JAMB - Geography (2018)

  • 1

    Use the information given in the chart and answer the question. If the total population of the city is 500,000 what is the population of ward 4?

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    (A)
    75,000
  • 2

    Use the information given in the chart and answer the question. An alternative graphic method that can be used to depict the same information is the

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    (B)
    Chloroplath
  • 3

    Study the map and answer the question. The Area covered by the map is approximately

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    (B)
    100km\(^2\)
  • 4

    Study the map and answer the question. The bearing of Jata from Adaba is approximately

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    (C)
    21°
  • 5

    Study the map and answer the question. Intervisibility is possible between the points marked X and Y because the intervening slope is

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    (D)
    Steep slope
  • 6

    Study the map and answer the question. The land-form feature at the centre of the map can best be described as

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    (A)
    A flood plain
  • 7

    Study the map and answer the question. Given that the area show on the map is in Northern Nigeria, which of the following crop combinations would best be cultivated in the area that is liable to flooding

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    (D)
    Sugar-cane, rice and bananas
  • 8
    How were the major mountain belts of the world produced?
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    (C)
    by folding
  • 9
    Along which latitude will be the day time be longest on Christmas day?
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    (B)
    45°S
  • 10
    What commodity is associated with OPEC?
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    (D)
    Mineral oil
  • 11
    Which of the following rocks is composed of the skeletons of microscopic sea plants and animals?
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    (A)
    Chalk
  • 12
    Dodoma is to Tanzania as ______ to Nigeria
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    (A)
    Abuja
  • 13

    Study the table given which shows the mean climatic conditions of station Q and answer the questions.

    Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
    Temp(°C) -11 -9 4 3 12 17 19 17 11 4 -2 -8
    Precipitation(mm) 28 23 30 38 48 51 71 74 56 36 41 41

    The annual temperature range at the station is

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    (B)
    30°C
  • 14

    Study the table given which shows the mean climatic conditions of station Q and answer the questions.

    Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
    Temp(°C) -11 -9 4 3 12 17 19 17 11 4 -2 -8
    Precipitation(mm) 28 23 30 38 48 51 71 74 56 36 41 41


    What type of climate has the station?

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    (A)
    Cool temperate
  • 15
    Which of the following countries has the least potential for the production of steel?
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    (B)
    Cuba
  • 16
    In which of the following countries is cotton growing under irrigation the mainstay of the agricultural economy?
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    (B)
    Sudan
  • 17

    Use the map below to answer the question. The most important minerals found in the area marked X are

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    (B)
    Tin and columbite
  • 18

    Use the map below to answer the question. The major environmental problems associated with the area marked Y is

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    (B)
    Gully erosion
  • 19
    The most extensive vegetation type in the area marked Z is the
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    (C)
    Fresh water swam
  • 20
    A broad-based population pyramid is composed mainly
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    (C)
    young dependants
  • 21
    Fluid basic lava flow is likely to give rise to a volcanic_____________
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    (C)
    shield
  • 22
    In which of the following rock types is petroleum mainly found?
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    (E)
    Sedimentary
  • 23
    One basic mineral that is common to Sokoto, Ewekoro, Calabar and Nkalagu is
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    (E)
    Limestone
  • 24
    Lake Kivu and Malawi are related in that they_________
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    (D)
    Are rift valley lakes
  • 25

    Use the diagram below to answer the question. The feature marked X in the diagram is a

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    (E)
    Cliff
  • 26

    Use the diagram below to answer the question. The feature is one of the landforms associated with

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    (B)
    Wind deposition
  • 27
    If the distance between two places on a map is 2cm, while the distance on land is 4km, the scale of the map is
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    (B)
    1:200,000
  • 28
    Soil conservation can be achieved through___________-
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    (C)
    Strip-cropping
  • 29
    The oldest system of agriculture in Nigeria which now survives only in very remote areas is
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    (C)
    Shifting cultivation
  • 30
    Which of these hazard would most like result directly from deforestation?
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    (A)
    soil erosion
  • 31
    The dominant foreign exchange earner of Senegal is
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    (B)
    groundnut
  • 32
    British foreign investments are concentrated in
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    (B)
    Commonwealth countries
  • 33
    The two most important factors which account for the pattern of population distribution in West Africa are
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    (C)
    Favourable physical conditions and human inertia
  • 34
    A desert country which has a high population density supported by irrigation is___________
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    (B)
    Egypt
  • 35
    The greatest volcanic regions of Africa are found in
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    (B)
    Kenya and Tanzania
  • 36
    A type of land-form that is associated with large scale orogeny is a
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    (A)
    Fold mountain
  • 37
    If the time in New York (75°W) is 5.00pm, The time in Nigeria(15°E) will be
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    (C)
    11.00pm
  • 38
    One of the leading industrial nations of the world ranking second in manufacturing output after the USA is__________
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    (C)
    Japan
  • 39
    An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is
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    (E)
    An optical squarer
  • 40
    The lack of access to food in some parts of the world emanates from
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    (B)
    Poor transport system
  • 41
    How long does it take the mercury to make a complete revolution?
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    (D)
    88 days
  • 42
    The plains formed when the slopes of mountains are worn back in arid and semi-arid regions my mechanical weathering is called_______
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    (C)
    Pediplains
  • 43
    All the following are examples of intrusive volcanic features except____________
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    (D)
    lava plateaux
  • 44
    Latitude 66 and half marks the____________
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    (A)
    antarctic circle
  • 45
    'It is a port that specializes in receiving and redistributing goods to the neighboring countries'. Which of the following ports is described in the preceding statement?
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    (C)
    Entreport
  • 46
    A well will always contain water if its dug_________
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    (B)
    To reach sand bearing water
  • 47
    When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun________
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    (B)
    a solar eclipse occurs
  • 48
    Lines joining places with same mean annual rainfall are called___________
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    (A)
    isohyets
  • 49
    What type of climate has the station___________
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    (A)
    Cool Temperature
  • 50
    Which of the following is not a form of mass movement?
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    (B)
    earthquake
  • 51
    The innermost section of the Earth is the__________
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    (C)
    core
  • 52
    A line joining places having an equal degree of cloudiness is an___________
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    (A)
    isoneph
  • 53
    Which of the following is not a proof to show that the earth is spherical in shape?
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    (D)
    twilight and dawn
  • 54
    The system of cultivation of tropical commercial crops estates is known as____________
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    (B)
    plantation agriculture
  • 55
    The major environmental problem associated with Area marked Y is____________
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    (B)
    Gully Erosion
  • 56
    A mercury barometer is used for measuring_________
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    (B)
    atmospheric pressure
  • 57

    The feature marked X in the diagram is a________

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    (B)
    Stack
  • 58
    The difference between high tide and low tide is referred to as__________
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    (C)
    tidal range
  • 59
    The feature is one or the land forms associated with_________
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    (A)
    River erosion
  • 60
    If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11.00am, what would the local time be at a place 750W?
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    (D)
    6:00 am
  • 61
    Lines joining places of equal sunshine duration on maps are__________
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    (A)
    Isohel
  • 62
    A river transport its load through the following processes except_________
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    (B)
    plucking
  • 63
    A form of chemical weathering is__________
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    (C)
    carbonation
  • 64
    An alternative graphic method that can be used to depict the same information as a pie chart is the___________
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    (B)
    Chloropleth
  • 65
    The Farthest planet from the sun in the solar system is_______
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    (A)
    pluto
  • 66
    The ocean that connects Europe and America is the__________
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    (C)
    Atlantic ocean
  • 67
    Organic components of the soil include all the following except_______
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    (C)
    Rock pedestal
  • 68
    Which of the following winds affects the West Indian Islands of the Caribbean?
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    (D)
    hurricane
  • 69
    The peeling off of surface layers of a rounded boulders during mechanical weathering is called________
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    (C)
    Exfoliation
  • 70
    One of the following does not determine the availability of resources in a country____________
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    (A)
    Evolution