JAMB - Geography (2021)

  • 1
    The following are volcanic mountains except
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    (D)
    Monadnock of USA
  • 2
    The human activity that can improve composition of the atmosphere is
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    (A)
    Use of chemicals
  • 3
    Which of the following is a sedimentary rock.
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    (B)
    shale
  • 4
    These are landforms producing agent except
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    (C)
    storms
  • 5
    The function performed by urban to the rural settlement in supply of
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    (D)
    maufactured goods
  • 6

    Use the map below to answer this question above

    The feature marked Y on the map is?

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    (D)
    mandara mountain
  • 7

    Use the map below to answer this question above
     

    What is the feature labelled K on the map is

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    (C)
    lake kainji
  • 8
    The benefits of international trade to developing nations include the following except
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    (C)
    Strains international trade relation
  • 9
    Which of the following is not caused by the earth's rotation?
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    (B)
    Seasonal changes
  • 10
    The following are responsible for the concentration of industries in eastern United States of America except
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    (C)
    Inadequate capital
  • 11
    Which of the following farming activity best describes the rearing of only animals like cattle, sheep and goat mainly in the savanna belt of the north?
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    (C)
    pastoral farming
  • 12
    The outer structure of the earth is made up of the following except?
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    (A)
    mesosphere
  • 13
    Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?
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    (B)
    It provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration
  • 14
    The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is
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    (D)
    sial, sima, mantle and core
  • 15
    If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm
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    (C)
    10km
  • 16
    If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm
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    (A)
    10km, 40km
  • 17
    Which of the following is a reason for the high volume of trade between Nigeria and developed countries?
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    (C)
    colonial Ties
  • 18
    The following are seaports used in the North Atlantic sea route except
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    (B)
    Lagos-Montreal
  • 19
    _______ is the condition of the lower atmosphere of a place over a short period
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    (B)
    weather
  • 20
    In a combined maximum and minimum thermometer, the difference between the hottest and coldest daily temperature for that day gives the
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    (A)
    Diurnal range of temperature
  • 21
    _______ is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area
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    (C)
    Environment
  • 22
    Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air
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    (D)
    photosynthesis
  • 23
    On maps, lines drawn to join all places in the ocean having equal degree of salinity are called
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    (A)
    isohalines
  • 24
    Where the salinity of an ocean is high;
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    (B)
    the ocean water is dense and creeps at the bottom of the ocean towards low salinity areas
  • 25
    The type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall is known as
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    (A)
    Field capacity
  • 26

    The part labelled X in the soil profile above is known as

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    (D)
    bedrock
  • 27
    Which of the following is not a graphical representation of statistical data?
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    (C)
    Shaded map
  • 28
    Which of the following is a vegetation characteristics of the Tropical rainforest?
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    (B)
    Tough, small, leathery, hairy leaves to guard against excessive transpiration
  • 29
    Which of the following is a problem of landlocked countries
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    (D)
    political indepedence
  • 30
    One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?
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    (B)
    Adequacy of capital
  • 31
    One of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line
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    (A)
    Optical square
  • 32
    ________is the failure of the end point of a closed traverse to fall exactly on the point of origin of the transverse
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    (C)
    Error of closure
  • 33
    What is the process of lowering and levelling of the earth surface by gradual breaking and wearing away of such earth's surfaces.
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    (B)
    Denudation
  • 34
    Which of the following is an effect of the earth's revolution?
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    (B)
    It determines a year
  • 35
    The soil gains nitrogen through one of the following except
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    (A)
    Denitrification
  • 36
    Which of the following is a way of controlling soil erosion
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    (B)
    Contour ploughing
  • 37
    __________ is a highland area which seperates the headstreams of rivers flowing in different directions but rising from the same mountainous source
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    (C)
    watershed
  • 38
    ___________ is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?
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    (A)
    loess
  • 39
    An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is
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    (D)
    Aluminium in Johannessburg
  • 40
    Which of the following gives the correct full meaning of G.I.S?
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    (D)
    Geographic Information System
  • 41
    Sparse population in the middle belt of Nigeria can not be attributed to
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    (B)
    Absence of major minerals
  • 42
    In Nigeria, which of the following vegetation zones is best known for timber exploitation?
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    (D)
    Rain forest
  • 43
    The following are the importance of highland in Nigeria except
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    (B)
    settlement sites
  • 44
    Which of the following tourist centres is wrongly paired?
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    (A)
    Eiffel Tower - Germany
  • 45
    The state in Nigeria with the highest population density is
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    (A)
    Anambra
  • 46
    Geo-referencing in GIS is referred to as
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    (A)
    Assigning spatials location to a data
  • 47
    A device for transferring information from analogue map into computer for further manipulation is
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    (B)
    Digitizer
  • 48
    The system of agriculture referred to as "Land rotation" is
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    (D)
    Shifting cultivation
  • 49
    These are areas of crude oil production in Nigeria except
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    (A)
    Afam
  • 50
    Which of the following is not a factor that favours industrial concentration in Western Nigeria?
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    (C)
    Creativity of people in the area
  • 51
    Which of the following rocks is organically formed?
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    (B)
    Coal
  • 52
    River regime is best described as the
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    (B)
    seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river
  • 53
    One of the features of wind deposition is
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    (C)
    an inselberg
  • 54
    Jos plateau is an example of a
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    (B)
    Dissected plateau
  • 55
    A line joining all points of equal salinity is an
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    (C)
    Isohaline
  • 56
    Tropical savanna vegetation is characterized by
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    (A)
    drought - resistant trees
  • 57
    An example of a coastline of emergence is
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    (A)
    a raised beach
  • 58
    Which of the following is associated with savanna vegetation
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    (C)
    Scrub
  • 59
    Which of the following statements is true of the North Atlantic Sea route?
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    (A)
    It is the busiest sea route
  • 60
    A settlement located where two rivers meet is called a
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    (B)
    confluence town
  • 61
    Exports from Mali are most likely to pass through the Sea port at
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    (D)
    Abidjan
  • 62
    The coastal regions of Sierra leonne record an annual rainfall of over
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    (B)
    4,000 mm
  • 63
    Kossou Dam is located on River
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    (B)
    Bandama
  • 64
    Nigeria's major export commodity is
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    (D)
    Petroleum
  • 65
    A major percentage of the world's exports of citrus fruits is from the
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    (D)
    Mediterranean region
  • 66
    Which of the following has the highest salinity
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    (C)
    red sea
  • 67
    The dam which is not used in the gezira is the
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    (D)
    Jebel Azula
  • 68
    Which statement is not true of the middle belt in Nigeria?
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    (D)
    None of the above
  • 69
    Which of the following zones is the least industrialized in Nigeria?
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    (A)
    Lokoja - Ajaokuta
  • 70
    Which of the following towns is not a precolonial town
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    (C)
    Enugu
  • 71
    Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?
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    (C)
    Lake Malawi
  • 72
    In the desert region the most prominent agent of erosion is
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    (D)
    Wind
  • 73
    One of the disadvantages of water transport is that it
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    (C)
    is not flexible
  • 74
    Which of the following is not a sea route?
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    (A)
    London - moscow - Baghdad
  • 75
    The tourist centre of Ogbunike care is located near
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    (D)
    Onitsha in Anambra state