JAMB - Geography (1986)
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A distinctly bedded and usually well-jointed sedimentary rock is?
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A rift valley can develop given?
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parallel faults and tensional forces
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Which of the following landforms will result from an erosional marine action?
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Coast with very low relief are characterized by all of the following EXPECT?
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The contents of a Stevenson's screen include thermometer and?
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Which of the following stations is NOT in the Dry Summer Subtropical(Cs) climatic region?
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The cloud which is closely associated with thunderstorms is?
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Ferrel's law states that winds deflect to the?
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right in the Northern Hemisperes and to the left in the Southern Hemispere
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The west coast of Norway is warmer in winter than is expected for its latitude because?
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of the effect of the Gulf Stream
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Which of the following vegetation belts carries the largest concentration of domesticated livestock in Nigeria?
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The emergence of the derived savannah vegetation of Nigeria is due mainly to?
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In which of the following vegetation types would walnut, hickory , oak, birch and magnolia trees be found?
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temperate deciduous forest
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Although both grasslands and forestland's can provide food for animals, there is more livestock in northern than in southern Nigeria because?
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no animal can stand the tsetse fly of the southern forests
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Soils in the savannah are inherently fertile than those of the Tropical Rain Forest mainly because they are less?
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Along a soil cantena, hydromorphic soils are most likely to occur on the?
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The four major components of the soil are?
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mineral matter, organic matter, air and water
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Soils found in semi-arid regions which have an accumulation of calcareous substances in their upper layers are referred to as?
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Which of the following soil types favors the growth of cocoa in Nigeria?
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A basic relationship between the growth of population and the production of food in developing countries is that the population?
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increases much faster than food production
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Which of these statements is true about rural urban life in Nigeria?
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some towns contain features of rural living
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Which of the following statements best characterizes the population of Southeast Asia?
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High density and high growth rate
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Large scale migration of people from one country to another may be explained by all of the following EXCEPT?
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oppressive home government
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In which of the following countries or regions is the high population density due to agricultural development?
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Linear villages may be expected to develop?
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The process whereby a manufacturing enterprise produces goods which form raw materials for other manufacturing enterprises is referred to as?
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What is common to the Bororo tribe of West Africa, the Eskimos of Alaska and Canada, the Lapps of Eurasia and the Mongols of Mongolia?
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Which of the following areas is noted for the highest production of soft wood?
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Which of the following countries is most dependent on international trade?
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The inability of Nigerian farmers to adequately feed the nation is due mainly to the?
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poor methods of agricultural production
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Which of the following groups of environmental problems is commonly associated with mining activities?
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Soil ersion, sedimentation and land dereliction
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Agbaja Platea in Kwara State and Nsude of Udi Plateau are important to Nigeria's industrial development efforts because they are sources of?
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Nigeria's second sea port in terms of tonnage of goods handled is?
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The fadama lands of the Niger/Benue trough are mostly known for the commercial production of?
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Which of the following countries is well known for aluminum smelting?
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ECOWAS is a viable economic region because of?
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its mineral and agricultural potentialities
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Which of the following countries of Africa has little or no potential for hydro-electricity generation ?
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The western side of Southern Africa is dry because?
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the main wind blows offshore
38
What is the most important mineral deposit found in the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic?
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Which of the following countries produces all of copper, petroleum, iron ore and diamond?
40
Using the diagram above, calculate the percentage of the world's millet output produced in Africa.
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The figure above shows a cuesta landscape. Along which of the lines are spring likely to be found?
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The figure above shows a desert landform. Which of the following wind direction is likely to have been responsible for its formation?
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In addition to rice which crop combination can be ideally grown in the climatic region depicted in the graph above?
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The graph above shows the birth and death in a country over a period of time. At what point was the population increase most rapid?
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Which of the following observation can be inferred from the table above, which the hydro-electric power (HEP) development in some selected countries?
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Per capital HEP consumption is higher in Switzerland than in Italy
