Year : 
2018
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 74 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Which of the following rocks is composed of the skeletons of microscopic sea plants and animals?

A. Chalk

B. Granite

C. Sandstone

D. Slate

Detailed Solution

Rock or stone is a natural substance, a solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids
12.

Dodoma is to Tanzania as ______ to Nigeria

A. Abuja

B. Warri

C. Lagos

D. Port Harcourt

Detailed Solution

Dodoma is the largest city in Tanzania and its administrative capital, Abuja is the administrative capital of Nigeria.

13.

Table:
Study the table given which shows the mean climatic conditions of station Q and answer the questions.The annual temperature range at the station is

A. 20°C

B. 30°C

C. 40°C

D. 10°C

B
14.

Table:
Study the table given which shows the mean climatic conditions of station Q and answer the questions.
What type of climate has the station?

A. Cool temperate

B. Warm temperate

C. Mediterranean

D. Cold temperate

A
15.

Which of the following countries has the least potential for the production of steel?

A. India

B. Cuba

C. Japan

D. Germany

B
16.

In which of the following countries is cotton growing under irrigation the mainstay of the agricultural economy?

A. Zimbabwe

B. Sudan

C. Mali

D. Ghana

Detailed Solution

Sudan is known for cotton production. Irrigation is practiced more at sub-Saharan countries. The Nile and its tributaries are the source of water for 93% of irrigated agriculture in the Sudan peninsula.
Sudan is the only North East African country in the option, all other options are wrong
17.

Use the map below to answer the question. The most important minerals found in the area marked X are

A. Lead and Zinc

B. Tin and columbite

C. Galena and Tantalite

D. Iron ore and thorium

B
18.

Use the map below to answer the question. The major environmental problems associated with the area marked Y is

A. Insect pest

B. Gully erosion

C. Oil pollution

D. Drought

B
19.

The most extensive vegetation type in the area marked Z is the

A. Mangrove swamp

B. Coastal thicket

C. Fresh water swam

D. Guinea savannah

C
20.

A broad-based population pyramid is composed mainly

A. active inhabitants

B. old dependants

C. young dependants

D. more females than males

Detailed Solution

A broad based pyramid indicates that the people in the younger age category make up relatively large population. A narrow pointed top indicates that older people make up a small proportion of the population.
11.

Which of the following rocks is composed of the skeletons of microscopic sea plants and animals?

A. Chalk

B. Granite

C. Sandstone

D. Slate

Detailed Solution

Rock or stone is a natural substance, a solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids
12.

Dodoma is to Tanzania as ______ to Nigeria

A. Abuja

B. Warri

C. Lagos

D. Port Harcourt

Detailed Solution

Dodoma is the largest city in Tanzania and its administrative capital, Abuja is the administrative capital of Nigeria.

13.

Table:
Study the table given which shows the mean climatic conditions of station Q and answer the questions.The annual temperature range at the station is

A. 20°C

B. 30°C

C. 40°C

D. 10°C

B
14.

Table:
Study the table given which shows the mean climatic conditions of station Q and answer the questions.
What type of climate has the station?

A. Cool temperate

B. Warm temperate

C. Mediterranean

D. Cold temperate

A
15.

Which of the following countries has the least potential for the production of steel?

A. India

B. Cuba

C. Japan

D. Germany

B
16.

In which of the following countries is cotton growing under irrigation the mainstay of the agricultural economy?

A. Zimbabwe

B. Sudan

C. Mali

D. Ghana

Detailed Solution

Sudan is known for cotton production. Irrigation is practiced more at sub-Saharan countries. The Nile and its tributaries are the source of water for 93% of irrigated agriculture in the Sudan peninsula.
Sudan is the only North East African country in the option, all other options are wrong
17.

Use the map below to answer the question. The most important minerals found in the area marked X are

A. Lead and Zinc

B. Tin and columbite

C. Galena and Tantalite

D. Iron ore and thorium

B
18.

Use the map below to answer the question. The major environmental problems associated with the area marked Y is

A. Insect pest

B. Gully erosion

C. Oil pollution

D. Drought

B
19.

The most extensive vegetation type in the area marked Z is the

A. Mangrove swamp

B. Coastal thicket

C. Fresh water swam

D. Guinea savannah

C
20.

A broad-based population pyramid is composed mainly

A. active inhabitants

B. old dependants

C. young dependants

D. more females than males

Detailed Solution

A broad based pyramid indicates that the people in the younger age category make up relatively large population. A narrow pointed top indicates that older people make up a small proportion of the population.