JAMB Geography 1979 Past Questions

What is the length to the nearest kilometer of the main stream that flows into the Lake Lagoon?

The elevated feature that runs westwards from the cape near Mito to the western edge of the map is

The true bearing of the trigonometrical station 54.0m from the peak of Bedi Hill is

The appropriate geographical term for that narrow feature east of Ela Lagoon along which a footpath runs is

What is the approximate height of Manko above the sea level?

Which of the following scales should show the greatest amount of detail on a map?

Rotation of the earth is

The direct cause of waves is

Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?

The sea bed, bordering the continents, which is covered by shallow water is known as

Which of the following features is associated with glacial erosion?

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

Which of the following features is produced by wave deposition?

If the temperature at sea level is 10°C, the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be bout

Along which latitude will the day-time be longest on Christmas day?

The Qattara Depression in Egypt is the product of

Rainfall caused by the movement of air over a mountain is termed

Identify the non-fuel mineral among the following

Identify the pair of forces/processes which may be responsible for the formation of rift valleys
1. Centrifugal 2. Erosional 3. Compressional 4. Magnetic 5. Faulting.

Bamboo and Mahogany, lianas and obeche, raphia and tree ferns. In which vegetation type are all these found?

The process of weathering include all but one of the following

With which one of the following areas are active volcanoes associated?

The ocean route with the greatest traffic is the

Which of the following areas is important for the production of crude petroleum?

Which of the following types of climate would a person not encounter in traveling from Algiers to Cape town?

Norway, British Columbia,the Canadian Shield, and Finland are noted for their production of

The great commercial grain-farming regions of the world include all but one of the following. Which is it?

Which of these regions is not an area of high population density?

Industries like cement manufacturing and iron and steel are usually located close to the site of raw materials because

One of the following indicates why the best fishing grounds of the world are located in mid-temperate latitudes

The major disadvantage of the River Nile as a trade route is that

Which of the following conditions is not conducive to the cultivation of tea?

Which of the following is not characteristic of major world cities?

What is the name of the river marked X on the map?

One of the negative effects of building new dams is

The major disadvantage of air transportation compared with land transportation is that

Which of the following statements is not true of primary activities?

The wind system that brings the harmattan to Africa is referred to as

Which of the following towns in Nigeria is noted for the production of glass beads as a traditional craft?

The most important coffee producer in West Africa is

One of the electric power stations in Nigeria which uses natural gas as a source of energy is

The Gezira plain is an important agricultural region in Africa noted for the production of

Nigeria produces locally the major raw materials for the manufacture of all but one of these home made goods

What is the commodity associated with OPEC?

Which of these contributes the least to Nigeria's national economy?

One of the following countries produces more rice than the others.which is it?

Dairy farming is often practiced near large urban centers because

The main petroleum-producing countries of Africa are

Two points on a river are 10.4km apart and one stands 400metres above the other. What is the gradient along the river between the points?

Months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Temp^oC 21.1 21.1 20.0 17.2 15.0 13.3 12.8 13.3 14.4 16.1 17.2 20.0

Precipitation 18 15 23 48 97 114 94 86 58 41 28 20

In what climate type is the station with the above data?