JAMB UTME - Geography - 1981 | Green Bridge CBT

Question 1 Report

Which of these does NOT lie in the principal earthquake regions of the world?

Peru

Alaska

New Guinea

Japan

Mali Correct answer

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Question 2 Report

Which of the following is NOT a reason for migration in West Africa?

To increase the population in cities

To seek employment

To further their education

To run away from poverty Correct answer

To seek for pleasure

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Question 3 Report

Of the following regions, the one that has the highest potentiality for the production of softwood timber for manufacture of paper is the?

Selva of Brazil

equatorial forest of the Congo

evergreen board-leaf forests of Japan

temperate deciduous forests of France

coniferous forest of Scandinavia Correct answer

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Question 4 Report

Which of these statements is NOT true of the burning of savannah?

The heat destorys many minerals needed by plants

The soil is easily eroded

Fire burns off organic matter which enrich the soil

Some insect pests are destroyed

its makes the temperature of soil too high for the plants Correct answer

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Question 5 Report

Which of the following economic activities involves the use of machinery, much land, but few people?

Commercial grain agriculture Correct answer

Commercial dairy agricuture

Commercial gardening

Nomadic herding

Livestock ranching

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Question 6 Report

Only one of these statements about West Africa is true. Which is it?

Climate and agricultural belts as well as political regions in West Africa generally run east to west

Seasonal production of crops in the interior of West Africa is due more to the constraints of rainfall than to temperature

Nigeria alone has just half as much population as the rest of West Africa put together Correct answer

The coastal regions of West Africa do not in any way stand in contrast to the inland regions

Inter-regional trade in West Africa is ompossible because the countries of West Africa have similar agricultural products

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Question 7 Report

Which of the following pairs of natural resources is most vital for the development of heavy industries?

Cotton and timber

Gold and diamonds

Iron ore and coal Correct answer

Natural gas and copper

Bauxite and chrome ore

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Question 8 Report

Which of these groups of rocks consist of only sedimentary rocks and are used in the manufacture of cement?

Limestone, granite, chalk

Shale, gypsum, slate

Coal, Limestone, gypsum Correct answer

Graphite, marble, limestone

Sandstone, chalk, ironstone

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Question 9 Report

Which of these statements about Africa is NOT true?

Over two-thirds of Africa lies within the tropics, Africa is therefore a warm continent in which snowfall is everywhere unknown

Africa has a high rate of population increase

Africa is the least unbanized continent although urbanization started early in Africa Correct answer

The forest regions of Africa are richer in hardwood than softwood timber

Africa has several large rivers but they are of very limited use for navigation

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Question 10 Report

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a physical division of the map correctly?

An area mostly sunbmerged at high tide

An undulating land rising towards the south

A narrow steep-sided ridge

A narrow valley draining eastwards and southwards

A dissected plateau terminating seaward in cliff Correct answer

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Question 11 Report

Why is rainfall in northern Chile and along the coastal belt of southern Peru so low?

Because the coast is washed by a cool current Correct answer

Because the area lies in the leeward side of the Andes

Because the area lies on the windward side of the Andes

Because the coast is washed by warm current

Because the area is a desert

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Question 12 Report

Evidence that the southern half of the area is of greater value to man than the northern half does NOT include

More communication facilities

Greater intensity of land use for agriculture

Exploitation of minerals

Higher population distribution

More coastal activities like fishing Correct answer

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Question 13 Report

Each of the following pairs consist of a region of high population density and a region of very low population. Which is an appropriate pair?

Java, Mauritania

China, Namibia

Canadian Shield, Lower, Rhine Valley

The lower Nile Valley Ganges Delta Correct answer

Southern Japan, Greenland

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Question 14 Report

Which of the following rock types is non-sedimentary?

Basalt Correct answer

Coal

Limestone

Rocksalt

Sandstone

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Question 15 Report

For which of the following pairs of economic activities is the Ukraine (in the U.S.S.R) famous

Commercial grain agriculture and livestock ranching Correct answer

Commercial grain farming and industry

Commercial gardening

Fishing and lumbering

Primitive subsistence agriculture and nomadic herding

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Question 16 Report

Which of these major soil groups is considered the most productive?

Poldzols

Latosols

Chernozems Correct answer

Sierozems

Tundra soils

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Question 17 Report

Chemicals weathering processes include all except ONE of the following?

Oxidation

Transportation Correct answer

Carbonation

Hydration

Solution

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Question 18 Report

Where does heavy precipitation tend to occur in the world?

Areas immedidately around the poles

on the leeward side of highlands

where temperature are high and winds blow off shore Correct answer

where pressure is high and air sinks

Where consistent high temperatures favor the rising of air

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Question 19 Report

Which of the following is NOT an objective of industrialization in Nigeria?

Absorbing rural labour

Encouraging migration from the rural areas Correct answer

Providing a source of income

Earning foreign exchange

Raising the standard of living

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Question 20 Report

The ridge in the area is composed of chalk. Suggest a meaningful name for the farms on both sides of the ridge?

Hilltop farms

Springline farms Correct answer

Valley farms

Watershed farms

Windgap farms

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Question 21 Report

All but ONE of the following raw materials needed for Nigeria's iron and steel industry are available locally?

Iron ore

Coal

Limestone

Hydro-electric power

Manganese Correct answer

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Question 22 Report

Which climate type is characterized by (i) very high temperature (over 33⁰C) during the period of high sun; (ii)moderately high annual temperature range 17-12⁰C and very high daily range 20-30°C. (iii) annual rainfall less than 4cm; and (iv)annual evaporation from a free water surface exceeding 200cm?

Tropical desert climate, Bwh Correct answer

Tropical steppe climate,Bsh

Tropical wet and dry climate, Aw

Dry summer subtropical climate,Csa

Tropical monsoon climate, Am

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Question 23 Report

Which town does NOT properly belong to the group?

Lagos

Forcados Correct answer

Calabar

Warri

Onitsha

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Question 24 Report

Landforms vary in Africa but there are no examples of?

dolines

drumlins Correct answer

inselbergs

poljes

scarps

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Question 25 Report

Uganda's exports and imports pass through the port of?

Mombassa Correct answer

Maputo

Mogadishu

Dar-es-Salaam

Matadi

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Question 26 Report

Describe the climate of the shaded area on the above map

Hot dry summer, warm dry winter

hot wet summer, warm winter Correct answer

Warn wet summer, cool wet winter

Hot wet continental

Warm wet winter, hot dry summer

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Question 27 Report

In which of these West African countries does groundnut alone constitute around 70% of the country's export earnings?

Ghana

Benin

Ivory Coast

Liberia

Senegal Correct answer

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Question 28 Report

The greatest volume of shipping across the Atlantic Ocean is?

between Africa and South America

between Africa and North America

between North America and South America

between Europe and North America Correct answer

between Europe and Africa

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Question 29 Report

Two factors which together cause the varying length of day and night are?

inclination of the earth on its axis and the rotation of the earth on its axis

inclination of the earth on its axis and the revolution of the earth on its elliptical orbit

the rotation of the eart on its axis and the revolution of the moon round the earth

inclination of the earth on its axis and the revolution of the moon round the earth Correct answer

the revolution of the earth on its elliptical orbit and the inclination of the moon on its axis

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Question 30 Report

The shape of the valley on the map above may be described as

U-shaped Correct answer

Flat-shaped

Meandering

V-shaped

Braided

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Question 31 Report

Elements of weather and climate include all but ONE of the following:

Temperature

Precipitation

Wind

Altitude Correct answer

Air pressure

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Question 32 Report

The main cash crop produced in the area shaded on the map above is

used in producing groundnut oil

mostly exported

used in making textile materials Correct answer

used in making sacks

used in brewing beer

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Question 33 Report

When one looks at a soil profile, the first characteristic to be notice is soil?

colour Correct answer

texture

consistency

structure

moisture

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Question 34 Report

Which of the following conditions leads to rapid population growth?

A declining death rate and an increasing birth rate Correct answer

A low death rate and a low birth rate

A declining death rate and a static birth rate

An increasing death rate and a declining birth rate

A declining death rate and rapid emigration

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Question 35 Report

Among West Africa countries, Togo is a leading exporter of?

Coffee

Sugar

Iron ore

Phosphates Correct answer

Limestone

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Question 36 Report

Name the geographical phenomenon happening in the diagram above

Lunar eclipse Correct answer

Solar eclipse

Solar radiation

Solar solstice

spring tide

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Question 37 Report

Which of the following mining methods and minerals are NOT related?

Open cast mining-bauxite

Dredging-gold

planning-coal Correct answer

Pumping-petroleum

Placer mining-tin

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Question 38 Report

Which of the following statement is a correct inference from the above diagram?

Malays are a minority group Correct answer

Europeans are not found in Singapore

The population of singapore is homogeneous

Malays and Indians are mutual enemies

The chinese live in better part of Singapore

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Question 39 Report

Nigeria's three steel rolling mills will be located around?

Enugu, Asaba and Ajaokuta

Katsina, Oshogbo and Jos Correct answer

llesha, llorin and Kaduna

Calabar, Agbor and Yola

Aladja, Ajaokuta amd Gombe

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Question 40 Report

Assuming that there is no vegetation cover in the area shown on the map above and that the weather is clear, which of the following statements would be false?

Q is visible from P

P is visible from N

M is visible from N

P is visible from M Correct answer

Q is visible from N

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Question 41 Report

Which of the following problems has posed the greatest threat to farmers in Anambra State?

Acid soils

Drought

Gully erosion Correct answer

Pests, particularly monkeys

Lateritic soils `

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Question 42 Report

For what specific purpose is the Shiroro Dam on the river Kaduna being constructed?

Flood control

The develoment of a fishing industry

irrigation

Generating electricity Correct answer

Urban water supply

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Question 43 Report

What is the most important reason for moving the Federal Capital of Nigeria to Abuja?

The area has a central location Correct answer

The area is sparsely populated

The area is rich in mineral resources

The area has a cool climate

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Question 44 Report

Which is the most accurate south-north cross-section of the area along the Y-X line?

E Correct answer

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Question 45 Report

Name the moraine labelled 'P' in the diagram above

Terminal moraine Correct answer

Valley moraine

Lateral moraine

Ground moraine

Medial moriane

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Question 46 Report

The result of a football match completed at 6.00 p.m in Accra (Ghana) and head at 12.00 noon that same day at another city. The longitude of that city is?

45⁰E

60⁰W

75⁰E Correct answer

90⁰W

105⁰E

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Question 47 Report

Rivers can erode their beds through the process of?

Abrasion Correct answer

exfoliation

attrition

intrusion `

deposition

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Question 48 Report

With which of the following processes are drumlins, boulder clay and terminal moraines associated?

Wind deposition

River deposition

River erosion

Glacial depostion Correct answer

Glacial erosion

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Question 49 Report

Which of the following is a feature of a rejuvenated drainage system?

Braided channel

Levees

Incised meaners Correct answer

Ox-bow lakes

Potholes

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Question 50 Report

Plants takes up mineral nutrients in solution from the soil. Some of these are required in large quantities while others are needed in small quantities. Which of these is required in small quantities?

Nitrogen

Potassium

Iron

Sulphur Correct answer

Cacium

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