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 71: The factor that best explains the large concentration of population in Java is? Options:
  A) fertile soils
  B) large mineral deposits
  C) nearness to the sea
  D) industrial agglomeration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 72: Which of the following groups of factors is most likely to influence industrial location? Options:
  A) Raw materials, energy and market
  B) Capital, raw material and population growth
  C) Market, emigration and labour
  D) Transport, raw material and migration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 73:

  

  The feature is one of the landforms association with

  Options:
  A) wind deflation
  B) wave erosion
  C) river erosion
  D) wind deposition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 74: The predominant systems of agriculture among rural farmers in Nigeria is Options:
  A) terrace farming
  B) irrigation farming
  C) plantation agriculture
  D) bush fallowing
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 75: Which of the following groups of features is normally associated with the old age of a river? Options:
  A) Meaner terraces, point bars and knick points
  B) Point bars, U-shaped valleys and ox-bow lakes
  C) Meander terraces, point bars and natural levees
  D) Sand bars, terraces, knick points and natural levees
  E) Meander terraces, sand bars and steep gradients
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 76:

  

  Use the map below to answer this question above

  What is the feature labelled K on the map is

  Options:
  A) river sokoto
  B) lake chad
  C) lake kainji
  D) river zamfara
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 77: Under which of the following vegetation types would you expect to find soils which have a B horizon rich in calcium carbonate? Options:
  A) Temperature grassland
  B) Coniferous forest
  C) Tundra
  D) Tropical rain
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 78:

  

  The diagram above shows the population in the French-speaking countries of West Africa in 1970.

  From the diagram determine the population of the Ivory coast, If the total population of all the country was 32,300,000

  Options:
  A) 3.5 million
  B) 3.8 million
  C) 4.0 million
  D) 4.3 million
  E) 4.6 million
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 79: Which of the following sets of cities has been developed specially as the seat of government? Options:
  A) Abuja, Chicago and Brasilia
  B) New Delhi, Abuja and Calcutta
  C) Chicago, New Delhi, and Abuja
  D) Canberra, Brasilia and Abuja
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 80: Rainfall caused by the movement of air over a mountain is termed Options:
  A) orographic rainfall
  B) cyclonic rainfall
  C) frontal rainfall
  D) thunder shower
  E) convectional rainfall
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  The correct answer is A .