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 971: A common natural response of people to the problem of uneven distribution of resources in a place is? Options:
  A) hoarding
  B) shifting cultivation
  C) family planning
  D) migration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 972:

  The following are seaports used in the North Atlantic sea route except

  Options:
  A) Lagos-Antwerp
  B) Lagos-Montreal
  C) Lagos-Southampton
  D) Lagos-Rotterdam
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 973: The most visible form of soil erosion is? Options:
  A) wind erosion
  B) splash erosion
  C) sheet erosion
  D) gully erosion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 974:

  One of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line

  Options:
  A) Optical square
  B) Station pegs
  C) Offset staff
  D) Steel Band
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 975: Which of the following trees evergreen and has small, thick, leathery and needle-shaped leaves? Options:
  A) Spruce
  B) Teak
  C) Oak
  D) Eucalyptus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 976: Which of the following scales should show the greatest amount of detail on a map? Options:
  A) 1:2 500 000
  B) 1:63 360
  C) 1:32
  D) 1:2
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 977:

  Which of the following statements bests describes the weathering process known as exfoliation?

  Options:
  A) The chemical alteration of rock minerals on taking in water
  B) The peeling away of rocks in thin layers
  C) The dissolution of basic minerals by carbonic acid
  D) The addition of oxygen to mineral elements to form oxides
  E) The disintegration of foliated rocks
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 978: A type of landform that is associated with large scale orogeny is a? Options:
  A) block mountain
  B) volcanic mountain
  C) fold mountain
  D) residual mountain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 979: The rate of natural increase that has been adjusted for net immigration or emigration is the? Options:
  A) fertility rate
  B) migration rate
  C) rate of population growth
  D) rate of population decline
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 980: Bamboo and Mahogany, lianas and obeche, raphia and tree ferns. In which vegetation type are all these found? Options:
  A) Tropical monsoon
  B) Tropical rain forest
  C) Sub-tropical forest
  D) Chaparral forest
  E) Coniferous forest
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  The correct answer is B .