Year :
2015
Title :
Geography
Exam :
JAMB Exam
Paper 1 | Objectives
11 - 20 of 81 Questions
| # | Question | Ans |
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| 11. |
Tropical rain forest can be conserved by the following practices except A. agroforestry B. deforestation C. shifting D. crop rotation Detailed SolutionB is correct. Cutting or felling of economics trees is not the way by which tropical rain forest can be conserved |
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| 12. |
Population growth rate may be define as the A. mortality rate per unit area over a period B. number of times an organism occurs with a given period C. number of particular species per units area D. net rate of mortality rate per unit area over a period Detailed SolutionD is correct. Because population growth rate has to do with net rate of habitat over a period of time |
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| 13. |
Tall trees with buttress root are associated with ----------- A. rain forest B. guinea savanna C. Sudan savanna D. Sahel savanna Detailed SolutionA is correct; tall trees with buttress root are associated with rain forest. |
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| 14. |
Which of the following resources is renewable A. livestock B. mineral C. forest D. soil Detailed SolutionA renewable resource is a resource which is replaced naturally and can be used again. Examples are: oxygen, fresh water, solar energy, timber, and biomass. Renewable resources may also include goods commodities such as wood, paper and leather. |
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| 15. |
The solar system comprises the sun and it’s ---------- A. seven planets B. eight planets C. nine planets D. six planet Detailed SolutionC is correct. Because the solar system comprises the sun and it’s nine planets |
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| 16. |
On September 23rd, all towns or cities in the northern hemisphere can never experience A. equal length of day and night B. complete daylight C. longer nights and shorter nights D. longer days and shorter nights Detailed SolutionA is correct, because every 23rd September, all towns in the northern hemisphere experience equal length of day and night i.e. 12hours for the day and 12hour for the night . |
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| 17. |
Density,mortality, birth rate are factors that affect A. population B. dominance C. cover D. habitat Detailed SolutionA is correct; population is the total number of people or inhabitant living in a geographical area |
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| 18. |
The predominant systems of agriculture among rural farmers in Nigeria is A. terrace farming B. irrigation farming C. plantation agriculture D. bush fallowing Detailed SolutionD is correct, because, it is also shifting cultivation. It is a system of farming or the cultivation of one pieces of land for some years and leaving it for some years with the aim of restoring fertility to the soil naturally but during this fallow period, the farmer cultivates another pieces of land. |
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| 19. |
What type of mountain is associated with syncline? A. Block mountain B. fold mountain C. volcanic mountain D. residual mountain Detailed SolutionB is correct; these are the mountains that are formed as a result of compressional force |
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| 20. |
The instrument used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake is called A. Epicenter B. Ismograph C. thermometer D. seismograph Detailed SolutionD is not correct; seismograph is the instrument records the vibrations produced by an earthquakes |
| 11. |
Tropical rain forest can be conserved by the following practices except A. agroforestry B. deforestation C. shifting D. crop rotation Detailed SolutionB is correct. Cutting or felling of economics trees is not the way by which tropical rain forest can be conserved |
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| 12. |
Population growth rate may be define as the A. mortality rate per unit area over a period B. number of times an organism occurs with a given period C. number of particular species per units area D. net rate of mortality rate per unit area over a period Detailed SolutionD is correct. Because population growth rate has to do with net rate of habitat over a period of time |
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| 13. |
Tall trees with buttress root are associated with ----------- A. rain forest B. guinea savanna C. Sudan savanna D. Sahel savanna Detailed SolutionA is correct; tall trees with buttress root are associated with rain forest. |
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| 14. |
Which of the following resources is renewable A. livestock B. mineral C. forest D. soil Detailed SolutionA renewable resource is a resource which is replaced naturally and can be used again. Examples are: oxygen, fresh water, solar energy, timber, and biomass. Renewable resources may also include goods commodities such as wood, paper and leather. |
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| 15. |
The solar system comprises the sun and it’s ---------- A. seven planets B. eight planets C. nine planets D. six planet Detailed SolutionC is correct. Because the solar system comprises the sun and it’s nine planets |
| 16. |
On September 23rd, all towns or cities in the northern hemisphere can never experience A. equal length of day and night B. complete daylight C. longer nights and shorter nights D. longer days and shorter nights Detailed SolutionA is correct, because every 23rd September, all towns in the northern hemisphere experience equal length of day and night i.e. 12hours for the day and 12hour for the night . |
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| 17. |
Density,mortality, birth rate are factors that affect A. population B. dominance C. cover D. habitat Detailed SolutionA is correct; population is the total number of people or inhabitant living in a geographical area |
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| 18. |
The predominant systems of agriculture among rural farmers in Nigeria is A. terrace farming B. irrigation farming C. plantation agriculture D. bush fallowing Detailed SolutionD is correct, because, it is also shifting cultivation. It is a system of farming or the cultivation of one pieces of land for some years and leaving it for some years with the aim of restoring fertility to the soil naturally but during this fallow period, the farmer cultivates another pieces of land. |
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| 19. |
What type of mountain is associated with syncline? A. Block mountain B. fold mountain C. volcanic mountain D. residual mountain Detailed SolutionB is correct; these are the mountains that are formed as a result of compressional force |
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| 20. |
The instrument used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake is called A. Epicenter B. Ismograph C. thermometer D. seismograph Detailed SolutionD is not correct; seismograph is the instrument records the vibrations produced by an earthquakes |