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 871: Shifting cultivation in agriculture involves? Options:
  A) intensive cultivation in a highly populated region
  B) cultivating alternative plots to allow natural regeneration
  C) cultivating food crops on subsistence basis
  D) cultivating cash crops principally for export
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 872:

  

  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 873: Which of these statements is true of Africa? Options:
  A) Africa is the fourth largest continent in the world
  B) Africa is the least urbanized continent
  C) Tropical Africa is so warm that nowhere within it can find snow or ice
  D) There are no more than ten land-locked countries in Africa
  E) Africa produces nearly all the world's hard-wood timber.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 874:

  Tin-mining activities in Nigeria are the main causes of environmental degradation on the?

  Options:
  A) Westen Highlands
  B) Eastern Highlands
  C) Jos Plateau
  D) Obudu Plateau
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 875:

  The relative dryness of the Horn Africa is due to

  Options:
  A) The dominance of cold currents in the region
  B) The shape and direction of the shoreline
  C) Its closeness to the high ranges of east africa
  D) The distance from the belt of tropical cyclones
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 876: The most serious cause of desertification in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) excessively high temperature
  B) excessive pressure on land
  C) extremely low rainfall
  D) environmental pollution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 877: Name the most important industrial mineral of Ghana Options:
  A) Diamond
  B) Bauxite
  C) Manganese
  D) Gold
  E) Aluminium
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 878:

  

  Kondo is situated mainly on a

  Options:
  A) hill
  B) scarp
  C) pass
  D) gap
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 879: The greatest threat to the world's wildlife population is? Options:
  A) the poor management of game reservers
  B) the development of zological gardens
  C) excessive hunting
  D) the destruction of habitats
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 880:

  Soil erosion by action of rain can be caused by all of the following except

  Options:
  A) tropical rainstorms
  B) scanty vegetation
  C) steep slopes
  D) aridity
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  The correct answer is D .