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 911: Which of the following factors must account for the rapid increase in world population during the twentieth century? Options:
  A) The slave trade was abolished
  B) Death rates have decreased rapidly
  C) Birth rates have increased rapidly
  D) Increasing world production of food
  E) Large-scale migration of people
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 912:

  

  Which of the following statements does NOT describe a physical division of the map correctly?

  Options:
  A) An area mostly sunbmerged at high tide
  B) An undulating land rising towards the south
  C) A narrow steep-sided ridge
  D) A narrow valley draining eastwards and southwards
  E) A dissected plateau terminating seaward in cliff
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 913:
  

  From the diagram above, the gross capital formation from 1964 to 1966 was

  Options:
  A) N1500 million
  B) N1200 million
  C) N900 million
  D) N150 million
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 914:

  

  Which of the ports indicated on the map does NOT have a natural harbour?

  Options:
  A) H
  B) J
  C) K
  D) L
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 915: The critical temperature at which the air being cooled becomes saturated with vapor is known as the? Options:
  A) condensation trail
  B) relative humidity
  C) dew point
  D) wet adiabat
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 916: One distinguishing characteristics of ferruginous soils is the? Options:
  A) occurence of iron concreation in the B horizon
  B) predominance of clay in the A horizon
  C) well-developed A and B horizons
  D) high content of organic matter in all the horizons
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 917: The tropical maritime and the tropical continental air masses in Nigeria are responsible for the? Options:
  A) increasing humidity during the seasons
  B) increasing pressure during the seasons
  C) alternating wet and dry seasons
  D) alternating dry and wet seasons
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 918: The highest lands in Nigeria are found on the? Options:
  A) Mambilla Plateau
  B) Oban Hills
  C) North Central Plateau
  D) Western Highlands
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 919: How is the mean annual rainfall of a given place calculated using records for 35 years? Options:
  A) by summing the yearly average rainfall figure and dividing by 35
  B) by summing the yearly total rainfall figures dividing by 35
  C) by summing the yearly total rainfall figures for 35 years and dividing by 12
  D) by finding the average between the figures for the wettest and the the direst years and multiplying by 35
  E) by plotting the rainfall figures on a graph and finding the midpoint
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 920: The population size of any place is best determined by? Options:
  A) the level of industrialization and the standard of living of the people
  B) natural change and migration
  C) census and vital registeration
  D) its migration and employment indices
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  The correct answer is B .