Year :
1992
Title :
Geography
Exam :
JAMB Exam
Paper 1 | Objectives
1 - 10 of 50 Questions
| # | Question | Ans |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
A radio message sent from a location on longitude 15°W at 7.00 a.m is received at another location at 2.00 p.m on the same day. What is the longitudinal position of the other location? A. 105°E B. 105°W C. 90°E D. 90°W |
C |
| 2. |
From a point, the whole circle bearing of a line is 135°. A clockwise angle from the line was measured to be 260° to another line. What is the whole circle bearing of the later line? A. 35° B. 125° C. 225° D. 395° |
B |
| 3. |
The most important factors that determine the amount of water that a rock later can hold are its ? A. hardness and permeability B. thickness and depth from the surface C. hardness and thickness D. thickness and permeability |
A |
| 4. |
The stratification of sedimentary rocks is mainly caused by? A. lateral pressure being applied from two sides B. deposition of rocks particles in layers C. the sorting action of the wind D. wave action and longshore drift |
B |
| 5. |
Steeps-sided and flat-floored valleys found in hot desert are the products of? A. fluvial erosion B. wind abrasion C. wind deflation D. glacial erosion |
B |
| 6. |
The older fold mountains are much lower in elevation and less rugged than the younger ones largely because they? A. are less resistance to erosion B. have been subjected to greater instability C. have experience a longer period of denudation D. have been subjected to greater faulting |
C |
| 7. |
An off-shore bar formed by corals is known as? A. an atoll B. a coral reef C. a fringing reef D. a barrier reef |
C |
| 8. |
The difference in the readings on the dry and wet bulb thermometers is used to determine? A. atmospheric pressure B. range of temperature C. evaportraspriation D. relative humidity |
D |
| 9. |
Which of the following produces a continuous record of atmospheric pressure? A. Mercury barometer B. Barometer C. Aneroid barometer D. Altimeter |
B |
| 10. |
In which of the following types of vegetation would broad-leaved evergreen, lianas and epiphytyes be commonly found? A. Deciduous woodland B. Chaparral C. Tropical rainforest D. Boral forest |
C |
| 1. |
A radio message sent from a location on longitude 15°W at 7.00 a.m is received at another location at 2.00 p.m on the same day. What is the longitudinal position of the other location? A. 105°E B. 105°W C. 90°E D. 90°W |
C |
| 2. |
From a point, the whole circle bearing of a line is 135°. A clockwise angle from the line was measured to be 260° to another line. What is the whole circle bearing of the later line? A. 35° B. 125° C. 225° D. 395° |
B |
| 3. |
The most important factors that determine the amount of water that a rock later can hold are its ? A. hardness and permeability B. thickness and depth from the surface C. hardness and thickness D. thickness and permeability |
A |
| 4. |
The stratification of sedimentary rocks is mainly caused by? A. lateral pressure being applied from two sides B. deposition of rocks particles in layers C. the sorting action of the wind D. wave action and longshore drift |
B |
| 5. |
Steeps-sided and flat-floored valleys found in hot desert are the products of? A. fluvial erosion B. wind abrasion C. wind deflation D. glacial erosion |
B |
| 6. |
The older fold mountains are much lower in elevation and less rugged than the younger ones largely because they? A. are less resistance to erosion B. have been subjected to greater instability C. have experience a longer period of denudation D. have been subjected to greater faulting |
C |
| 7. |
An off-shore bar formed by corals is known as? A. an atoll B. a coral reef C. a fringing reef D. a barrier reef |
C |
| 8. |
The difference in the readings on the dry and wet bulb thermometers is used to determine? A. atmospheric pressure B. range of temperature C. evaportraspriation D. relative humidity |
D |
| 9. |
Which of the following produces a continuous record of atmospheric pressure? A. Mercury barometer B. Barometer C. Aneroid barometer D. Altimeter |
B |
| 10. |
In which of the following types of vegetation would broad-leaved evergreen, lianas and epiphytyes be commonly found? A. Deciduous woodland B. Chaparral C. Tropical rainforest D. Boral forest |
C |