Year : 
2005
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

A small hill resulting from the process of peneplanation is called?

A. a hum

B. an arete

C. a monadnock

D. an inselberg

C

22.

Ocean currents flow in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere but in an anticlockwise direction in he southern hemisphere because of the?

A. rotation of the earth from east to west

B. strong and more persistent winds in the southern hemisphere

C. company active currents in the northern hemisphere

D. rotation of the earth from west coast

A

23.

A tropical soil formed on wind drift material and usually featuring a late-rite layer is known as?

A. latosol

B. lithosol

C. regosol

D. podzol

D

24.

A country which experiences earthquakes frequently is?

A. Cameroun

B. Japan

C. Brazil

D. Tanzania

B

25.

Plants are of primary importance to animals within an ecosystem because they?

A. can be composed and provide nutrient to soils

B. act as windbreakers and provide shades

C. store nitrogen and transpire water

D. produce oxygen and provide sinks for carbon (IV)

B

26.

The most critical and variable element of weather in a tropical environment is?

A. potential evaporation

B. sunshine hours

C. temperature

D. rainfall

D

27.

Urban and rural settlements are best differentiated by their?

A. population and function

B. population only

C. function and location

D. function only

A

28.

The most dense airline network in the world is found in?

A. Western Europe and Eastern Europe

B. North America and South America

C. North America and Australia

D. Western Europe and North America

D

29.

Harsh desert conditions are responsible for the low population density in the?

A. west coast of South Africa

B. east coast of China

C. west coast of India

D. east coast of Latin America

A

30.

The joining together of many cities result in the formation of a?

A. metropolis

B. megalopolis

C. conurbation

D. mega city

B

21.

A small hill resulting from the process of peneplanation is called?

A. a hum

B. an arete

C. a monadnock

D. an inselberg

C

22.

Ocean currents flow in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere but in an anticlockwise direction in he southern hemisphere because of the?

A. rotation of the earth from east to west

B. strong and more persistent winds in the southern hemisphere

C. company active currents in the northern hemisphere

D. rotation of the earth from west coast

A

23.

A tropical soil formed on wind drift material and usually featuring a late-rite layer is known as?

A. latosol

B. lithosol

C. regosol

D. podzol

D

24.

A country which experiences earthquakes frequently is?

A. Cameroun

B. Japan

C. Brazil

D. Tanzania

B

25.

Plants are of primary importance to animals within an ecosystem because they?

A. can be composed and provide nutrient to soils

B. act as windbreakers and provide shades

C. store nitrogen and transpire water

D. produce oxygen and provide sinks for carbon (IV)

B

26.

The most critical and variable element of weather in a tropical environment is?

A. potential evaporation

B. sunshine hours

C. temperature

D. rainfall

D

27.

Urban and rural settlements are best differentiated by their?

A. population and function

B. population only

C. function and location

D. function only

A

28.

The most dense airline network in the world is found in?

A. Western Europe and Eastern Europe

B. North America and South America

C. North America and Australia

D. Western Europe and North America

D

29.

Harsh desert conditions are responsible for the low population density in the?

A. west coast of South Africa

B. east coast of China

C. west coast of India

D. east coast of Latin America

A

30.

The joining together of many cities result in the formation of a?

A. metropolis

B. megalopolis

C. conurbation

D. mega city

B