D) Down-cutting
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 748: The eucalyptus is to the Australia woodland as the leak is to the? Options:
  A) Brazilian forest
  B) Mediterrean woodland
  C) Equatorial forest
  D) Monosoon forest
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 749: Which of the following is afavourable condition for settlement site? Options:
  A) Dense natural vegetation
  B) Marshy fadama area
  C) Adequate water supply
  D) Mountainous ratio
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 750: Cities with populations over one million people in Africa include? Options:
  A) Algiers, Alexandria, Nairobi and Banjul
  B) Cape Town, Luanda, Khartoum and Abidjan
  C) Ibadan, Kampala, Bulawayo and Mombasa
  D) Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa and Johannesburg
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  The correct answer is D .