Year : 
2019
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 78 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

The exploitation of timber in equatorial Africa causes

A. environmental pollution

B. less rainfall run-off

C. soil erosion

D. high cost of foreign products

C

32.

Soil texture is determined primarily by

A. particle sizes

B. profile horizons

C. major components

D. nutrient status

A

33.

A desert country which has high population density supported by irrigation is

A. Sudan

B. Egypt

C. Kuwait

D. Namibia

B

34.

The speed and capacity of a train are influenced by the

A. the edge of the railway line

B. length of the railway line

C. width of the railway gauge

D. depth of the railway line

C

35.

Which of the following factors may lead to an area being densely populated?

A. Rugged mountains

B. High plateaux

C. Active volcanoes

D. Lowland plains

D

36.

An example of argillaceous rock is

A. chalk

B. shale

C. graphite

D. coat

A

37.

A weather element controlled mainly by latitude is

A. cloud cover

B. rainfall

C. temperature

D. humidity

C

38.

A poor settlement on the edge of a city is known as

A. ghetto

B. shanty town

C. slum

D. new town

B

39.

In surveying, the prismatic compass is used to

A. measure accurately, height of points

B. obtain bearings of features

C. measure horizontal distances

D. measure the inclination of features

B

40.

If M is due west of station N, the bearing of M from N is

A. 180°

B. 270°

C. 90°

D. 360°

B

31.

The exploitation of timber in equatorial Africa causes

A. environmental pollution

B. less rainfall run-off

C. soil erosion

D. high cost of foreign products

C

32.

Soil texture is determined primarily by

A. particle sizes

B. profile horizons

C. major components

D. nutrient status

A

33.

A desert country which has high population density supported by irrigation is

A. Sudan

B. Egypt

C. Kuwait

D. Namibia

B

34.

The speed and capacity of a train are influenced by the

A. the edge of the railway line

B. length of the railway line

C. width of the railway gauge

D. depth of the railway line

C

35.

Which of the following factors may lead to an area being densely populated?

A. Rugged mountains

B. High plateaux

C. Active volcanoes

D. Lowland plains

D

36.

An example of argillaceous rock is

A. chalk

B. shale

C. graphite

D. coat

A

37.

A weather element controlled mainly by latitude is

A. cloud cover

B. rainfall

C. temperature

D. humidity

C

38.

A poor settlement on the edge of a city is known as

A. ghetto

B. shanty town

C. slum

D. new town

B

39.

In surveying, the prismatic compass is used to

A. measure accurately, height of points

B. obtain bearings of features

C. measure horizontal distances

D. measure the inclination of features

B

40.

If M is due west of station N, the bearing of M from N is

A. 180°

B. 270°

C. 90°

D. 360°

B