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JAMB - Geography (1986)

1
A distinctly bedded and usually well-jointed sedimentary rock is?
Answer
(C)
shale
2
A rift valley can develop given?
Answer
(C)
parallel faults and tensional forces
3
Which of the following landforms will result from an erosional marine action?
Answer
(C)
Cliff
4
Coast with very low relief are characterized by all of the following EXPECT?
Answer
(A)
stacks
5
The contents of a Stevenson's screen include thermometer and?
Answer
(C)
hygrometer
6
Which of the following stations is NOT in the Dry Summer Subtropical(Cs) climatic region?
Answer
(B)
Casablanca
7
The cloud which is closely associated with thunderstorms is?
Answer
(A)
cumulonimbus
8
Ferrel's law states that winds deflect to the?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(C)
of the effect of the Gulf Stream
10
Which of the following vegetation belts carries the largest concentration of domesticated livestock in Nigeria?
Answer
(B)
Guinea Savannah
11
The emergence of the derived savannah vegetation of Nigeria is due mainly to?
Answer
(C)
lumbering and grazing
12
In which of the following vegetation types would walnut, hickory , oak, birch and magnolia trees be found?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(B)
leached
15
Along a soil cantena, hydromorphic soils are most likely to occur on the?
Answer
(D)
valley bottom
16
The four major components of the soil are?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(A)
pedocals
18
Which of the following soil types favors the growth of cocoa in Nigeria?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(C)
increases much faster than food production
20
Which of these statements is true about rural urban life in Nigeria?
Answer
(A)
some towns contain features of rural living
21
Which of the following statements best characterizes the population of Southeast Asia?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(C)
oppressive home government
23
In which of the following countries or regions is the high population density due to agricultural development?
Answer
(B)
China
24
Linear villages may be expected to develop?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(D)
Hunting and trapping
27
Which of the following areas is noted for the highest production of soft wood?
Answer
(C)
The St.Lawrence Basin
28
Which of the following countries is most dependent on international trade?
Answer
(D)
Japan
29
The inability of Nigerian farmers to adequately feed the nation is due mainly to the?
Answer
(D)
poor methods of agricultural production
30
Which of the following groups of environmental problems is commonly associated with mining activities?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(A)
coking coal
32
Nigeria's second sea port in terms of tonnage of goods handled is?
Answer
(C)
Port-Harcourt
33
The fadama lands of the Niger/Benue trough are mostly known for the commercial production of?
Answer
(C)
rice and sugarcane
34
Which of the following countries is well known for aluminum smelting?
Answer
(B)
Ghana
35
ECOWAS is a viable economic region because of?
Answer
(C)
its mineral and agricultural potentialities
36
Which of the following countries of Africa has little or no potential for hydro-electricity generation ?
Answer
(C)
Mauritania
37
The western side of Southern Africa is dry because?
Answer
(C)
the main wind blows offshore
38
What is the most important mineral deposit found in the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic?
Answer
(A)
Petroleum
39
Which of the following countries produces all of copper, petroleum, iron ore and diamond?
Answer
(C)
Angola
40
Using the diagram above, calculate the percentage of the world's millet output produced in Africa.
Answer
(A)
20
41
The figure above shows a cuesta landscape. Along which of the lines are spring likely to be found?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(A)
1
43
In addition to rice which crop combination can be ideally grown in the climatic region depicted in the graph above?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(B)
Per capital HEP consumption is higher in Switzerland than in Italy