JAMB - Geography (2011)

  • 1
    A map with a scale of 1:40 000 is reduced to one quarter of its size , what is the new scale?
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    (C)
    1:160 000
  • 2
    An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is?
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    (B)
    an optical square
  • 3
    An example of a great circle is?
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    (A)
    the equator
  • 4
    A metamorphosed form of shale is?
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    (C)
    quartzite
  • 5
    Sandstone can be classified as?
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    (B)
    calcareous
  • 6
    A Karst feature in its advanced stage of development is?
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    (B)
    Sink hole
  • 7
    the common features of the middle course of a river are?
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    (C)
    broad interfluves and distributaries
  • 8
    A form of chemical weathering is?
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    (C)
    carbonation
  • 9
    Ocean currents affects the coast they wash when?
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    (A)
    prevailing winds are offshore
  • 10
    Wind vane is used to record the?
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    (D)
    direction of the wind
  • 11
    What is the climate of a station with an annual rainfall of 2650mm spread fairly all year round a mean annual temperature of 27°C?
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    (C)
    Tropical humid
  • 12
    Which of the following types of vegetation is characterized by acidic soils?
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    (C)
    Temperate grassland
  • 13
    When both the macropores and the micropores are filled with water, the soil is?
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    (C)
    water logged
  • 14
    A mature soil with distinct horizons occurring in a particular climate zone, but influenced strongly by topography is?
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    (D)
    alluvial soil
  • 15
    Which of the following resources is non-renewable?
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    (D)
    Nuclear energy
  • 16
    The introduction of materials that have negative impacts on the ecosystem is known as?
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    (A)
    pollution
  • 17
    An example of a climatic hazard is?
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    (C)
    hurricane
  • 18
    In which of the following regions is high population density attributable to agricultural development?
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    (B)
    The Nile Basin
  • 19
    Which of the following statements best describes the population of Southeast Asia?
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    (A)
    High density and high growth rate
  • 20
    Which of the following population characteristics is associated with developed countries?
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    (D)
    Low brith rate and low death rate
  • 21
    Urban settlements mainly engage in?
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    (C)
    tertiary economic activities
  • 22
    Lagos Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong and Calabar are cities which have attained considerable importance because they?
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    (C)
    are densely populated
  • 23
    Which of the following arranges the settlement types in descending order in terms of complexity of functions?
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    (A)
    Metropolis, city, town, village and hamlet
  • 24
    Which of the following economic activities are classified as primary?
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    (C)
    Fishing, lumbering, farming and mining
  • 25
    When manufacturing enterprises produces goods which form raw materials for other enterprises, it is referred to as?
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    (C)
    forward linkage
  • 26
    Most less developed nations are trade debtors because?
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    (B)
    of the gross inbalance in international trade
  • 27
    Large-scale wheat production is associated with the?
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    (C)
    Praires of North America and the Pampas of Argentina
  • 28
    Liberia, Malaysia and Indonesia are known for the production of?
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    (B)
    rubber
  • 29
    The major means of transportation of goods from the Rhine industrial region to other European cities is by?
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    (D)
    rail
  • 30
    The Mediterranean fruits are exported mainly to Western Europe rather than Africa because?
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    (D)
    there is higher demand for fruit in Western than in Africa
  • 31
    The contribution of agriculture to Nigeria's GDP has remained largely low owing to?
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    (C)
    its predominantly subsistence nature
  • 32
    A boat building industry is least likely to be situated in?
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    (C)
    Kano state
  • 33
    In Nigeria, bays and headlands are features associated with the?
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    (A)
    Southern Coastlands
  • 34
    The population clusters in Kano, Kaduna and Zaira cities in Northern Nigeria in the 1960's are best explained by?
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    (C)
    the existence of major cash crops
  • 35
    Nguru and Kaura Namoda settlements in Northern Nigeria are most notable for?
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    (B)
    terminal points for railway tranportation
  • 36
    The scattered settlement pattern of the Tiv of the Middle Belt is owing to the?
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    (B)
    agricultural practices to the region
  • 37
    In East Africa, more variety of crops are grown than in West Africa because of?
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    (A)
    different soil types
  • 38
    Which of the following Africa countries is landlocked?
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    (A)
    Zambia
  • 39
    The relief system in East Africa is characterized by?
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    (C)
    rift valleys
  • 40
    Lake Kariba is in?
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    (D)
    Zambia
  • 41
    Improved agricultural production in Cote d'Ivoire is mainly due to?
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    (D)
    good organization and effective management
  • 42
    If the total number of livestock is 6 million, what is the number of cattle produced
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    (C)
    2,400,000
  • 43
    The total number of pigs, camels and donkeys is
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    (B)
    1,500,000
  • 44
    The area marked S is
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    (B)
    Western upland
  • 45
    The Inhabitants of Abu are most likely to be
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    (A)
    Traders