Year :
2018
Title :
Geography
Exam :
JAMB Exam
Paper 1 | Objectives
51 - 60 of 74 Questions
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| 51. |
The innermost section of the Earth is the__________ A. crust B. mantle C. core D. sial Detailed SolutionEarth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. |
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| 52. |
A line joining places having an equal degree of cloudiness is an___________ A. isoneph B. isohyet C. isobar D. isotherm Detailed SolutionIsoneph is a line joining places with the same or equal degree of cloudiness. |
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| 53. |
Which of the following is not a proof to show that the earth is spherical in shape? A. sunrise and sunset B. ships visibility C. lunar eclipse D. twilight and dawn Detailed SolutionTwilight is the period when the day is ending and the night is beginning while dawn is the period when light shines as the sun rises. |
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| 54. |
The system of cultivation of tropical commercial crops estates is known as____________ A. strip cultivation B. plantation agriculture C. mixed cropping D. intensive farming Detailed SolutionCultivation is the act of caring for or raising plants. |
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| 55. |
The major environmental problem associated with Area marked Y is____________ A. Insects Pest B. Gully Erosion C. Oil Pollution D. Drought Detailed SolutionEnvironmental issues are harmful effects of human activity on the biophysical environment. South Eastern States of Nigeria are heavily affected by gully erosion due to their underlying geology and the serenity of their accompanied surface process. |
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| 56. |
A mercury barometer is used for measuring_________ A. wind speed B. atmospheric pressure C. sunshine D. temperature Detailed SolutionA mercury barometer is a barometer in which the weight of a column of Mercury in a glass tube with a sealed top is balanced against that of the atmosphere pressing on an exposed cistern of Mercury at the base of the Mercury column with the height of the column varying with atmospheric pressure |
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| 57. |
 The feature marked X in the diagram is a________ A. Spit B. Stack C. Beach D. Gorge Detailed SolutionA sea stack is a geological land form consisting of a steep and often vertical column of rock in the sea near a coast.,formed by wave erosion. |
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| 58. |
The difference between high tide and low tide is referred to as__________ A. tidal gauge B. tidal height C. tidal range D. tidal flow Detailed SolutionTides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the earth |
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| 59. |
The feature is one or the land forms associated with_________ A. River erosion B. Wind deposition C. Wave erosion D. River deposition Detailed SolutionRiver erode in four ways,Abrasion or corrasion, this is when a large piece of bedload or materials wear away the river Bank and bed. Attrition is when the bedload itself is eroded when sediment particles knock against the bed. |
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| 60. |
If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11.00am, what would the local time be at a place 750W? A. 6.00 pm B. 5.00 pm C. 6:30 am D. 6:00 am Detailed SolutionTime at GMT is 11am, 150 = 1 hour, 750 gives us 5 hoursThe West looses, therefore 11am - 5hours = 6:00am. Option D is the right answer, all other options are wrong |
| 51. |
The innermost section of the Earth is the__________ A. crust B. mantle C. core D. sial Detailed SolutionEarth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. |
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| 52. |
A line joining places having an equal degree of cloudiness is an___________ A. isoneph B. isohyet C. isobar D. isotherm Detailed SolutionIsoneph is a line joining places with the same or equal degree of cloudiness. |
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| 53. |
Which of the following is not a proof to show that the earth is spherical in shape? A. sunrise and sunset B. ships visibility C. lunar eclipse D. twilight and dawn Detailed SolutionTwilight is the period when the day is ending and the night is beginning while dawn is the period when light shines as the sun rises. |
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| 54. |
The system of cultivation of tropical commercial crops estates is known as____________ A. strip cultivation B. plantation agriculture C. mixed cropping D. intensive farming Detailed SolutionCultivation is the act of caring for or raising plants. |
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| 55. |
The major environmental problem associated with Area marked Y is____________ A. Insects Pest B. Gully Erosion C. Oil Pollution D. Drought Detailed SolutionEnvironmental issues are harmful effects of human activity on the biophysical environment. South Eastern States of Nigeria are heavily affected by gully erosion due to their underlying geology and the serenity of their accompanied surface process. |
| 56. |
A mercury barometer is used for measuring_________ A. wind speed B. atmospheric pressure C. sunshine D. temperature Detailed SolutionA mercury barometer is a barometer in which the weight of a column of Mercury in a glass tube with a sealed top is balanced against that of the atmosphere pressing on an exposed cistern of Mercury at the base of the Mercury column with the height of the column varying with atmospheric pressure |
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| 57. |
The feature marked X in the diagram is a________ A. Spit B. Stack C. Beach D. Gorge Detailed SolutionA sea stack is a geological land form consisting of a steep and often vertical column of rock in the sea near a coast.,formed by wave erosion. |
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| 58. |
The difference between high tide and low tide is referred to as__________ A. tidal gauge B. tidal height C. tidal range D. tidal flow Detailed SolutionTides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the earth |
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| 59. |
The feature is one or the land forms associated with_________ A. River erosion B. Wind deposition C. Wave erosion D. River deposition Detailed SolutionRiver erode in four ways,Abrasion or corrasion, this is when a large piece of bedload or materials wear away the river Bank and bed. Attrition is when the bedload itself is eroded when sediment particles knock against the bed. |
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| 60. |
If the time at the Greenwich Meridian is 11.00am, what would the local time be at a place 750W? A. 6.00 pm B. 5.00 pm C. 6:30 am D. 6:00 am Detailed SolutionTime at GMT is 11am, 150 = 1 hour, 750 gives us 5 hoursThe West looses, therefore 11am - 5hours = 6:00am. Option D is the right answer, all other options are wrong |