Year :
1987
Title :
Geography
Exam :
JAMB Exam
Paper 1 | Objectives
11 - 20 of 50 Questions
| # | Question | Ans |
|---|---|---|
| 11. |
Which of these is a major controlling factor of the climate of a place? A. Temperature B. Rainfall C. Air-mass D. Humidity |
C |
| 12. |
The rain forest of South America is often referred to as? A. Campos B. Selvas C. Pampas D. illanos |
B |
| 13. |
Mangrove vegetation is found along the coast of? A. Namibia B. Somalia C. Tanzania D. Morocco |
C |
| 14. |
In which of the following types of vegetation would cork oak and Aleppo pine be found? A. Savvannah woodland B. Temperate rain forest C. Monsoon forest D. Mediterranean woodland |
D |
| 15. |
Under which of the following vegetation types would you expect to find soils which have a B horizon rich in calcium carbonate? A. Temperature grassland B. Coniferous forest C. Tundra D. Tropical rain |
B |
| 16. |
The direct effect of sheet erosion on soils is the? A. exposure of the surface to intense insolation B. washing away of the fine clay and humus particles C. leaching of nutrients down the soil profile D. mixing of infertile materials with the soil |
B |
| 17. |
The best soil conservation practices are those aimed at? A. reclaiming depleted soils B. prolonging the fallow period C. sustaining the productivity of the soil D. managing soil erosion |
C |
| 18. |
Growth of world population over anyone period of time is best explained by? A. changes in technology and social organization B. advances in the knowedge of medicine C. positive balance between birth rate and death rate D. increased food production |
B |
| 19. |
The most obvious evidence of over population in some parts of south eastern Nigeria is the? A. highrate of urbanization B. extensive land degradation C. scarcity of potable water D. low crop yield |
B |
| 20. |
Which of the following farming systems is likely to give rise to nucleated rural settlements? A. Grazing B. Large-scale farming C. Subsistence farming D. Irrigation farming |
B |
| 11. |
Which of these is a major controlling factor of the climate of a place? A. Temperature B. Rainfall C. Air-mass D. Humidity |
C |
| 12. |
The rain forest of South America is often referred to as? A. Campos B. Selvas C. Pampas D. illanos |
B |
| 13. |
Mangrove vegetation is found along the coast of? A. Namibia B. Somalia C. Tanzania D. Morocco |
C |
| 14. |
In which of the following types of vegetation would cork oak and Aleppo pine be found? A. Savvannah woodland B. Temperate rain forest C. Monsoon forest D. Mediterranean woodland |
D |
| 15. |
Under which of the following vegetation types would you expect to find soils which have a B horizon rich in calcium carbonate? A. Temperature grassland B. Coniferous forest C. Tundra D. Tropical rain |
B |
| 16. |
The direct effect of sheet erosion on soils is the? A. exposure of the surface to intense insolation B. washing away of the fine clay and humus particles C. leaching of nutrients down the soil profile D. mixing of infertile materials with the soil |
B |
| 17. |
The best soil conservation practices are those aimed at? A. reclaiming depleted soils B. prolonging the fallow period C. sustaining the productivity of the soil D. managing soil erosion |
C |
| 18. |
Growth of world population over anyone period of time is best explained by? A. changes in technology and social organization B. advances in the knowedge of medicine C. positive balance between birth rate and death rate D. increased food production |
B |
| 19. |
The most obvious evidence of over population in some parts of south eastern Nigeria is the? A. highrate of urbanization B. extensive land degradation C. scarcity of potable water D. low crop yield |
B |
| 20. |
Which of the following farming systems is likely to give rise to nucleated rural settlements? A. Grazing B. Large-scale farming C. Subsistence farming D. Irrigation farming |
B |