JAMB UTME - Geography - 1988

In which of the following groups of countries has heavy concentration of population been made possible by irrigation along fertile river valleys in an otherwise arid environment?

Which group of people have the following characteristics? i. Adapted to living in a harsh environment. ii. The natural occupations are hunting, fishing and herding. iii. The food consists mainly of meat, milk, fish and berries. iv Lead a nomadic life.

Which of the following coastal areas in Nigeria has the problem of severe gully erosion?

In which of the following countries is the South Chad Irrigation Project located?

The largest areas of very sparse population in the world outside the desert are the?

If the temperature at sea level in a particular place is 30°C, a place 350m above sea level in the same area will have a temperature of?

Four ways in which a river transports its load are?

If the bearing of a point J, from another point K, is 228°, what is the bearing of K from J?

Inselbergs are formed on granite as a result of?

U and V are two places along the same meridian on latitudes 20°N and 25°N respectively. The shortest between the two places is approximately?

In which of the following regions is the high population density due to heavy concentration of manufacturing industries?

The temperature (oC) and rainfall (mm) data above are true of

The actual amount of water vapor held in the air at any particular time is called?

The Ahaggar plateau is the shaded area marked

In which of the following is the soil matched with the wrong type of climate?

For which of the following pairs of economic activities is the Argentine Pampas famous?

The central landform in the area shown on the map can be described generally as a

The best technique for illustrating population density is the?

All the following are important timber producing countries in Africa except

Which of the following islands has rich volcanic soils supporting a well-organized plantaion agriculture and is one of the most densely populated areas in the world?

Which of the following contributes LEAST to the generation and movement of ocean surface currents?

The most suitable method for depicting the production figures of a given commodity in many countries over a given period of times is the?

The most important agent in the transformation of the natural vegetation of Nigeria is?

The vegetation consists of small trees and shrubs many of which have the ability to store water in their stem. Their leaves are small and commonly covered with wax. This description fits the vegetation of?

Two major groups of immature and weekly developed soils in Nigeria are?

The gradient of the slope X-Y is approximately

In a humid environment, settlement located at the foot slope of a scarp where a permeable one are often referred to as?

What is the main contribution of immigrants to the economy of The Gambia?

Which of the ports indicated on the map does NOT have a natural harbour?

The major export crop common to the countries shaded on the map is

Hydraulic action and abrasion are associated with

The textile industry is characteristically?

The most efficient means of transporting crude petroleum over extensive land masses is by?

If the distance between two points on a map with a scale 1:50 000 is 35mm, what is the distance between them on the ground?

A line graph is best for showing geographical phenomena that?

Plants in the savannah are adapted mainly to alternating periods of high and low?

The fishing industry in the Mediterranean Sea is BEST accounted for by the fact that?

In order to improve road transportation in Nigeria, bridges have been built across the river Niger at Jebba, Koton Karfe, Onitsha and?

Which type of climate has the following characteristics? i. Both monthly and annual temperature average about 28°C. ii Annual rainfall commonly varies from about 1800mm to more than commonly 3000mm. iii Rainfall of at least 150mm occurring every month of the year.

A mature soil with distinct horizons, occurring in a particular climatic zone, but influenced strongly by topography, is best described as?

A soccer match which began at 1800 hours GMT at town Son longitude 90°W was telecast live to an audience in town T on longitude 15°E. The local times in towns S and T were respectively?

in the southern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox occurs on

Which mineral production is common to the countries numbered 5 to 8?

The concept of environment balance can be taken to mean that an alteration in one of the components of the ecosystem may result in the?

Which of the following irrigation farming projects is devoted mainly to sugarcane cultivation?

Coffee is an important cash crop in?

Which vegetation type is found in regions with the following characteristics? i. Temperature generally over 20°C during the summer. ii Rainfall only during the winter months

Flax, cotton, olive and groundnuts are all important sources of?

Urban settlements in West Africa function mainly as?

An entrepot is a pot?