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 81:

  

  The average gradient of the road descending the spur into Bobo town is approximately

  Options:
  A) 1:37
  B) 1:42
  C) 1:47
  D) 1:52
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 82: Basaltic plateaux are usually formed by a lava that is? Options:
  A) basic and fluid
  B) acidic and fluid
  C) acidic and viscous
  D) basic and viscous
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 83: Which of the following human disease is often heightened by the introduction of irrigation farming in an area? Options:
  A) Bilharzia
  B) Dysentery
  C) River blindness
  D) Cholera
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 84: Akosombo dam is one on the? Options:
  A) Senegal River
  B) River Rockel
  C) River Niger
  D) River Gongola
  E) River Volta
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 85:

  

  The distribution of settlements in the area is mostly influenced by

  Options:
  A) Drainage
  B) Vegetation
  C) Relief
  D) Mineral deposits
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 86:

  South-facing slopes are favourable for rural settlement locations in the cool temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere because they

  Options:
  A) receive more solar energy
  B) are agriculturally more productive
  C) are always well drained
  D) offer good shelter from storms
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 87:

  Study the table given which shows the mean climatic conditions of station Q and answer the questions.

  Month	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
  Temp(°C)	-11	-9	4	3	12	17	19	17	11	4	-2	-8
  Precipitation(mm)	28	23	30	38	48	51	71	74	56	36	41	41

  What type of climate has the station?

  Options:
  A) Cool temperate
  B) Warm temperate
  C) Mediterranean
  D) Cold temperate
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 88: Which of the following features affects inter-visibility between two settlements? Options:
  A) Deep trench
  B) Broad valley
  C) High hill
  D) Wide river
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 89:

  The phenomenon whereby the population and functions of a single town in a country far exceed those of others is referred to as

  Options:
  A) primacy
  B) dominance
  C) agglomeration
  D) conurbation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 90: One operation common to all survey methods is? Options:
  A) the determination of coordinates
  B) reconnaissance
  C) the use of aerial photography
  D) triangulation
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  The correct answer is B .