JAMB - Geography (1998)

• 1

  If a map has a scale of 1 :50 000 and a cocoa plantation is represented on the map by a rectangle 5cm by 4cm, what is the area of the plantation?

  回答

  (A)

  5 km²
• 2

  If the distance between two points on a map with scale 1 : 50 000 is 35 mm, what is the distance between them on the ground.

  回答

  (C)

  1.75 km
• 3

  The best method of depicting the relative contribution of the southern states of Nigeria to palm Kernel export from the country is the?

  回答

  (A)

  dot map
• 4

  On which of the following pairs of dates is the length of day and night equal on the earth's surface?

  回答

  (D)

  March 22nd and September 21st
• 5

  The time difference between New Orleans on longitude 90°W and Cairo on longitude 30°E is?

  回答

  (B)

  8 hours
• 6

  Recent space explorations indicate that the other planet of the solar system with the possibility of having had life-supporting conditions in the past is?

  回答

  (C)

  Mars
• 7

  An example of a set of chemically formed sedimentary rocks is?

  回答

  (B)

  dolomite and gypsum
• 8

  The rock type is not likely to produce rich agricultural soil after weathering is?

  回答

  (A)

  volcanic rock
• 9

  The sequence of events that best describes the formation of sandstone is?

  回答

  (B)

  extrusion, denudation and deposition
• 10

  A desert landform made up of alternate horizontal layers of soft and hard rocks and characterized by ridges and furrows aligned in the direction of the wind is known as?

  回答

  (B)

  zeugen
• 11

  When a river capture occurs, the beheaded stream is called the?

  回答

  (D)

  misfit
• 12

  The world's principal fishing regions are located on continental shelves where?

  回答

  (B)

  there are cold ocean currents
• 13

  What do the Canaries and Guinea currents have in common?

  回答

  (C)

  They wash the western coast
• 14

  After condensation, the rate of cooling of a rising air mass decreases because it becomes?

  回答

  (C)

  denser
• 15

  The critical temperature at which the air being cooled becomes saturated with vapor is known as the?

  回答

  (C)

  dew point
• 16

  Plant growth normally ceases, when the temperature falls below?

  回答

  (B)

  6°C
• 17

  A soil sample consisting of 49% sand, 28% silt and 23% clay is classified as?

  回答

  (B)

  loam
• 18

  Iron deposit is a natural resource when it occurs?

  回答

  (C)

  in economic quantities
• 19

  The fundamental role played by the decomposers in the functioning ecosystem is the?

  回答

  (B)

  releases of energy and nutrients locked up in organic litter
• 20

  In the hydrological cycle, the transfer of water from the earth surface to the atmosphere is by?

  回答

  (C)

  evaporation
• 21

  A solution to wind erosion in semi-arid areas is the establishment of?

  回答

  (C)

  shelter belts
• 22

  High density rural-agricultural population is a common feature of?

  回答

  (B)

  Java, the Ganges valley and the valley lowland of China
• 23

  The most important catalyst in the growth of major cities of the world today relates to developments

  回答

  (B)

  oil and automotive industries
• 24

  The level of utilization of resources in a country does not depend only on the population size but also on the?

  回答

  (A)

  standard of living
• 25

  A concentration of dwellings built on land neither owned nor rented by the builders is termed?

  回答

  (C)

  squatter settlement
• 26

  A common natural response of people to the problem of uneven distribution of resources in a place is?

  回答

  (D)

  migration
• 27

  Blantyre, Rio de Janeiro, New York and Lagos are similar in that they serve as their countries'?

  回答

  (B)

  commercial centres
• 28

  Which of the features is associated with dairy farming in the temperate region?

  回答

  (A)

  it is both labour and capital-intensive
• 29

  A growing season of about 5 months, flooded or irrigated land and high annual temperature of at least 21°C. The above conditions are required for the cultivation of?

  回答

  (A)

  rice
• 30

  The Tennessee Valley Authority can best be said to administer?

  回答

  (A)

  a multi-purpose river basin development project
• 31

  The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forests is mainly due to?

  回答

  (C)

  absence of pure stands of trees
• 32

  The group of towns most important for automobile manufacturing is?

  回答

  (B)

  Detroit, Tokyo and Turin
• 33

  Which of the following irrigation schemes is the most successful in Nigeria?

  回答

  (B)

  The Zobe Dam Project
• 34

  In Nigeria, geographical location poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the?

  回答

  (B)

  Eastern Highlands
• 35

  Two types of landscapes associated with highland areas in Nigeria are?

  回答

  (A)

  inselberg and volcanic landscapes
• 36

  Two major causes of environmental population in the Niger Delta are?

  回答

  (A)

  oil blowout and gas flaring
• 37

  A major rift is crossed when traveling by road from?

  回答

  (D)

  Kampala to Mombasa
• 38

  Virtually all the rainfall occurs between June to September and during this period, the daily maximum temperatures are consistently over 37°C. This statement is true of?

  回答

  (D)

  Gao
• 39

  The leading producers of diamond in Africa are?

  回答

  (D)

  South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo
• 40

  

  The feature marked F-F is a

  回答

  (A)

  normal fault
• 41

  

  The force that is responsible for this type of process is primarily

  回答

  (A)

  tensional
• 42

  Month	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
  Temp oC	-22	-22	-21	-4	2	5	5	1	1	-4	-10	17
  Precip (mm)	10	13	18	18	15	13	13	28	28	28	28	13

  
  The annual range of temperature for the station is

  回答

  (D)

  27^oC
• 43

  Structure of export Trade of selected countries expressed in percentages as below;
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  Country           H        J       K        L
  
  
  
  Fuel, Minerals   95        1       15       45
  
  & Metals 
         
  
  Other Pry.
  
  commodities       2        1       45       35
  
  
  
  Mach. & Trans
  
  Equipment         -        60      13       4
  
  
  
  Other 
  
  Manufactured      3        38      27       16 
  
  Products 

  
  The country with a pattern of export trade similar to that depicted by J is

  回答

  (B)

  Japan
• 44

  Structure of export Trade of selected countries expressed in percentages
  

  Country           H        J       K        L
  
  
  
  Fuel, Minerals   95        1       15       45
  
  & Metals 
         
  
  Other Pry.
  
  commodities       2        1       45       35
  
  
  
  Mach. & Trans
  
  Equipment         -        60      13       4
  
  
  
  Other 
  
  Manufactured      3        38      27       16 
  
  Products 

  
  With this export trade structure, the economy of H may be subject to

  回答

  (A)

  fluctuation world market price for its major export
• 45

  \(\begin{array}{c|c}
  Month & J& F & M & A & M & J & J & A & S & O & N & D\\
  \text{Temp(C)} & -22 & -22 & -21 & -4 & 2 & 5 & 5 & 1 & 1 & -4 & -10 & 17 \\
  \text{Precip(mm)} & 10 & 13 & 18 & 18 & 15 & 13 & 13 & 28 & 28 & 28 & 28 & 13 \\
  \end{array}\)
  
  
  The climatic region represented above is

  回答

  (C)

  Arctic