Year : 
1985
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

In west Africa,the forest-savannah mosaic is the vegetation pattern characteristic of the?

A. derived savannah

B. Southern Guinea savannah

C. tree savannah

D. woodland savannah

E. gallery forests

A

12.

The feature utilized by a road to cross a floodplain is called?

A. a spur

B. a road cutting

C. an embayment

D. an embankment

E. a terrace

D

13.

Which of the following river basins has the highest population concentration? The

A. Amazon

B. Mississipi

C. Niger

D. Nile

E. Indus

D

14.

A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement because?

A. it contains more buildings and more people

B. its buildings are clustered 'together

C. it often occurs in a densely populated area

D. it usually occurs at the meeting point of transportation networks

E. it is often found near rivers

B

15.

The essential nature of the economic activity called grazing can be described as the?

A. rearing of domesticated animals which feeds mainly on native vegetation

B. tending of animals for sale

C. rearing of animals which are moved about in accordance with seasons

D. keeping of animals and the cultivation of crops to earn income from both

E. rearing of cattle in the grasslands of the world

A

16.

One of the effects of rural-urban migration on the source region it?

A. rural depopulation

B. urban depopulation

C. rural congestion

D. urban congestion

E. rural unemployment

A

17.

The areas of population concentration is S.E Asia are also areas of?

A. intensive subsistence farming

B. advanced industrial development

C. high urban/rural population ratios

D. low man/land ratios

E. high levels of individual materials wealth

A

18.

The property known as soil texture is best defined as the?

A. characteristic arrangement of soil particles to form peds

B. plastic, silky or gritty feel of the soil wjen rubbed between the fingers

C. relative proportions of small and large pore spaces in the soil

D. relative proportions of the fine and coarse particles in the soil

E. relative proportions of organic and inorganic soil particles

D

19.

When it is 12.00 noon on longitude 30°W local time on longitude 75°E is?

A. 5.00a.m

B. 7.00a.m

C. 3.00p.m

D. 5.00p.m

E. 7.00p.m

E

20.

Four major ocean currents washing the shores of Africa are the?

A. Canaries, Benguela, Kurosiwo and Mozambique

B. Canaries, Guinea ,Mid-Atlantic and Benguela

C. Guinea, Equatorial, Mozambique and Benguela

D. Canaries, Guinea, Benguela and Mozambique

E. Canaries, Guinea, Mid-Atlantic and Mozambique

D

11.

In west Africa,the forest-savannah mosaic is the vegetation pattern characteristic of the?

A. derived savannah

B. Southern Guinea savannah

C. tree savannah

D. woodland savannah

E. gallery forests

A

12.

The feature utilized by a road to cross a floodplain is called?

A. a spur

B. a road cutting

C. an embayment

D. an embankment

E. a terrace

D

13.

Which of the following river basins has the highest population concentration? The

A. Amazon

B. Mississipi

C. Niger

D. Nile

E. Indus

D

14.

A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement because?

A. it contains more buildings and more people

B. its buildings are clustered 'together

C. it often occurs in a densely populated area

D. it usually occurs at the meeting point of transportation networks

E. it is often found near rivers

B

15.

The essential nature of the economic activity called grazing can be described as the?

A. rearing of domesticated animals which feeds mainly on native vegetation

B. tending of animals for sale

C. rearing of animals which are moved about in accordance with seasons

D. keeping of animals and the cultivation of crops to earn income from both

E. rearing of cattle in the grasslands of the world

A

16.

One of the effects of rural-urban migration on the source region it?

A. rural depopulation

B. urban depopulation

C. rural congestion

D. urban congestion

E. rural unemployment

A

17.

The areas of population concentration is S.E Asia are also areas of?

A. intensive subsistence farming

B. advanced industrial development

C. high urban/rural population ratios

D. low man/land ratios

E. high levels of individual materials wealth

A

18.

The property known as soil texture is best defined as the?

A. characteristic arrangement of soil particles to form peds

B. plastic, silky or gritty feel of the soil wjen rubbed between the fingers

C. relative proportions of small and large pore spaces in the soil

D. relative proportions of the fine and coarse particles in the soil

E. relative proportions of organic and inorganic soil particles

D

19.

When it is 12.00 noon on longitude 30°W local time on longitude 75°E is?

A. 5.00a.m

B. 7.00a.m

C. 3.00p.m

D. 5.00p.m

E. 7.00p.m

E

20.

Four major ocean currents washing the shores of Africa are the?

A. Canaries, Benguela, Kurosiwo and Mozambique

B. Canaries, Guinea ,Mid-Atlantic and Benguela

C. Guinea, Equatorial, Mozambique and Benguela

D. Canaries, Guinea, Benguela and Mozambique

E. Canaries, Guinea, Mid-Atlantic and Mozambique

D