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 811: Salinity in Black Sea is generally lower than the average for the oceans on the same latitudes because? Options:
  A) there is higher evaporation of the sea water
  B) precipitation is exceptionally high
  C) large rivers empty into the sea
  D) the sea water does not mix freely
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 812: 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 813: Lagos Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Calabar are cities which have attained considerable importance because they? Options:
  A) are cross roads to international airlines
  B) have seaports
  C) are densely populated
  D) are administrative capitals
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 814:

  Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral?

  Options:
  A) Central Africa Empire
  B) Uganda
  C) Kenya
  D) Zambia
  E) Mozambique
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 815: In which of the following countries is commercial grain farming an important occupation? Options:
  A) Nigeria
  B) Kenya
  C) Spain
  D) Canada
  E) Brazil
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 816: The scattered settlement pattern of the Tiv of the Middle Belt is owing to the? Options:
  A) security situation in the region
  B) agricultural practices to the region
  C) directives of its political leaders
  D) religious beliefs of the people
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 817: The most dominant pair of active factors affecting plants growth is? Options:
  A) soil and fauna
  B) climate and soil
  C) climate and topography
  D) topography and man
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 818:

  ___________ is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?

  Options:
  A) loess
  B) seif
  C) barchan
  D) Bajada
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 819: A serious environmental hazard which causes both vertical lateral displacement of part of the earth's crust is? Options:
  A) earthquake
  B) volcano
  C) landslide
  D) weathering
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 820:

  

  What is the correct combination of crops grown in the area shaded on the map of Nigeria above?

  1. Yam 2. Sugar 3. Wheat 4. Maize 5. Millet 6. Onion

  Options:
  A) 1, 4, 5
  B) 3, 5, 6
  C) 1, 2, 4
  D) 2, 3, 4
  E) 4, 5, 6
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  The correct answer is E .