JAMB Geography 1978 Past Questions

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Which of the following phenomena is not directly related to the revolution of the earth?

A.seasonal changes
B.varrying duration of sunshine hours
C.unequal solar radiation on the earth's surface
D.night and day
E.the tropics

Which pair of activities would you NOT find in an equatorial climate?
1. commercial grain farming. 2. rice cultivation. 3. lumbering. 4. plantation agriculture. 5. dry farming

A.1 and 2
B.2 and 5
C.3 and 4
D.1 and 5
E.2 and 3

Inter-regional trade between countries in West Africa is promoted mainly by

A.relationship with former colonial rulers
B.production of similar goods
C.deliberate government policies in recent times
D.competition among the nations in Africa
E.frequent changes in government of different countries

Which statement is NOT true of the middle belt in Nigeria?

A.the soil is not productive
B.the population is sparse
C.there are insect pests and disease carriers
D.mineral resources can be found there
E.none of the above

Which of the following zones is the least industrialized in Nigeria?

A.Lokoja-Ajaokuta
B.Lagos-Ikeja
C.Port harcourt-Aba
D.Kaduna-Zaria
E.Abeokuta-Ibadan

Which purpose is NOT served by the Kainji Dam?

A.provision of research facilities
B.provision of water of domestic use all over Nigeria
C.provision of fishing facilities
D.generation of electricity for use all over Nigeria
E.provision of recreational facilities

What is the Nile valley best known for?

A.Industrial development
B.Water navigation
C.Commerce
D.Development
E.Hydro-electricity

Which is not exported by the Republic of South Africa?

A.Wines
B.Maize
C.Wool
D.Coffee
E.Wheat

Name the most important industrial mineral of Ghana

A.Diamond
B.Bauxite
C.Manganese
D.Gold
E.Aluminium

Which of the following factors least explains the fast growing population in Africa?

A.control of diseases
B.decline in death rate
C.the education of women
D.improvement in transportation
E.provision of more hospitals

If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale of the map?

A.1:250,000
B.1:25,000
C.1:200,000
D.1:100,000
E.1:125,000

Which of the following most accurately describe the climate of coast lands which are adjacent to cool ocean currents?

A.summer rain, winter drought
B.winter rain, summer drought
C.rain all the year round
D.monsoon rainfall pattern
E.aridity

How were the major mountain belts of the world produced?

A.By wind erosion
B.By Folding
C.By glacial erosion
D.By weathering
E.By river deposition

Which of the following factors must account for the rapid increase in world population during the twentieth century?

A.The slave trade was abolished
B.Death rates have decreased rapidly
C.Birth rates have increased rapidly
D.Increasing world production of food
E.Large-scale migration of people

What does subsistence agriculture mean?

A.Intensive agriculture
B.Extensive agriculture
C.Agricultural production for cash
D.Agricultural production for export
E.Agricultural production for household consumption

Which of the following type of agriculture would you expect to find around a big city in an industrial society such as in Europe?

A.Dairy farming
B.Grain farming
C.Fish farming
D.Animal husbandry
E.Intensive subsistence agriculture

Which of the following provides the best location for a bakery?

A.Near a regular source of flour
B.In an area of cheap labour
C.Near a large market for bread
D.Near a source of good clean water
E.Near a regular source of electricity

The greatest volume of shipping across the Atlantic Ocean is

A.between Africa and South America
B.between Africa and North America
C.between North America and South America
D.between Europe and North America
E.between Europe and Africa

Which of the following towns is NOT a pre-colonial town?

A.Ilorin
B.Bida
C.Enugu
D.Ibadan
E.Kano

Which of the following has the highest mean annual rainfall?

A.Freetown
B.Accra
C.Lome
D.Lagos
E.Enugu

The Middle Best of West Africa is NOT characterised by one of the following. Which one?

A.Low population densities
B.Ethnic fragmentation
C.Few large towns
D.Much export crop production
E.Predominance of subsistence agriculture

Which ONE of the following statements about the railway lines of Africa is false?

A.There is no trans-continental railway in Africa which can be compared with the Trans-Siberian Railway in length or importance
B.Africa's railway lines are all of uniform gauge
C.Few railway lines in Africa cross from one country to another
D.The railway lines of Africa generally run from the coast inland
E.The densest railway network in Africa is in the Republic of South Africa

Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral?

A.Central Africa Empire
B.Uganda
C.Kenya
D.Zambia
E.Mozambique

A World Title Boxing contest took place in New York (75°W time zone) on a Tuesday between 21:30 and 22:30 Hours and was televised live. When did viewers in Lagos (15°E time zone) watch the contest live on television?

A.Wednesday between 03:30 and 04:30 Hours
B.Monday between 03:30 and 04:30 Hours
C.Tuesday between 15:30 and 16:30 Hours
D.Tuesday between 21:30 and 22:30 Hours
E.Tuesday between 02:30 and 03:30 Hours

Which of the following currents has a warming influence upon the coast along which it flows?

A.Mozambique current
B.Labrador current
C.Benguela current
D.Canaries current
E.Humboldt current

Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?

A.Lake Chad
B.Lake Superior
C.Lake Malawi
D.Lake Victoria
E.lake Kariba

The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called

A.hydraulic action
B.corrosion
C.attrition
D.corrasion
E.solution

Temperature is to isotherms as air pressure is to

A.isopleths
B.contours
C.isobars
D.isolines
E.isohyets

Which of the following gradients is the steepest?

A.1 in 134
B.1 in 351
C.1 in 531
D.1 in 315
E.1 in 153

In which of the following countries is commercial grain farming an important occupation?

A.Nigeria
B.Kenya
C.Spain
D.Canada
E.Brazil

Pick out the incorrect statement

A.The Ruhr is a great industrial region
B.Scandinavia is noted for its hardwood timber
C.The North Sea is a great fishing area
D.Katanga is a copper mining region
E.Woollen fabrics are manufactured in Yorkshire

The length of a year is 365(1/4)days because that is the time it takes

A.the sun to revolve round its orbit
B.the earth to rotate on its axis
C.the moon to revolve once round the earth
D.the sun to revolve once round the earch
E.the earth to revolve once round the sun

Two factors which promote rapid chemical weathering in the tropics are

A.high temperature and extreme aridity
B.high temperature and low humidity
C.low temperature and high humidity
D.high temperature and high humidity
E.high temperature and low rainfall

Smooth oval hills composed mainly of boulders or glacial sands and gravels are known as

A.eskers
B.drumlins
C.moraines
D.aretes
E.pyramidal peaks

On a population map of the world, all but one of the following appear generally as regions of low population density

A.The hot deserts
B.The Amazon forests
C.Antarctica
D.The island of Java
E.The Canadian shield

Mixed farming implies

A.growing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
B.keeping poultry and rearing pigs on one and the same farm
C.growing grains and root crops on the same piece of land
D.mixed cultivation of wheat, barley, and oats
E.intercropping of yam, cassava and maize

What is a typical farmer in the Sudan savannah of Nigeria most likely to be doing in June?

A.Clearing his land for planting
B.Planting his main cash crop
C.Harvesting his main cash crop
D.Resting because he has less to do
E.Taking part in a fishing festival

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When is the earth relative to the sun in the position shown in the diagram above?

A.December 22
B.March 21
C.June 21
D.September 22
E.October 23

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Name the feature shown in the diagram above

A.Grag and tail
B.Seif dune
C.Nunatak
D.Inselberg
E.Crescent dune

Name the climate represented by the data

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Temp ^o C 14 17 23 28 33 34 31 30 29 26 20 15
Rain mm 23 18 13 18 13 74 180 174 117 10 3 10

A.Equatorial climate
B.Mediterranean climate
C.Monsoon climate
D.Tropical climate
E.Sub-tropical climate

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Which of the following statements is not borne out by the pie graph?

A.Asia is the world's largest producer of natural rubber
B.Africa is a major producer of natural rubber
C.Natural rubber comes mainly from developing countries
D.The developed countries are not producers of natural rubber
E.Natural rubber is a product of the hot lands of the world

Nigeria is the world's leading producer of

A.Groundnut
B.Petroleum
C.Columbite
D.Palm Kernels
E.Timber

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Give the most appropriate name for the feature P.

A.Col
B.Plateau
C.Valley
D.Elbow
E.Spur

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What is the angular bearing of settlement Dor from settlement can?

A.40 ^o
B.45 ^o
C.300 ^o
D.320 ^o
E.325 ^o

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Estimate the highest of trigonometry station.

A.315 metres
B.320 metres
C.325 metres
D.345 metres
E.365 metres

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What is the most likely cause for the paucity of surface streams on the eastern half of the area?

A.No rainfall
B.Rugged topography
C.Flat terrain
D.Poor vegetation
E.Nature of the rocks

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Which of the following phrases best describes the entire area on the right bank of River Ere?

A.A dissected upland
B.A dissected plateau
C.A glaciated mountain
D.An undulating land
E.A scarp land

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The scarcity of settlements on the eastern half of the area is probably due to

A.Absence of roads
B.Scarcity of surface water
C.Rough topography
D.Swampy land surface
E.Insect pests

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Which of the following pairs best accounts for the importance of Ere? 1. Road junction. 2. Industries 3. Commerce 4. River Ere.

A.1 and 3
B.3 and 4
C.1 and 4
D.2 and 3
E.2 and 4

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Which of the following groups of activities are most likely to be important in this area?

A.Animal husbandry and mining
B.Trade and commerce
C.Mining and commerce
D.Arable farming and lumbering
E.Lumbering and mining