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 881:

  Use the map below to answer the question. The most important minerals found in the area marked X are

  Options:
  A) Lead and Zinc
  B) Tin and columbite
  C) Galena and Tantalite
  D) Iron ore and thorium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 882: The major disadvantage of air transportation compared with land transportation is that Options:
  A) an aircraft can fly above terrestial obstacles and therefore has a much wider choice of routes
  B) air transport is much more expensive to develope, build and maintain
  C) air transportation is faster in speed, enabling to make much more frequent runs
  D) air transportation is much more suitable for international information exchange systems
  E) air transportation is much more flexible
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 883: A manufacturing industry would tend to be market-oriented if the? Options:
  A) finished products lose weight in the process of production
  B) industry requires a large pool of labour
  C) industry requires regular power supply
  D) finished goods are highly perishable
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 884: One of the areas noted for paddy rice production in Nigeria is? Options:
  A) Eungu Scarpland
  B) Obudu Plateau
  C) Badeggi
  D) Kaduna
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 885: An example of a horst in Africa is Options:
  A) Kilimanjaro
  B) Ruwenzori
  C) Cameroon
  D) Erta Ale
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 886:

  Which of the following is a reason for the high volume of trade between Nigeria and developed countries?

  Options:
  A) similarity of products
  B) low level of technology
  C) colonial Ties
  D) presence of trade unions
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 887: Which of the following reasons BEST explains why African rivers are not very navigable? Options:
  A) Low volume of water in the rivers
  B) Most of the rivers are too short
  C) Most of the river courses are interrupted by rapids
  D) The rivers are mostly seasonal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 888: The progressive widening of joints and cracks in limestone by solutions, initially leads to the formation of? Options:
  A) grikes and clints
  B) stalactities and stalagmites
  C) caves and caverns
  D) cliff and dry valleys
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 889: An Africa country seeking to reduce unemployment through industrialization will most likely encourage? Options:
  A) capital - intensive industries
  B) technology - intensive industries
  C) small- scale industries
  D) labour - intensive industries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 890:

  'It is universal and can reach almost every where'. Which transport mode is being referred to ?

  Options:
  A) ocean
  B) railway
  C) road
  D) ropeways
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  The correct answer is C .