JAMB - Geography (1989)

  • 1
    Which of the following statistical mapping techniques is most suitable for showing the spatial distribution of cattle in the different northern states of Nigeria?
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    (A)
    Dot map
  • 2
    The flow diagram is the most appropriate mapping technique to use in showing?
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    (B)
    movements of migrants between states
  • 3
    In a divided circle illustrating the world's export of crude oil, the section taken up by the share of a certain country measures 72°. The share of that country's export expressed in a percentage is?
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    (C)
    20
  • 4
    At the summer solstice (June 21), which of the following latitudes will have the shortest night?
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    (A)
    60°N
  • 5
    The rotation of the earth on its axis?
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    (C)
    causes day and night
  • 6
    When it is noon at the Greenwich Meridian, the time is 5:30p.m on longitude?
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    (D)
    75° 30'E
  • 7
    Which of the following sedimentary rocks is mechanically formed?
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    (C)
    shale
  • 8
    Under which of the following climates would you expect physical weathering to be normally most active?
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    (B)
    Hot Desert
  • 9
    Which of the following landforms results from wind deposition?
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    (A)
    Barchan
  • 10
    Which of the following requirements results virtually limits the area distribution of reef building corals to the tropical and sub-tropical zones?
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    (C)
    mean water temperature not less than 20°C
  • 11
    The Inter-tropical Discontinuity is the meeting zone of two air masses. These are the?
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    (A)
    Tropical Maritime and tropical Continental
  • 12
    On maps, places with equal sunshine duration are joined by?
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    (D)
    isohels
  • 13
    In the temperate rain forest, most of the trees?
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    (A)
    are of softwood
  • 14
    Which of the following trees evergreen and has small, thick, leathery and needle-shaped leaves?
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    (A)
    Spruce
  • 15
    Which of the following vegetation types is mainly confined to the Northern hemisphere?
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    (C)
    Tundra
  • 16
    A poorly-drained soil is characterized by greyish colour and?
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    (A)
    high acidity
  • 17
    In which of the following climate belt is ferruginous soils found?
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    (B)
    Tropical continental
  • 18
    Settlement listed in increasing size are?
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    (A)
    hamlet, conurbation, village , city
  • 19
    Which of these is the BEST indicator of high population density in rural area?
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    (A)
    High absolute population
  • 20
    Eluviation is the process by which?
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    (A)
    soluble substances are removed from the upper layers of the soil
  • 21
    British Columbia, Iceland and Norway are noted for?
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    (A)
    lumbering
  • 22
    In which of the the following countries is land reclaimed from the sea intensively used for cultivation?
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    (D)
    Holland
  • 23
    A major problem associated with lumbering in tropical as compared with temperate forests is that the?
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    (B)
    timber trees do not grow in pure stands
  • 24
    The leading wheat producing region of the world is the?
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    (B)
    Prairre of North America
  • 25
    Transhumance is the seasonal migration of live-stock?
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    (A)
    from the lowlands to the uplands
  • 26
    Most of the industries located in rural areas are?
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    (C)
    raw materials-oriented
  • 27
    In recent years, many industrial firms in the advance countries have established branches in parts of South East Asia mainly because of the?
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    (A)
    ready market for their products
  • 28
    Which of the following is NOT correct in terms of the country's major product for international trade?
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    (D)
    Cote d'Ivoire: diamond
  • 29
    What is the Sea of Japan noted for?
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    (B)
    fishing
  • 30
    Which of the following countries is famous for dairy farming?
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    (D)
    Demark
  • 31
    Which of the product listed below feature significantly in both the internal and external trade of Nigeria? i. Beans ii. Palm iii. Bananas iv. Cocoa V. Onions.
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    (B)
    ii and iv
  • 32
    Which of the following statements is TRUE of local craft industries in West Africa? i They are the earliest industries in the region. ii. They are widely scattered over the region. iii. Their products are mass produced. iv. They depend mainly on human energy.
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    (D)
    i, ii and iv
  • 33
    Which of the following is an important producer of iron ore?
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    (A)
    Liberia
  • 34
    Which of the following sets of major hydro-electric power projects are located in Africa?
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    (B)
    Owen Falls, Caborra Bassa, Aswan
  • 35
    Which of the following is a river port in Africa?
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    (B)
    Kinshasa
  • 36
    Where are the Ghezira Plains located and what crop is cultivated there?
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    (A)
    Sudan: cotton
  • 37
    The area shaded receives little rainfall because
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    (B)
    the area offshore is washed by a cool current
  • 38
    The natural vegetation of the shaded area is
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    (D)
    cacti
  • 39
    The vegetation belt numbered 4 on the map is the
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    (B)
    Guinea savannah
  • 40
    The equable climate and open grass vegetation free of tsetse flies, are responsible for the large scale movement of nomadic cattle during the dry season to the unit marked
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    (B)
    5
  • 41
    The largest concentration of domesticated livestock in Nigeria is found in the vegetation zone marked
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    (B)
    5
  • 42
    Mahogany, obeche , African walnut are timber trees characteristics of the vegetation zone marked
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    (C)
    3
  • 43
    Kanu State is a major producer of groundnut
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    (B)
    Millet and Sorghum
  • 44
    The population structure depicted above is that of
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    (A)
    A young population
  • 45
    A major implication of this population structure is a
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    (B)
    High dependency ratio