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

Ranching and commercial grain farming

Subsistence agriculture and ranching

Four ways in which a river transports its load are?

saltation, solution, suspension and traction

corrasion, saltation, solution and suspension

attrition, saltation, solution and suspension

saltation, solution, suspension and traction

corrosion, solution, suspension and traction

JAMB UTME - Geography - 1988 | Green Bridge CBT

Question 1 Report

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?

500km

560km Correct answer

620km

680km

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Question 2 Report

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?

12 noon and 7 p.m

12 midnight and 7.a.m Correct answer

12 midnight and 7.p.m

12 noon and 7 a.m

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Question 3 Report

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

wind friction

temperature differences

ocean salinity Correct answer

earth rotation

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Question 4 Report

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

linear settlements

ribbon settlements

Spring-line settlements Correct answer

dispersed settlements

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Question 5 Report

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?

-5.00°C

7.25°C Correct answer

18.33°C

19.50

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Question 6 Report

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?

Cuba

Cyprus

Sumatra

Java Correct answer

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Question 7 Report

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

labour

Correct answer

food

employment

foreign excchange

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Question 8 Report

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

Dissected broadsurfaced escarpment Correct answer

Dissected massed inselberg lanscape

Broken block-fault mountain

Steep-sided tilted plateau

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Question 9 Report

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

Conifers

Chaparrels Correct answer

Temperate grasses

Mosses and lichens

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Question 10 Report

in the southern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox occurs on

21st March

23rd September

Correct answer

22nd December

21st June

Answer Details

The southern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox occurs on 23rd September.

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Question 11 Report

The Sennar Dam on the Nile river is that marked

Correct answer

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Question 12 Report

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

cocoa

coffee Correct answer

palm produce

sisal

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Question 13 Report

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

coal Correct answer

crude oil

natural gas

uranium

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Question 14 Report

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

it is a warm sea

it is shallow and rich plankton Correct answer

the coastal dwellers are fishermen

fishing is an old industry in the basin

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Question 15 Report

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

regosols and ferrisols

lithosols and ferrisols

ferrisols and ferrasols

regosols and lithosols Correct answer

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Question 16 Report

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

The Ganges Valley

The Nile Valley

The Rhur Valley Correct answer

The Yantese Valley

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Question 17 Report

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

synthethic fibres Correct answer

animal feeds

artificial silk

vegetable oil

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Question 18 Report

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

pie graph

choropleth

multiple graph Correct answer

bar graph

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Question 19 Report

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?

1.50km

1.55km

1.75km Correct answer

1.85km

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Question 20 Report

The gradient of the slope X-Y is approximately

1:24

1:26

1:28 Correct answer

1:30

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Question 21 Report

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.

Monsoon

Equatorial Correct answer

Savannah

Mediterranean

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Question 22 Report

Element	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D	Year
Temp (Max)	31	33	33	33	31	30	28	28	29	30	32	31	31
Temp (Min)	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	23	22	22	22	24	23
Rainfall	32.5	52.5	132.5	235	270	370.5	386	256	427.5	427.5	110	50	2655

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

Kano

Ibadan Correct answer

Jos

Warri

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Question 23 Report

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?

acceleration of the processes within the system

disruption of the processes within the system Correct answer

minimization of the processes within the system

stablization of the processes within the system

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Question 24 Report

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

water

road

rail

pipe Correct answer

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Question 25 Report

The best technique for illustrating population density is the?

dot map Correct answer

pie chart

bar graph

choropleth

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Question 26 Report

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

Podzol: Cool temperate

Chernozem: temperate desert Correct answer

Brown soils : Warm temperate

Lateritic soils: tropical

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Question 27 Report

Hydraulic action and abrasion are associated with

Aeolian erosion

Fluvial erosion Correct answer

Karst erosion

Glacial erosion

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Question 28 Report

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

132°

96°

48° Correct answer

42°

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Question 29 Report

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

light intensities

water supply Correct answer

temperatures

soil salinity

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Question 30 Report

The Ahaggar plateau is the shaded area marked

Q Correct answer

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Question 31 Report

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

zonal Correct answer

intrazonal

azonal

alluvial

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Question 32 Report

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.

The turaregs of the Sahara Desert

The lapps of Eurasia

The Eskimos of North America Correct answer

The Masai of East Africa

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Question 33 Report

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

effective precipitation

effective pressure

relative humudity

absolute humidity Correct answer

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Question 34 Report

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

Okitipupa

Warri Correct answer

Uyo

Dagema

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Question 35 Report

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

J Correct answer

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Question 36 Report

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

climate change

soil erosion

agricultural practices Correct answer

industrial pollution

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Question 37 Report

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?

coastal Tanzania

north-east Brazil

coastal British Columbia

north-east Queensland Correct answer

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Question 38 Report

A line graph is best for showing geographical phenomena that?

vary continuously Correct answer

are linear in shape

occupy areas

have well-defined boundaries

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Question 39 Report

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

Niger

Cameroons Correct answer

Nigeria

Chad

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Question 40 Report

Inselbergs are formed on granite as a result of?

faulting and vulcanicity

faulting and mass wasting

deep weathering and erosion Correct answer

deep weathering and faulting

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Question 41 Report

An entrepot is a pot?

which acts as an intermediary center of trade between countries Correct answer

at an entrance of a river

through which only certain goods are permitted to pass

wich also serves as the capital of a country

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Question 42 Report

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?

Egypt, Ethiopia, India

Egypt, Nambia , Somalia

Egypt, Iran, Iraq

Egypt, Chile,Australia Correct answer

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Question 43 Report

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

Idah

Ajaokuta

Patani Correct answer

Baro