JAMB - Geography (1997)

  • 1
    Lines joining places of equal sunshine hours on a map are called?
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    (C)
    isohels
  • 2
    The most ideal statistical mapping technique for showing population migration is the?
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    (B)
    flow diagram
  • 3
    A trader in town Y on Long. 30°W telephoned his uncle in town Z on Long. 60°E at 12.00 noon. The local time the uncle received the call was?
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    (D)
    6.00 p.m
  • 4
    The zone of uniform temperature in the atmosphere is known as the?
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    (A)
    troposphere
  • 5
    Basaltic plateaux are usually formed by a lava that is?
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    (D)
    basic and viscous
  • 6
    Rocks, ash and sediments deposited by a volcano are collectively referred to as?
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    (A)
    lava
  • 7
    The set of features produced in glaciated lowland includes all of?
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    (B)
    eskers, crag and tail and roche montanee
  • 8
    Four ways in which a river transports its load are?
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    (B)
    saltation, solution, suspension and traction
  • 9
    The warm ocean current which washes the southeastern coast of Africa is called the?
    উত্তর
    (D)
    Agulhas current
  • 10
    Which of the following factors best explains the generally low isolation in the high latitudes?
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    (A)
    Altitude
  • 11
    In the northern winter, two well- defined low pressure cells are centered respectively on the North Atlantic Oceans because?
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    (C)
    the northern parts of the oceans are shallow
  • 12
    Planetary winds are deflected on crossing the Equator due mainly to the effects of?
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    (B)
    Ferrel's law
  • 13
    Which savannah vegetation is characterized by grasses of about one metre high and scattered trees with flattish canopy?
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    (B)
    Sudan
  • 14
    The process by which materials are physically transferred from one soil layer to another is called?
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    (A)
    leaching
  • 15
    The most important environmental resources that sustains natural processes in an ecosystem is?
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    (B)
    water
  • 16
    Nutrients lost by trees in leaf-fall can be re-used by the trees because the?
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    (B)
    nutrients circulate in the ecosystem
  • 17
    Which of the following human disease is often heightened by the introduction of irrigation farming in an area?
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    (A)
    Bilharzia
  • 18
    One serious environmental hazard which may result from the destruction of the zone layer is?
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    (C)
    increase in atmospheric temperature
  • 19
    Dense population mainly dependent on peasant farming is found in?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    the coastal areas of WestAfrica
  • 20
    Rapid population growth is mainly the natural consequence of?
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    (D)
    low morality with high fertility
  • 21
    The process by which population becomes largely concentrated at certain locations is called?
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    (B)
    urbanization
  • 22
    Which of the following is a nodal town?
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    (A)
    Kumasi
  • 23
    The least geographical factor that determined town sites in the past was the?
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    (C)
    existence of communication networks
  • 24
    Villages which lie along the foot of a chalk escarpment at head stream points are referred to as?
    উত্তর
    (A)
    fall-line settlements
  • 25
    The area served by a given city is referred to as its?
    উত্তর
    (D)
    satelite
  • 26
    Aluminum smelters are usually located close to sources of abundant?
    উত্তর
    (B)
    electricity
  • 27
    A country is said to have been unfavorable balance of trade when her?
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    (C)
    total payments for all visible and invisible imports exceed the corresponding total,exports
  • 28
    An unsuitable natural condition for the cultivation of cotton is?
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    (B)
    an annual rainfall of 500mm to 1000 mm with most of it falling in the growing season
  • 29
    An agricultural practice where water has to be artificially provided during the rainy season is referred to as?
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    (B)
    supplementary irrigation
  • 30
    The leading rubber producing areas of the world are?
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    (D)
    Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
  • 31
    Which of the following countries is one of the major producers of petroleum and also a net importer of the product?
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    (D)
    Nigeria
  • 32
    The cheapest means of transport for long distance travel is by?
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    (B)
    water
  • 33
    Which of the following is an entrepot?
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    (A)
    Rotterdam
  • 34
    The global decline in the use of coal as a source of energy is due to the?
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    (C)
    availability of cheaper and cleaner energy sources
  • 35
    One of the the main reasons for the formation Economic Community of West Africa States is to?
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    (D)
    expand the market for the products of member states
  • 36
    From which of the following lakes in Africa did the emission of toxic gas lead to the death of a large number of people in 1986?
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    (B)
    Lake Nyos
  • 37
    The low level mechanized agriculture in West Africa is best explained by the?
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    (C)
    predominance of small farm holdings
  • 38
    Iron deposits are found in economic quantities in?
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    (A)
    Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
  • 39
    The drainage pattern illustrated in the diagram is
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    (C)
    radial
  • 40
    The type of pattern illustrated is normally associated with
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    (B)
    domes
  • 41
    The point marked with solid triangles are the locations of Nigeria's
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    (D)
    Oil refineries
  • 42
    The shaded areas labelled Y on the map are noted for
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    (B)
    Floodland rice cultivation
  • 43

    The shaded areas labelled X on the map indicate the probable areas of the occurrence of

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    (D)
    Lignite
  • 44
    The River marked R is the River
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    (A)
    Gongola
  • 45
    The shaded area labelled Z on the map indicates the part of Nigeria that suffers most from
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    (C)
    Drought and desertification.