JAMB - Geography (1986)

  • 1
    A distinctly bedded and usually well-jointed sedimentary rock is?
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    (C)
    shale
  • 2
    A rift valley can develop given?
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    (C)
    parallel faults and tensional forces
  • 3
    Which of the following landforms will result from an erosional marine action?
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    (C)
    Cliff
  • 4
    Coast with very low relief are characterized by all of the following EXPECT?
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    (A)
    stacks
  • 5
    The contents of a Stevenson's screen include thermometer and?
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    (C)
    hygrometer
  • 6
    Which of the following stations is NOT in the Dry Summer Subtropical(Cs) climatic region?
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    (B)
    Casablanca
  • 7
    The cloud which is closely associated with thunderstorms is?
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    (A)
    cumulonimbus
  • 8
    Ferrel's law states that winds deflect to the?
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    (A)
    right in the Northern Hemisperes and to the left in the Southern Hemispere
  • 9
    The west coast of Norway is warmer in winter than is expected for its latitude because?
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    (C)
    of the effect of the Gulf Stream
  • 10
    Which of the following vegetation belts carries the largest concentration of domesticated livestock in Nigeria?
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    (B)
    Guinea Savannah
  • 11
    The emergence of the derived savannah vegetation of Nigeria is due mainly to?
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    (C)
    lumbering and grazing
  • 12
    In which of the following vegetation types would walnut, hickory , oak, birch and magnolia trees be found?
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    (D)
    temperate deciduous forest
  • 13
    Although both grasslands and forestland's can provide food for animals, there is more livestock in northern than in southern Nigeria because?
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    (B)
    no animal can stand the tsetse fly of the southern forests
  • 14
    Soils in the savannah are inherently fertile than those of the Tropical Rain Forest mainly because they are less?
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    (B)
    leached
  • 15
    Along a soil cantena, hydromorphic soils are most likely to occur on the?
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    (D)
    valley bottom
  • 16
    The four major components of the soil are?
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    (B)
    mineral matter, organic matter, air and water
  • 17
    Soils found in semi-arid regions which have an accumulation of calcareous substances in their upper layers are referred to as?
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    (A)
    pedocals
  • 18
    Which of the following soil types favors the growth of cocoa in Nigeria?
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    (E)
    no option indicated
  • 19
    A basic relationship between the growth of population and the production of food in developing countries is that the population?
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    (C)
    increases much faster than food production
  • 20
    Which of these statements is true about rural urban life in Nigeria?
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    (A)
    some towns contain features of rural living
  • 21
    Which of the following statements best characterizes the population of Southeast Asia?
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    (A)
    High density and high growth rate
  • 22
    Large scale migration of people from one country to another may be explained by all of the following EXCEPT?
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    (C)
    oppressive home government
  • 23
    In which of the following countries or regions is the high population density due to agricultural development?
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    (B)
    China
  • 24
    Linear villages may be expected to develop?
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    (A)
    in narrow valley floors
  • 25
    The process whereby a manufacturing enterprise produces goods which form raw materials for other manufacturing enterprises is referred to as?
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    (C)
    forward linkage
  • 26
    What is common to the Bororo tribe of West Africa, the Eskimos of Alaska and Canada, the Lapps of Eurasia and the Mongols of Mongolia?
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    (D)
    Hunting and trapping
  • 27
    Which of the following areas is noted for the highest production of soft wood?
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    (C)
    The St.Lawrence Basin
  • 28
    Which of the following countries is most dependent on international trade?
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    (D)
    Japan
  • 29
    The inability of Nigerian farmers to adequately feed the nation is due mainly to the?
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    (D)
    poor methods of agricultural production
  • 30
    Which of the following groups of environmental problems is commonly associated with mining activities?
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    (D)
    Soil ersion, sedimentation and land dereliction
  • 31
    Agbaja Platea in Kwara State and Nsude of Udi Plateau are important to Nigeria's industrial development efforts because they are sources of?
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    (A)
    coking coal
  • 32
    Nigeria's second sea port in terms of tonnage of goods handled is?
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    (C)
    Port-Harcourt
  • 33
    The fadama lands of the Niger/Benue trough are mostly known for the commercial production of?
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    (C)
    rice and sugarcane
  • 34
    Which of the following countries is well known for aluminum smelting?
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    (B)
    Ghana
  • 35
    ECOWAS is a viable economic region because of?
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    (C)
    its mineral and agricultural potentialities
  • 36
    Which of the following countries of Africa has little or no potential for hydro-electricity generation ?
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    (C)
    Mauritania
  • 37
    The western side of Southern Africa is dry because?
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    (C)
    the main wind blows offshore
  • 38
    What is the most important mineral deposit found in the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic?
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    (A)
    Petroleum
  • 39
    Which of the following countries produces all of copper, petroleum, iron ore and diamond?
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    (C)
    Angola
  • 40
    Using the diagram above, calculate the percentage of the world's millet output produced in Africa.
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    (A)
    20
  • 41
    The figure above shows a cuesta landscape. Along which of the lines are spring likely to be found?
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    (C)
    QR
  • 42
    The figure above shows a desert landform. Which of the following wind direction is likely to have been responsible for its formation?
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    (A)
    1
  • 43
    In addition to rice which crop combination can be ideally grown in the climatic region depicted in the graph above?
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    (B)
    jute and tea
  • 44
    The graph above shows the birth and death in a country over a period of time. At what point was the population increase most rapid?
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    (D)
    3
  • 45
    Which of the following observation can be inferred from the table above, which the hydro-electric power (HEP) development in some selected countries?
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    (B)
    Per capital HEP consumption is higher in Switzerland than in Italy