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 791: The Mediterranean Sea has a higher salinity than the oceans because? Options:
  A) the surrounding soils in a place
  B) there is low rainfall in the region
  C) the area has a higher temperature
  D) of dead animals fossils
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 792:

  Organic components of the soil include all the following except_______

  Options:
  A) Micro organisms
  B) Humus
  C) Rock pedestal
  D) Animal remains
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 793: What does subsistence agriculture mean? Options:
  A) Intensive agriculture
  B) Extensive agriculture
  C) Agricultural production for cash
  D) Agricultural production for export
  E) Agricultural production for household consumption
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 794: Soils that are greatly influenced by the parent material in the process of their formation are referred to as? Options:
  A) mineral soils
  B) zonal soils
  C) intra-zonal soils
  D) azonal soils
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 795: Which of the following human activities has a beneficial effect on soil Options:
  A) grazing
  B) strip-cultivation
  C) bush burning
  D) over-cropping
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 796: Which of the following pairs of longitudes forms a Great Circle? Options:
  A) 60°E and 140°E
  B) 40°W and 140°E
  C) 20°W and 160°W
  D) 10°E and 180°
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 797: The most critical cause of desertification in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) excessively high temperatures
  B) extremely low rainfall
  C) environment pollution
  D) excessive pressure of land use
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 798: The time difference between New Orleans on longitude 90°W and Cairo on longitude 30°E is? Options:
  A) 4 hours
  B) 8 hours
  C) 12 hours
  D) 16 hours
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 799:

  

  The elevated feature that runs westwards from the cape near Mito to the western edge of the map is

  Options:
  A) a hill
  B) a spur
  C) a ridge
  D) a cuesta
  E) a peninsula
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 800:

  

  The deposition along the channel of River Amy to the south west is probably due to the

  Options:
  A) A construction of a dam across the river
  B) Fall in gradient at the base of the hill
  C) Marked increase in the rivers erosive power
  D) Channelization of the river course
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  The correct answer is B .