JAMB - Geography (1990)

  • 1
    What is the bearing of Q from P, if Q lies NNW from P?
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    (D)
    337.5°
  • 2
    A traveller from South America, on crossing the International Date Line to Asia at 12 noon on Tuesday, would sail into?
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    (C)
    Wednesday noon
  • 3
    The latitude which marks the lines of the sun's apparent movement north and south of the equator is?
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    (A)
    66 1/2°
  • 4
    Variations in the lengths of day and night over the earth's surface are due to the?
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    (A)
    earth's inclination to the sun and its revolution
  • 5
    The progressive widening of joints and cracks in limestone by solutions, initially leads to the formation of?
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    (A)
    grikes and clints
  • 6
    A river loses energy and may deposit some of its load if?
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    (C)
    its gradient decreases
  • 7
    Chemical weathering is both rapid and intense in the humid tropics because of?
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    (B)
    high rainfall and temperature
  • 8
    Coastal deserts are likely to occur in areas where onshore winds which are?
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    (A)
    cold blow over cold ocean currents
  • 9
    Most of the heat received by the atmosphere comes directly from?
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    (B)
    the earth's surface
  • 10
    In tropical highlands, density rainforest occur at altitudes ranging from 1200m to 2400m above sea level. This is due to the influence of?
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    (C)
    orographic rainfall
  • 11
    Plants that grow submerged of floating in water bodies are known as?
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    (A)
    hydrophytes
  • 12
    Vegetation regeneration on a fallow land is typical example of?
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    (B)
    secondary succession
  • 13
    Which of the following is used to describe soil reaction?
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    (B)
    cation exchange
  • 14
    Time, as a factor of soil formation, influences mainly soil?
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    (D)
    maturity
  • 15
    Which of the following farming practices may be used to check soil erosion?
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    (B)
    Contour ploughing
  • 16
    Which of the following factors has been of particular importance in promoting population growth in developing countries?
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    (B)
    Improvement in health-care delivery
  • 17
    Which of the following population characteristics is associated with developed countries?
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    (D)
    Low birth rate and low death rate
  • 18
    World population distribution is characterized by?
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    (B)
    extreme unevenness
  • 19
    Villages develop into urban centers when they?
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    (D)
    grow in commerce and industry
  • 20
    Which of the following landscapes is mostly likely to promote rural settlement nucleation?
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    (D)
    Well-drained plain
  • 21
    The world's first cities developed in areas noted for?
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    (A)
    mineral production
  • 22
    Commercial grain farming is practiced mainly in the?
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    (A)
    steppes and prairie lands of the middle latitudes
  • 23
    Pastoral nomadism was not native to the American continents or Australia because?
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    (D)
    the environments were unfavourable for animal rearing
  • 24
    The waters off the east coast of Canada are rich in fish because?
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    (A)
    of the abundance of plankton
  • 25
    Markets is the rural areas play an important role in the domestic production process because they?
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    (D)
    serve as collecting and distributing centers for rural products
  • 26
    The problems of irregular levels of water in river navigation may be solved by?
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    (C)
    providing dams, canals and locks
  • 27
    What do the the cement manufacturing industry at Ukpilla, the iron and steel industry at Ajaokuta, the raffia works at Ikot Ekpene and the garri processing industry at Nekede have in common?
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    (A)
    They are located near sources of raw materials
  • 28
    In Sudan Savannah of Nigeria, grazing and cutting promote?
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    (D)
    land degradation
  • 29
    Which of the following is noted for its extrusive volcanic landforms?
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    (C)
    Idanre Hills
  • 30
    The main reason for importing crude for the Kaduna refinery is to produce?
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    (C)
    lubricants
  • 31
    The most common type of intensive livestock breeding found around most Nigerian cities is farming?
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    (C)
    poultry farming
  • 32
    Which of the following statement is TRUE of the industrial areas of West Africa?
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    (A)
    They are located mostly around the ports and along the railway lines
  • 33
    Africa has the largest potential for hydro-electric power generation in the world because?
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    (C)
    it rivers have many falls
  • 34
    There are few natural harbors on the African coastline because the?
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    (B)
    coastline is regular
  • 35
    Why are the major Africa rivers of limited value for transportation?
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    (D)
    The rivers channels interrupted by rapids, falls and sandbars
  • 36
    A common problem of the land-locked states of Africa is that?
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    (D)
    they are dependent on the coastal neighbours for access to the sea
  • 37
    The shaba Province in Zaire is noted for producing copper and?
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    (D)
    uranium
  • 38
    The diagram showing proportion are
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    (B)
    P and S
  • 39
    In P, what percentage does Cameroun account for?
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    (A)
    9%
  • 40
    The graphic technique used in Q is
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    (C)
    compound line graph
  • 41
    Rainfall would normally be expected at location
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    (B)
    2
  • 42
    In which direction will the winds blow?
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    (A)
    clockwise
  • 43
    The agricultural products associated with the shaded areas are
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    (A)
    livestock and wheat
  • 44
    Region 1 is located in the
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    (D)
    Rockies
  • 45
    Region 2 is located in the
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    (B)
    Pampas