JAMB - Geography (2007)
1
Ranging poles are important in chain and prismatic compass surveys to determine?
Answer(B)
the total length of all offsets
2
A slope is said to be even when the contours are?
3
Chemical weathering in tropical Africa creates domed rock outcropping called?
4
The greatest volcanic regions of Africa are found in?
5
The south west of Nigeria is a major destination for internal migrants because the area is?
Answer(A)
highly urbanized and has many industries
6
The narrow neck of water separating Africa from Europe in the northwest is the?
7
The highest peak in Nigeria can be found on the?
8
The exploitation of timber in equatorial Africa causes?
9
One of the areas noted for paddy rice production in Nigeria is?
10
An example of intensive farming system in Nigeria is?
11
The ocean current that affects the climate of the Atlantic coast from South Africa to Southern Angola is the?
12
A major gold mining centered in South Africa is?
13
A country that is connected to Nigeria's electricity grid is?
14
The highlands of East Africa attract settlers because of their?
15
The soil type that is predominant in the Niger-Benue trough is?
16
An example of argillaceous rocks is?
17
The rock type whose principal constituents can be seen without magnification is?
18
In the broadest sense, the two major types of ecosystems are?
19
A doline is associated with a?
20
The two potent human factors that destabilize ecosystems are?
21
The weight of water vapour contained in a given volume of air is referred to as?
22
A piece of evidence that confirms that the earth is spherical is the?
23
Soil texture is determined primarily by?
24
The two primary causes of ocean currents are?
Answer(B)
differential salinity and temperature variation
25
Soil conservation is achieved through?
Answer(D)
sensible tillage, crop rotation and mulching
26
The Sudan savannah vegetation is associated with the?
Answer(D)
tropical dry and wet climate
27
A weather element controlled mainly by latitude is?
28
Which of the following is of great importance to the existence of plants?
29
Which of the following is likely to be found in an oasis in the Sahara Desert?
30
A major characteristic of an urban settlement is that it is?
31
Birth and death rates are often stated as the number of cases per?
32
Weber's theory of industrial location was based on?
33
A poor settlement on the edge of a city is known as a?
34
A desert country which has a high population density supported by irrigation is?
35
The speed and capacity of a train are influenced by the?
Answer(C)
width of the railway gauge
36
The population of a country in 1990 and 2005 is given as 46, 850, 112 and 58, 855, 827 respectively. The approximate annual population increase is?
37
Which of the following sets of settlements is influenced by the presence of water body?
38
The categorization of manufacturing industries as traditional crafts and factory industry is based on?
Answer(A)
the nature of final product
39
Which of the following factors may lead to an area being densely populated?
40
From the diagram above the textural class that can hold the greatest amount of moisture is
41
From the diagram above the amount of moisture retained by clay loam soil is approximately
42
Which of the following ethnic groups is mainly found in the area marked I?
43
The major export crop cultivated in the area marked III is
44
From the diagram above the structure labelled Y is a
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From the diagram above the structured marked X is a
