JAMB - Geography (1992)

  • 1
    A radio message sent from a location on longitude 15°W at 7.00 a.m is received at another location at 2.00 p.m on the same day. What is the longitudinal position of the other location?
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    (C)
    90°E
  • 2
    From a point, the whole circle bearing of a line is 135°. A clockwise angle from the line was measured to be 260° to another line. What is the whole circle bearing of the later line?
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    (B)
    125°
  • 3
    The most important factors that determine the amount of water that a rock later can hold are its ?
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    (A)
    hardness and permeability
  • 4
    The stratification of sedimentary rocks is mainly caused by?
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    (B)
    deposition of rocks particles in layers
  • 5
    Steeps-sided and flat-floored valleys found in hot desert are the products of?
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    (B)
    wind abrasion
  • 6
    The older fold mountains are much lower in elevation and less rugged than the younger ones largely because they?
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    (C)
    have experience a longer period of denudation
  • 7
    An off-shore bar formed by corals is known as?
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    (C)
    a fringing reef
  • 8
    The difference in the readings on the dry and wet bulb thermometers is used to determine?
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    (D)
    relative humidity
  • 9
    Which of the following produces a continuous record of atmospheric pressure?
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    (B)
    Barometer
  • 10
    In which of the following types of vegetation would broad-leaved evergreen, lianas and epiphytyes be commonly found?
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    (C)
    Tropical rainforest
  • 11
    A tree unique to the tropical Monsoon climate is the?
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    (C)
    teak
  • 12
    The fertility of the soil in a typical tropical rainforest is maintained by the?
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    (C)
    abundant supply of litter
  • 13
    The main process of soil formation in the cool temperate continental grasslands of the world is?
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    (A)
    calcification
  • 14
    The most critical cause of desertification in Nigeria is?
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    (D)
    excessive pressure of land use
  • 15
    One of the soil- related problems of irrigation in the savannah region is increasing?
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    (D)
    exhaustion
  • 16
    The state of equilibrium reached by the vegetation of an area when it is left undisturbed for along period of time is called its?
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    (A)
    climax
  • 17
    One of the major environmental problem facing agriculture and forestry in North America, which can be attributed to modern industrial development is?
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    (D)
    acid rain
  • 18
    A broad- based population structure implies a?
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    (B)
    high dependency ratio
  • 19
    A major world population problem is that countries which have very large populations and very high population growth rates are generally those which?
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    (D)
    are least able to provide for the population
  • 20
    The growth in population in a city is usually due to?
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    (D)
    high birth rate and low death rate
  • 21
    Which of the following areas has been an important source of migration into North America?
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    (C)
    South America
  • 22
    Which of the following statements about the relationship between urban and rural areas is TRUE?
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    (D)
    Urban centres and rural areas are interdependent
  • 23
    Which of the following group of settlements is arranged in order of increasing size?
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    (C)
    Hamlet village, town, city, conurbation, megaloplis
  • 24
    Which of these sets of features enhance the nucleation of settlements?
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    (A)
    Route intersections and wet points
  • 25
    A good overland transportation system promotes economic development because it?
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    (A)
    fosters interregational trade
  • 26
    Which of the following groups of products is transported in large quantities on the st. Lawrence Great Lakes Waterways?
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    (B)
    Wheat, iron ore and crude oil
  • 27
    The movement of some industries from Europe to South East Asia in recent times is due mainly to?
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    (A)
    lower production costs in South East Asia
  • 28
    The major wheat producing regions of the world are characteristically?
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    (C)
    extensive continental plains with loamy soils
  • 29
    The industrial development of the Black Sea region of Ukraine is based mainly on?
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    (A)
    coal and iron ore
  • 30
    The predominant type of agriculture in the eastern part the source of the raw material is?
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    (B)
    mixed farming
  • 31
    Which of the following industries is best located near the source of raw materials?
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    (B)
    Petroleum refinery
  • 32
    The use of the Nile for transportation purpose is limited mainly by?
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    (B)
    seasonal flooding
  • 33
    The greatest hydro-electric power potential in Nigeria is found in the?
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    (C)
    Niger-Benue trough
  • 34
    The most common traditional method of restoring soil fertility in Nigeria is?
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    (C)
    the growth of slums
  • 35
    One adverse consequence of rapid urbanization in Nigeria is?
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    (C)
    the growth of slums
  • 36
    Which of the the following towns is on the railway between Lagos and Kaduna?
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    (B)
    Minna
  • 37
    The most urbanized part of Nigeria is the?
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    (D)
    south-west
  • 38
    A typical example of an inland drainage basin in Africa is the?
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    (C)
    Lake Chad Basin
  • 39
    The location of most of the light manufacturing industries in Africa is determined primarily by the location of?
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    (B)
    markets
  • 40
    The major pastoral ethnic groups in Africa include the?
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    (C)
    Masai, Fulani and Tuareg
  • 41
    Which of the following group of countries constitutes the Chad Basin Commission?
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    (C)
    Cameroon, Libya, Chad and Sudan
  • 42
    An inter-zonal soil commonly found in arid regions are characterized by strong salt solutions that form white crusts on the surface, is a?
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    (D)
    Podzol
  • 43
    In which of the following countries is cotton growing under irrigation the mainstay of the agricultural economy?
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    (C)
    Sudan
  • 44
    The temperature in the month of December at station Y is
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    (B)
    -4oC
  • 45
    Monthly temperatures are above the average in
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    (D)
    5months