Year : 
1979
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Which of the following features is associated with glacial erosion?

A. Esker

B. Moraine

C. Erratic

D. Drumlin

E. Cirque

E

12.

The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river''s channel by the load carried by a river is called

A. hydraulic action

B. corrosion

C. corrasion

D. attrition

E. transportation

C

13.

Which of the following features is produced by wave deposition?

A. Cliff

B. Stack

C. Tombolo

D. Caves

E. Blow holes

C

14.

If the temperature at sea level is 10°C, the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be bout

A. -2°C

B. 3°C

C. 13°C

D. 23°C

E. 3.5°C

B

15.

Along which latitude will the day-time be longest on Christmas day?

A. 30°N

B. 30°S

C.

D. 45°N

E. 45oS

E

16.

The Qattara Depression in Egypt is the product of

A. wind deflation

B. glacial gouging

C. volcanic activity

D. river gullying

E. down-warping

A

17.

Rainfall caused by the movement of air over a mountain is termed

A. orographic rainfall

B. cyclonic rainfall

C. frontal rainfall

D. thunder shower

E. convectional rainfall

A

18.

Identify the non-fuel mineral among the following

A. Petroleum

B. Cassiterite

C. Lignite

D. Anthracite

E. Peat

B

19.

Identify the pair of forces/processes which may be responsible for the formation of rift valleys
1. Centrifugal 2. Erosional 3. Compressional 4. Magnetic 5. Faulting.

A. 1 and 5

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 3 and 5

E. 1 and 3

D

20.

Bamboo and Mahogany, lianas and obeche, raphia and tree ferns. In which vegetation type are all these found?

A. Tropical monsoon

B. Tropical rain forest

C. Sub-tropical forest

D. Chaparral forest

E. Coniferous forest

B

11.

Which of the following features is associated with glacial erosion?

A. Esker

B. Moraine

C. Erratic

D. Drumlin

E. Cirque

E

12.

The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river''s channel by the load carried by a river is called

A. hydraulic action

B. corrosion

C. corrasion

D. attrition

E. transportation

C

13.

Which of the following features is produced by wave deposition?

A. Cliff

B. Stack

C. Tombolo

D. Caves

E. Blow holes

C

14.

If the temperature at sea level is 10°C, the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be bout

A. -2°C

B. 3°C

C. 13°C

D. 23°C

E. 3.5°C

B

15.

Along which latitude will the day-time be longest on Christmas day?

A. 30°N

B. 30°S

C.

D. 45°N

E. 45oS

E

16.

The Qattara Depression in Egypt is the product of

A. wind deflation

B. glacial gouging

C. volcanic activity

D. river gullying

E. down-warping

A

17.

Rainfall caused by the movement of air over a mountain is termed

A. orographic rainfall

B. cyclonic rainfall

C. frontal rainfall

D. thunder shower

E. convectional rainfall

A

18.

Identify the non-fuel mineral among the following

A. Petroleum

B. Cassiterite

C. Lignite

D. Anthracite

E. Peat

B

19.

Identify the pair of forces/processes which may be responsible for the formation of rift valleys
1. Centrifugal 2. Erosional 3. Compressional 4. Magnetic 5. Faulting.

A. 1 and 5

B. 2 and 3

C. 3 and 4

D. 3 and 5

E. 1 and 3

D

20.

Bamboo and Mahogany, lianas and obeche, raphia and tree ferns. In which vegetation type are all these found?

A. Tropical monsoon

B. Tropical rain forest

C. Sub-tropical forest

D. Chaparral forest

E. Coniferous forest

B