Year :
2018
Title :
Geography
Exam :
JAMB Exam
Paper 1 | Objectives
41 - 50 of 74 Questions
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| 41. |
How long does it take the mercury to make a complete revolution? A. 62 days B. 225 days C. 365 days D. 88 days Detailed SolutionMercury is the smallest, hottest and closest planet to the sun. It takes 88 days for Mercury to orbit round the sun. All other options are wrong |
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| 42. |
The plains formed when the slopes of mountains are worn back in arid and semi-arid regions my mechanical weathering is called_______ A. Alluvial plains B. Outwash plains C. Pediplains D. Savanna plains Detailed SolutionA plain is a flat, sweeping landmass that generally does not change much in elevation. Plains occur as lowlands along the bottoms of valleys or on the doorsteps of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands. |
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| 43. |
All the following are examples of intrusive volcanic features except____________ A. dykes B. sills C. laccolith D. lava plateaux Detailed SolutionIntrusive vulcanicity involves the solidification of molten magma within the earth's crust |
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| 44. |
Latitude 66 and half marks the____________ A. antarctic circle B. arctic circle C. tropic of cancer D. tropic of capricorn Detailed SolutionLatitude is an angle which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator. |
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| 45. |
'It is a port that specializes in receiving and redistributing goods to the neighboring countries'. Which of the following ports is described in the preceding statement? A. Ferry port B. outport C. Entreport D. River port Detailed SolutionAn entreport is a port where merchandise may be imported,stored or traded, usually to be exported again |
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| 46. |
A well will always contain water if its dug_________ A. Below the Earth's basin B. To reach sand bearing water C. Above the water table D. Below the water table Detailed SolutionThe sans bearing water or the acquifier is a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit water. The body (acquifier) is generally a rock with permeability and porosity. They can hold water and provide sufficient rate. If a well is drilled, one does not always get water unless the acquifier is reached |
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| 47. |
When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun________ A. eclipse of the moon occurs B. a solar eclipse occurs C. the length of the day varies D. the length of the day increases Detailed SolutionAn eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. solar eclipse is a kind of eclipse that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, and when the moon fully or partially blocks the sun from sending light rays to the earth. |
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| 48. |
Lines joining places with same mean annual rainfall are called___________ A. isohyets B. isohels C. isohalines D. isotherms Detailed SolutionIsohyet is a line joining places having the same mean annual rainfall |
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| 49. |
What type of climate has the station___________ A. Cool Temperature B. Warm temperature C. Mediterranean D. Cold temperature Detailed SolutionClimate is the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period. |
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| 50. |
Which of the following is not a form of mass movement? A. landslide B. earthquake C. rockslide D. talus creep Detailed SolutionMass movement is the down slope movement of a mass of a surface material such as rocks and mud. |
| 41. |
How long does it take the mercury to make a complete revolution? A. 62 days B. 225 days C. 365 days D. 88 days Detailed SolutionMercury is the smallest, hottest and closest planet to the sun. It takes 88 days for Mercury to orbit round the sun. All other options are wrong |
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| 42. |
The plains formed when the slopes of mountains are worn back in arid and semi-arid regions my mechanical weathering is called_______ A. Alluvial plains B. Outwash plains C. Pediplains D. Savanna plains Detailed SolutionA plain is a flat, sweeping landmass that generally does not change much in elevation. Plains occur as lowlands along the bottoms of valleys or on the doorsteps of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands. |
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| 43. |
All the following are examples of intrusive volcanic features except____________ A. dykes B. sills C. laccolith D. lava plateaux Detailed SolutionIntrusive vulcanicity involves the solidification of molten magma within the earth's crust |
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| 44. |
Latitude 66 and half marks the____________ A. antarctic circle B. arctic circle C. tropic of cancer D. tropic of capricorn Detailed SolutionLatitude is an angle which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator. |
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| 45. |
'It is a port that specializes in receiving and redistributing goods to the neighboring countries'. Which of the following ports is described in the preceding statement? A. Ferry port B. outport C. Entreport D. River port Detailed SolutionAn entreport is a port where merchandise may be imported,stored or traded, usually to be exported again |
| 46. |
A well will always contain water if its dug_________ A. Below the Earth's basin B. To reach sand bearing water C. Above the water table D. Below the water table Detailed SolutionThe sans bearing water or the acquifier is a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit water. The body (acquifier) is generally a rock with permeability and porosity. They can hold water and provide sufficient rate. If a well is drilled, one does not always get water unless the acquifier is reached |
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| 47. |
When the moon comes in between the earth and the sun________ A. eclipse of the moon occurs B. a solar eclipse occurs C. the length of the day varies D. the length of the day increases Detailed SolutionAn eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. solar eclipse is a kind of eclipse that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, and when the moon fully or partially blocks the sun from sending light rays to the earth. |
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| 48. |
Lines joining places with same mean annual rainfall are called___________ A. isohyets B. isohels C. isohalines D. isotherms Detailed SolutionIsohyet is a line joining places having the same mean annual rainfall |
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| 49. |
What type of climate has the station___________ A. Cool Temperature B. Warm temperature C. Mediterranean D. Cold temperature Detailed SolutionClimate is the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period. |
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| 50. |
Which of the following is not a form of mass movement? A. landslide B. earthquake C. rockslide D. talus creep Detailed SolutionMass movement is the down slope movement of a mass of a surface material such as rocks and mud. |