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:

  The system of agriculture referred to as "Land rotation" is

  Options:
  A) Bush fallow
  B) Crop rotation
  C) Mixed farming
  D) Shifting cultivation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 872:

  The Nigerian town which owed much of their growth in the 20th century to the development of the railway include

  Options:
  A) Lagos, Minna, Nnewi and Gusau
  B) Lagos, Lokoja, Gusau, Umuahia
  C) Osogbo, Minna, Owerri and Jos
  D) Enugu, Jos, Kaduna, Minna
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 873: Which of the instruments is used in measuring wind speed? Options:
  A) Wind vane
  B) Barometer
  C) Cup anamometer
  D) Hygrometer
  E) Speedometer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 874: The live commentary of a football match which started at 4:00pm at a place on longitude 15°E will be received by a listener in a town on longitude 160°W at Options:
  A) 6:20am same day
  B) 4:20am same day
  C) 1:40am next day
  D) 3:40am next day
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 875: The movement of some industries from Europe to South East Asia in recent times is due mainly to? Options:
  A) lower production costs in South East Asia
  B) high land values in Europe
  C) declining labour productivity in Europe
  D) availability of cheap raw materials in South East Asia
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 876: Trade in ivory has declined in recent years because of? Options:
  A) stringent international control
  B) marked decrease in world demand
  C) the development of synthetic substitutes
  D) marked decrease in population of elephants
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 877:

  One of the leading industrial nations of the world ranking second in manufacturing output after the USA is__________

  Options:
  A) Germany
  B) Britain
  C) Japan
  D) Russia
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 878:

  The survival of an organism in a natural ecosystem depends largely on

  Options:
  A) its usefulness to human development
  B) environmental adjustments to suit it
  C) its adaptation to prevailing conditions
  D) its importance to other organisms
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 879: Aluminum smelters are usually located close to sources of abundant? Options:
  A) raw materials
  B) electricity
  C) coking coal
  D) cheap labour
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 880: British Columbia, Iceland and Norway are noted for? Options:
  A) lumbering
  B) mining
  C) fishing
  D) power
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  The correct answer is A .