Year :
1978
Title :
Geography
Exam :
JAMB Exam
Paper 1 | Objectives
21 - 30 of 50 Questions
| # | Question | Ans |
|---|---|---|
| 21. |
The Middle Best of West Africa is NOT characterised by one of the following. Which one? A. Low population densities B. Ethnic fragmentation C. Few large towns D. Much export crop production E. Predominance of subsistence agriculture |
D |
| 22. |
Which ONE of the following statements about the railway lines of Africa is false? A. There is no trans-continental railway in Africa which can be compared with the Trans-Siberian Railway in length or importance B. Africa's railway lines are all of uniform gauge C. Few railway lines in Africa cross from one country to another D. The railway lines of Africa generally run from the coast inland E. The densest railway network in Africa is in the Republic of South Africa |
B |
| 23. |
Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral? A. Central Africa Empire B. Uganda C. Kenya D. Zambia E. Mozambique |
A |
| 24. |
A World Title Boxing contest took place in New York (75°W time zone) on a Tuesday between 21:30 and 22:30 Hours and was televised live. When did viewers in Lagos (15°E time zone) watch the contest live on television? A. Wednesday between 03:30 and 04:30 Hours B. Monday between 03:30 and 04:30 Hours C. Tuesday between 15:30 and 16:30 Hours D. Tuesday between 21:30 and 22:30 Hours E. Tuesday between 02:30 and 03:30 Hours |
A |
| 25. |
Which of the following currents has a warming influence upon the coast along which it flows? A. Mozambique current B. Labrador current C. Benguela current D. Canaries current E. Humboldt current |
A |
| 26. |
Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting? A. Lake Chad B. Lake Superior C. Lake Malawi D. Lake Victoria E. lake Kariba |
A |
| 27. |
The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called A. hydraulic action B. corrosion C. attrition D. corrasion E. solution |
D |
| 28. |
Temperature is to isotherms as air pressure is to A. isopleths B. contours C. isobars D. isolines E. isohyets |
C |
| 29. |
Which of the following gradients is the steepest? A. 1 in 134 B. 1 in 351 C. 1 in 531 D. 1 in 315 E. 1 in 153 |
C |
| 30. |
In which of the following countries is commercial grain farming an important occupation? A. Nigeria B. Kenya C. Spain D. Canada E. Brazil |
E |
| 21. |
The Middle Best of West Africa is NOT characterised by one of the following. Which one? A. Low population densities B. Ethnic fragmentation C. Few large towns D. Much export crop production E. Predominance of subsistence agriculture |
D |
| 22. |
Which ONE of the following statements about the railway lines of Africa is false? A. There is no trans-continental railway in Africa which can be compared with the Trans-Siberian Railway in length or importance B. Africa's railway lines are all of uniform gauge C. Few railway lines in Africa cross from one country to another D. The railway lines of Africa generally run from the coast inland E. The densest railway network in Africa is in the Republic of South Africa |
B |
| 23. |
Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral? A. Central Africa Empire B. Uganda C. Kenya D. Zambia E. Mozambique |
A |
| 24. |
A World Title Boxing contest took place in New York (75°W time zone) on a Tuesday between 21:30 and 22:30 Hours and was televised live. When did viewers in Lagos (15°E time zone) watch the contest live on television? A. Wednesday between 03:30 and 04:30 Hours B. Monday between 03:30 and 04:30 Hours C. Tuesday between 15:30 and 16:30 Hours D. Tuesday between 21:30 and 22:30 Hours E. Tuesday between 02:30 and 03:30 Hours |
A |
| 25. |
Which of the following currents has a warming influence upon the coast along which it flows? A. Mozambique current B. Labrador current C. Benguela current D. Canaries current E. Humboldt current |
A |
| 26. |
Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting? A. Lake Chad B. Lake Superior C. Lake Malawi D. Lake Victoria E. lake Kariba |
A |
| 27. |
The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called A. hydraulic action B. corrosion C. attrition D. corrasion E. solution |
D |
| 28. |
Temperature is to isotherms as air pressure is to A. isopleths B. contours C. isobars D. isolines E. isohyets |
C |
| 29. |
Which of the following gradients is the steepest? A. 1 in 134 B. 1 in 351 C. 1 in 531 D. 1 in 315 E. 1 in 153 |
C |
| 30. |
In which of the following countries is commercial grain farming an important occupation? A. Nigeria B. Kenya C. Spain D. Canada E. Brazil |
E |