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JAMB - Geography (2006)

1
Which of the following features affects inter-visibility between two settlements?
Answer
(C)
High hill
2
One operation common to all survey methods is?
Answer
(B)
reconnaissance
3
The method used for coal mining in Nigeria is?
Answer
(B)
open cast
4
The Bakolori, Kachera and Goronyo irrigation projects are found in the?
Answer
(A)
Sokoto plains
5
Which of the following minerals is produced in Niger Republic?
Answer
(D)
Uranium
6
The two most important factors which account for the pattern of population distribution in West Africa are?
Answer
(C)
favourable physical conditions and human inertia
7
The Horn of Africa is relatively dry owing to?
Answer
(C)
the dominance of cold ocean currents in the region
8
The main aim of constructing the railway systems in West Africa was to?
Answer
(C)
evacuate raw materials and minerals for export
9
The francophone countries in Africa include?
Answer
(A)
Benin Republic, Algeria, Cote dI'voire and Chad
10
The port at the Lower Niger Valley that once served as a major gateway to Nigeria's export import trade was?
Answer
(D)
Warri
11
Lumbering activities thrive very well in Cote d'Ivoire because of good?
Answer
(C)
stands of timber and good waterways for transporting logs
12
The tropical maritime and the tropical continental air masses in Nigeria are responsible for the?
Answer
(C)
alternating wet and dry seasons
13
The first petroleum refinery in Nigeria is located at?
Answer
(D)
Port Harcourt
14
An example of mechanically formed sedimentary rock is?
Answer
(D)
conglomerate
15
Which of the following factors has the greatest influence on the mean temperature of a place?
Answer
(A)
Altitude
16
A soil that is composed mainly of iron and aluminum compounds is?
Answer
(B)
laterite
17
A direct result of greenhouse gas accumulation in the troposphere is?
Answer
(C)
ozone layer depletion
18
Huge masses of coarse-grained igneous rock solidifying in depth in the crust are best described as?
Answer
(A)
plutonic rocks
19
One of the most hazardous types of tropical cyclones is the?
Answer
(D)
thunderstorm
20
The carbon cycle is more prevalent in the?
Answer
(D)
atmosphere
21
The process of mountain -building by either folding or block faulting is known as?
Answer
(B)
orogenesis
22
The primary importance of nitrogen-fixing organisms in the ecosystem is that they?
Answer
(B)
enrich the soil
23
The two most important factors influencing the evolution of a climax vegetation are?
Answer
(B)
soil and time
24
A manager o f pulp and paper factory would prefer wood from?
Answer
(B)
spruce
25
The instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure is?
Answer
(D)
a barmometer
26
The direction of flow of ocean currents is determined mainly by the?
Answer
(A)
prevailing winds and the rotation of the earth
27
Which of the following minerals is likely to be absent in a region consisting mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks?
Answer
(B)
Coal
28
A situation in which the bulk of the urban population in a country is concentrated in one town is best described as?
Answer
(B)
urbanization
29
Which of the following is a type of iron ore?
Answer
(B)
Limonite
30
The rapid growth of cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama in Japan can be attributed to?
Answer
(D)
large-scale industrialization
31
Lowland areas are most suited for a wide range of crops which includes?
Answer
(B)
rubber, sugarcane and rice
32
The degree of relationship between two sets of data on population is expressed by?
Answer
(B)
frequency graphs
33
In developed countries, a greater percentage of the working population are engaged in?
Answer
(B)
primary and tertiary activities
34
The leading trading regions of the world by volume of import and export trade are?
Answer
(C)
Western Europe and the U.S.A
35
Which of the following areas in the world has the highest population density?
Answer
(D)
The Nile Valley
36
The major difference between communication and transportation is that transportation?
Answer
(A)
involves physical carriage of things while communication involves transmission of information
37
Many important ancient settlements in the Middle East developed as a result of the?
Answer
(D)
emergence of important trading routes
38
The total number of Acacia albida in the four sites is approximately
Answer
(C)
930
39
Which of the following statements about the diagram is true?
Answer
(A)
The number of albida in site 1 is the same as that of seyal in site 4
40
The area lies mainly in the
Answer
(A)
Guinea savanna
41
The shaded area is the
Answer
(D)
Niger-Benue trough
42
The main annual rainfall in the shaded area is
Answer
(A)
1600mm - 3200mm
43
The rains occur mainly as a result of
Answer
(D)
strong conventional currents
44
The landform is the result
Answer
(C)
compressional faulting only
45
The slope identified as X is
Answer
(C)
a fault scarp