JAMB - Geography (2001)
1
In surveying, fixed obstacles are best dealt with by?
2
The most suitable statistical diagram to show spatial distribution of population is the?
3
The main purpose of any ground survey is to
Respondre(A)
make an accurate map of a part of the earth's surface
4
The main advantage of plane tabling as a survey method is that it?
5
Bees and butterflies are important to flowering plants because they?
6
A depositional landform occurring where streams emerge a mountain area in a desert is?
7
The prairies of North America are?
8
The variable which is both a control and an element of weather and climate is?
9
The Stevenson's screen is raised about one metre above the ground in order to avoid?
10
The greatest threat to the world's wildlife population is?
11
The formation of coal is associated with?
12
A hazard that could be traced directly to ozone layer depletion is the?
13
An example of a landform produced by glaciation is?
14
The vertical section of the soil from the surface down to the bedrock, showing different layers, is known as soil?
15
The time difference between a place on longitude 35°W and another on longitude 25°E is?
16
High temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year describe the climate of?
Respondre(C)
Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazil and Indonesia
17
The Dead Sea is the most saline lake in the world because?
Respondre(A)
it is surrounded by saline rocks
18
An igneous rock with distinct grains of mica, feldspar and quartz is?
19
High tides are produced when the?
Respondre(D)
sea level rises because of the earth's rotation
20
The world's leading producer of cocoa is?
21
The basic raw materials for the textile industry include?
Respondre(D)
flax, wool, silk and cotton
22
The main problem faced by export crop producers in developing countries is?
23
The population of a town in 1975 was 210,000 but grew to 280,000 in 1980. What was the the annual growth rate?
24
Western Europe and North Eastern U.S.A. are the most industrialization regions of the world because they?
Respondre(A)
have abundant human and natural resources
25
Which of the following pairs of cities have both a seaport and an international airport?
26
The sex ratio of any population may be affected by?
27
Crude oil constitutes the bulk of the export products of?
Respondre(D)
Qatar, Nigeria, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
28
The merging together of a number of urban settlements will produce a?
29
Automobile industries that are essentially assembly plants are found in?
30
Nucleated groups of houses occupied largely by people engaged in primary occupation are referred to as?
31
The groups of hardwoods that are suitable for railway sleepers in Nigeria is?
Respondre(D)
mahogany, obeche and iroko
32
The relative dryness of the Horn of Africa is due to?
Respondre(A)
the dominance of cold currents in the region
33
The most capital-intensive sector of the Nigerian economy today is?
34
A country well known for the production of copper in Africa is?
35
The major problems associated with rapid urban growth in tropical Africa are?
Respondre(C)
rural-urban migration, unemployment and rising crime rate
36
The development of a climax vegetation in the savannah belt of Nigeria is disturbed mainly by?
37
The areas in Nigeria where temperate crops may be grown include?
Respondre(A)
Jos, Plateau and Mambilla plateau
38
Examples of fold mountains in Africa are?
Respondre(A)
Drakensberg Mountains and Mount Cameroun
39
The most densely populated city which is also the capital of a country in Africa is?
40
A good example of cuesta landscape in Nigeria is?
41
The greatest environmental problem around Nkalagu and Ewekoro is?
42
Nigerian recently entered into trade agreements in petroleum products and gas with?
Respondre(C)
some West African countries
43
Lakes Kivu and Malawi are related in that they?
44
Cocoa production represents
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Tree crop production represents
