JAMB - Geography (1986)

  • 1
    A distinctly bedded and usually well-jointed sedimentary rock is?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    shale
  • 2
    A rift valley can develop given?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    parallel faults and tensional forces
  • 3
    Which of the following landforms will result from an erosional marine action?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    Cliff
  • 4
    Coast with very low relief are characterized by all of the following EXPECT?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    stacks
  • 5
    The contents of a Stevenson's screen include thermometer and?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    hygrometer
  • 6
    Which of the following stations is NOT in the Dry Summer Subtropical(Cs) climatic region?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    Casablanca
  • 7
    The cloud which is closely associated with thunderstorms is?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    cumulonimbus
  • 8
    Ferrel's law states that winds deflect to the?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    right in the Northern Hemisperes and to the left in the Southern Hemispere
  • 9
    The west coast of Norway is warmer in winter than is expected for its latitude because?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    of the effect of the Gulf Stream
  • 10
    Which of the following vegetation belts carries the largest concentration of domesticated livestock in Nigeria?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    Guinea Savannah
  • 11
    The emergence of the derived savannah vegetation of Nigeria is due mainly to?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    lumbering and grazing
  • 12
    In which of the following vegetation types would walnut, hickory , oak, birch and magnolia trees be found?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    temperate deciduous forest
  • 13
    Although both grasslands and forestland's can provide food for animals, there is more livestock in northern than in southern Nigeria because?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    no animal can stand the tsetse fly of the southern forests
  • 14
    Soils in the savannah are inherently fertile than those of the Tropical Rain Forest mainly because they are less?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    leached
  • 15
    Along a soil cantena, hydromorphic soils are most likely to occur on the?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    valley bottom
  • 16
    The four major components of the soil are?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    mineral matter, organic matter, air and water
  • 17
    Soils found in semi-arid regions which have an accumulation of calcareous substances in their upper layers are referred to as?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    pedocals
  • 18
    Which of the following soil types favors the growth of cocoa in Nigeria?
    პასუხი
    (E)
    no option indicated
  • 19
    A basic relationship between the growth of population and the production of food in developing countries is that the population?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    increases much faster than food production
  • 20
    Which of these statements is true about rural urban life in Nigeria?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    some towns contain features of rural living
  • 21
    Which of the following statements best characterizes the population of Southeast Asia?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    High density and high growth rate
  • 22
    Large scale migration of people from one country to another may be explained by all of the following EXCEPT?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    oppressive home government
  • 23
    In which of the following countries or regions is the high population density due to agricultural development?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    China
  • 24
    Linear villages may be expected to develop?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    in narrow valley floors
  • 25
    The process whereby a manufacturing enterprise produces goods which form raw materials for other manufacturing enterprises is referred to as?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    forward linkage
  • 26
    What is common to the Bororo tribe of West Africa, the Eskimos of Alaska and Canada, the Lapps of Eurasia and the Mongols of Mongolia?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Hunting and trapping
  • 27
    Which of the following areas is noted for the highest production of soft wood?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    The St.Lawrence Basin
  • 28
    Which of the following countries is most dependent on international trade?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Japan
  • 29
    The inability of Nigerian farmers to adequately feed the nation is due mainly to the?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    poor methods of agricultural production
  • 30
    Which of the following groups of environmental problems is commonly associated with mining activities?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    Soil ersion, sedimentation and land dereliction
  • 31
    Agbaja Platea in Kwara State and Nsude of Udi Plateau are important to Nigeria's industrial development efforts because they are sources of?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    coking coal
  • 32
    Nigeria's second sea port in terms of tonnage of goods handled is?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    Port-Harcourt
  • 33
    The fadama lands of the Niger/Benue trough are mostly known for the commercial production of?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    rice and sugarcane
  • 34
    Which of the following countries is well known for aluminum smelting?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    Ghana
  • 35
    ECOWAS is a viable economic region because of?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    its mineral and agricultural potentialities
  • 36
    Which of the following countries of Africa has little or no potential for hydro-electricity generation ?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    Mauritania
  • 37
    The western side of Southern Africa is dry because?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    the main wind blows offshore
  • 38
    What is the most important mineral deposit found in the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    Petroleum
  • 39
    Which of the following countries produces all of copper, petroleum, iron ore and diamond?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    Angola
  • 40
    Using the diagram above, calculate the percentage of the world's millet output produced in Africa.
    პასუხი
    (A)
    20
  • 41
    The figure above shows a cuesta landscape. Along which of the lines are spring likely to be found?
    პასუხი
    (C)
    QR
  • 42
    The figure above shows a desert landform. Which of the following wind direction is likely to have been responsible for its formation?
    პასუხი
    (A)
    1
  • 43
    In addition to rice which crop combination can be ideally grown in the climatic region depicted in the graph above?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    jute and tea
  • 44
    The graph above shows the birth and death in a country over a period of time. At what point was the population increase most rapid?
    პასუხი
    (D)
    3
  • 45
    Which of the following observation can be inferred from the table above, which the hydro-electric power (HEP) development in some selected countries?
    პასუხი
    (B)
    Per capital HEP consumption is higher in Switzerland than in Italy