JAMB - Geography (2007)

  • 1
    Ranging poles are important in chain and prismatic compass surveys to determine?
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    (B)
    the total length of all offsets
  • 2
    A slope is said to be even when the contours are?
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    (A)
    equally spaced
  • 3
    Chemical weathering in tropical Africa creates domed rock outcropping called?
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    (D)
    inselbergs
  • 4
    The greatest volcanic regions of Africa are found in?
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    (C)
    Kenya and Tanzania
  • 5
    The south west of Nigeria is a major destination for internal migrants because the area is?
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    (A)
    highly urbanized and has many industries
  • 6
    The narrow neck of water separating Africa from Europe in the northwest is the?
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    (B)
    Suez Canal
  • 7
    The highest peak in Nigeria can be found on the?
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    (C)
    Adamawa Highland
  • 8
    The exploitation of timber in equatorial Africa causes?
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    (A)
    soil erosion
  • 9
    One of the areas noted for paddy rice production in Nigeria is?
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    (C)
    Badeggi
  • 10
    An example of intensive farming system in Nigeria is?
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    (B)
    crop rotation
  • 11
    The ocean current that affects the climate of the Atlantic coast from South Africa to Southern Angola is the?
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    (B)
    Benguela
  • 12
    A major gold mining centered in South Africa is?
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    (D)
    Klerkdorp
  • 13
    A country that is connected to Nigeria's electricity grid is?
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    (D)
    Niger Republic
  • 14
    The highlands of East Africa attract settlers because of their?
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    (D)
    tourist potentials
  • 15
    The soil type that is predominant in the Niger-Benue trough is?
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    (C)
    alluvial
  • 16
    An example of argillaceous rocks is?
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    (A)
    chalk
  • 17
    The rock type whose principal constituents can be seen without magnification is?
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    (D)
    granite
  • 18
    In the broadest sense, the two major types of ecosystems are?
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    (A)
    terrestrial and arboreal
  • 19
    A doline is associated with a?
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    (C)
    Karst valley
  • 20
    The two potent human factors that destabilize ecosystems are?
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    (C)
    reforestation and mining
  • 21
    The weight of water vapour contained in a given volume of air is referred to as?
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    (C)
    relative humidity
  • 22
    A piece of evidence that confirms that the earth is spherical is the?
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    (D)
    moon's eclipse
  • 23
    Soil texture is determined primarily by?
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    (C)
    particle sizes
  • 24
    The two primary causes of ocean currents are?
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    (B)
    differential salinity and temperature variation
  • 25
    Soil conservation is achieved through?
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    (D)
    sensible tillage, crop rotation and mulching
  • 26
    The Sudan savannah vegetation is associated with the?
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    (D)
    tropical dry and wet climate
  • 27
    A weather element controlled mainly by latitude is?
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    (A)
    temperature
  • 28
    Which of the following is of great importance to the existence of plants?
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    (D)
    Carbon (II) oxide
  • 29
    Which of the following is likely to be found in an oasis in the Sahara Desert?
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    (C)
    Date palm
  • 30
    A major characteristic of an urban settlement is that it is?
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    (D)
    heterogeneous
  • 31
    Birth and death rates are often stated as the number of cases per?
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    (A)
    1 000 per year
  • 32
    Weber's theory of industrial location was based on?
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    (D)
    least transport cost
  • 33
    A poor settlement on the edge of a city is known as a?
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    (B)
    ghetto
  • 34
    A desert country which has a high population density supported by irrigation is?
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    (D)
    Egypt
  • 35
    The speed and capacity of a train are influenced by the?
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    (C)
    width of the railway gauge
  • 36
    The population of a country in 1990 and 2005 is given as 46, 850, 112 and 58, 855, 827 respectively. The approximate annual population increase is?
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    (C)
    750 381
  • 37
    Which of the following sets of settlements is influenced by the presence of water body?
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    (A)
    lagos , Lokoja and Baga
  • 38
    The categorization of manufacturing industries as traditional crafts and factory industry is based on?
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    (A)
    the nature of final product
  • 39
    Which of the following factors may lead to an area being densely populated?
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    (B)
    Lowland plains
  • 40
    From the diagram above the textural class that can hold the greatest amount of moisture is
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    (D)
    Clay loam
  • 41
    From the diagram above the amount of moisture retained by clay loam soil is approximately
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    (A)
    150 mm
  • 42
    Which of the following ethnic groups is mainly found in the area marked I?
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    (C)
    The Tiv
  • 43
    The major export crop cultivated in the area marked III is
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    (A)
    groundnut
  • 44
    From the diagram above the structure labelled Y is a
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    (B)
    batholith
  • 45
    From the diagram above the structured marked X is a
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    (B)
    laccolith