JAMB - Geography (2011)
1
A map with a scale of 1:40 000 is reduced to one quarter of its size , what is the new scale?
2
An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is?
3
An example of a great circle is?
4
A metamorphosed form of shale is?
5
Sandstone can be classified as?
6
A Karst feature in its advanced stage of development is?
7
the common features of the middle course of a river are?
Answer(C)
broad interfluves and distributaries
8
A form of chemical weathering is?
9
Ocean currents affects the coast they wash when?
Answer(A)
prevailing winds are offshore
10
Wind vane is used to record the?
11
What is the climate of a station with an annual rainfall of 2650mm spread fairly all year round a mean annual temperature of 27°C?
12
Which of the following types of vegetation is characterized by acidic soils?
13
When both the macropores and the micropores are filled with water, the soil is?
14
A mature soil with distinct horizons occurring in a particular climate zone, but influenced strongly by topography is?
15
Which of the following resources is non-renewable?
16
The introduction of materials that have negative impacts on the ecosystem is known as?
17
An example of a climatic hazard is?
18
In which of the following regions is high population density attributable to agricultural development?
19
Which of the following statements best describes the population of Southeast Asia?
Answer(A)
High density and high growth rate
20
Which of the following population characteristics is associated with developed countries?
Answer(D)
Low brith rate and low death rate
21
Urban settlements mainly engage in?
Answer(C)
tertiary economic activities
22
Lagos Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Calabar are cities which have attained considerable importance because they?
23
Which of the following arranges the settlement types in descending order in terms of complexity of functions?
Answer(A)
Metropolis, city, town, village and hamlet
24
Which of the following economic activities are classified as primary?
Answer(C)
Fishing, lumbering, farming and mining
25
When manufacturing enterprises produces goods which form raw materials for other enterprises, it is referred to as?
26
Most less developed nations are trade debtors because?
Answer(B)
of the gross inbalance in international trade
27
Large-scale wheat production is associated with the?
Answer(C)
Praires of North America and the Pampas of Argentina
28
Liberia, Malaysia and Indonesia are known for the production of?
29
The major means of transportation of goods from the Rhine industrial region to other European cities is by?
30
The Mediterranean fruits are exported mainly to Western Europe rather than Africa because?
Answer(D)
there is higher demand for fruit in Western than in Africa
31
The contribution of agriculture to Nigeria's GDP has remained largely low owing to?
Answer(C)
its predominantly subsistence nature
32
A boat building industry is least likely to be situated in?
33
In Nigeria, bays and headlands are features associated with the?
34
The population clusters in Kano, Kaduna and Zaira cities in Northern Nigeria in the 1960's are best explained by?
Answer(C)
the existence of major cash crops
35
Nguru and Kaura Namoda settlements in Northern Nigeria are most notable for?
Answer(B)
terminal points for railway tranportation
36
The scattered settlement pattern of the Tiv of the Middle Belt is owing to the?
Answer(B)
agricultural practices to the region
37
In East Africa, more variety of crops are grown than in West Africa because of?
38
Which of the following Africa countries is landlocked?
39
The relief system in East Africa is characterized by?
41
Improved agricultural production in Cote d'Ivoire is mainly due to?
Answer(D)
good organization and effective management
42
If the total number of livestock is 6 million, what is the number of cattle produced
43
The total number of pigs, camels and donkeys is
45
The Inhabitants of Abu are most likely to be
