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JAMB - Geography (2005)

1
`The principle of similar triangle is commonly used in chain survey to?
Answer
(A)
overcome obstacles on survey line
2
The linear scale of a map is important in that it enables the users to conveniently measure?
Answer
(B)
distances and areas
3
The Atlas mountains of Africa are found mainly in?
Answer
(C)
Algeria
4
The discovery and mining of coal at the foot of the Udi Hills led to the founding of?
Answer
(A)
Eungu
5
Cities with populations over one million people in Africa include?
Answer
(D)
Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa and Johannesburg
6
The geological formation with which inselbergs are commonly associated in Nigeria is the?
Answer
(D)
basement complex
7
The most serious cause of desertification in Nigeria is?
Answer
(B)
excessive pressure on land
8
The dominant foreign exchange earner of Senegal is?
Answer
(C)
groundnut
9
Recent growth in manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy has been mostly associated with the?
Answer
(C)
increase in agricultural divesification
10
The Nigerian rivers that take their sources from the Jos Plateau include?
Answer
(C)
Kaduna, Sokoto and Jama'are
11
Temperate and sub-tropical grasslands on the Africa continent are found in?
Answer
(C)
Namibia and Zambia
12
Equatorial trough or low-pressure belt is commonly known as the?
Answer
(B)
doldrums
13
The most common greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is?
Answer
(D)
carbon (iv) oxide
14
Which of the following sets of environmental resources is renewable?
Answer
(C)
Water, plants and soils
15
The state of equilibrium reached by the vegetation of an area when it is left undisturbed for a long time is the?
Answer
(C)
trophic level
16
Rocks minerals are said to be crystalline when the atoms forming them are?
Answer
(A)
found in sedimentary rocks
17
A cool ocean current may bring to the coast it washes cool and?
Answer
(A)
dry conditions if winds are off shore
18
Trees in the coniferous forest are noted for their?
Answer
(A)
needle leaves and softwood
19
The difference in time between two longitudes is approximately?
Answer
(D)
4 minutes
20
The concept of environment balance can be taken to mean that an alteration in one of the components of the ecosystem may result in the?
Answer
(B)
disruption of the processes within the system
21
A small hill resulting from the process of peneplanation is called?
Answer
(C)
a monadnock
22
Ocean currents flow in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere but in an anticlockwise direction in he southern hemisphere because of the?
Answer
(A)
rotation of the earth from east to west
23
A tropical soil formed on wind drift material and usually featuring a late-rite layer is known as?
Answer
(D)
podzol
24
A country which experiences earthquakes frequently is?
Answer
(B)
Japan
25
Plants are of primary importance to animals within an ecosystem because they?
Answer
(B)
act as windbreakers and provide shades
26
The most critical and variable element of weather in a tropical environment is?
Answer
(D)
rainfall
27
Urban and rural settlements are best differentiated by their?
Answer
(A)
population and function
28
The most dense airline network in the world is found in?
Answer
(D)
Western Europe and North America
29
Harsh desert conditions are responsible for the low population density in the?
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(A)
west coast of South Africa
30
The joining together of many cities result in the formation of a?
Answer
(B)
megalopolis
31
The raw material for terylene is?
Answer
(A)
petroleum
32
The most important effect of migration on population is?
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(D)
redistribution
33
The Ruhr coalfield is located in?
Answer
(B)
Germany
34
British foreign investments are concentrated in?
Answer
(A)
Commomwealth countries
35
South-facing slopes are favorable for rural settlement locations in the cool temperate regions of the northern hemisphere because they?
Answer
(B)
are agriculturally more productive
36
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The data best describes
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(C)
a warm temperate climate
37
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The annual range of temperature is
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(A)
6oC
38
The reservoir was created primarily for
Answer
(A)
industrial power generation
39
The Town marked X and Y respectively are
Answer
(B)
Accra and Kumasi
40
The Major cash crop in the shaded portion is
Answer
(C)
oil palm
41
The production of the crop is usually done mainly through
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(A)
gathering from natural forest and plantation
42
The feature shown are
Answer
(C)
exfoliation domes
43
The feature are usually associated with
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(A)
dry and wet tropics
44
The rock that is igneous is
Answer
(C)
K
45
Limestone can be identified within the area marked
Answer
(B)
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