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

Frage 1 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

The Yantese Valley

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Frage 2 Bericht

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

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Frage 3 Bericht

Urban settlements in West Africa function mainly as?

market towns amd commercial centers Richtige Antwort

cultural and religious centers

industrial centers

administrative capitals

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Frage 4 Bericht

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

132°

96°

48° Richtige Antwort

42°

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Frage 5 Bericht

Inselbergs are formed on granite as a result of?

faulting and vulcanicity

faulting and mass wasting

deep weathering and erosion Richtige Antwort

deep weathering and faulting

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Frage 6 Bericht

The Ahaggar plateau is the shaded area marked

Q Richtige Antwort

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Frage 7 Bericht

The textile industry is characteristically?

a high energy consumer

raw material-oriented Richtige Antwort

capital intensive

labour intensive

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Frage 8 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

Savannah

Mediterranean

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Frage 9 Bericht

The most important consideration in the siting of settlements in this area was probably

Access to water transport

Protection aganist external attack

Nearness to the main road Richtige Antwort

Availability of rich agricultural land

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Frage 10 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

Temperate grasses

Mosses and lichens

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Frage 11 Bericht

All the following are important timber producing countries in Africa except

Ghana

Cote d?lvorie

Nigeria

Mauritania

Richtige Antwort

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D is correct; Mauritania is a land locked country. It is not parts of the countries producing timber in Africa.

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Frage 12 Bericht

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

Podzol: Cool temperate

Chernozem: temperate desert Richtige Antwort

Brown soils : Warm temperate

Lateritic soils: tropical

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Frage 13 Bericht

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

Dissected broadsurfaced escarpment Richtige Antwort

Dissected massed inselberg lanscape

Broken block-fault mountain

Steep-sided tilted plateau

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Frage 14 Bericht

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

coal Richtige Antwort

crude oil

natural gas

uranium

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Frage 15 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

the coastal dwellers are fishermen

fishing is an old industry in the basin

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Frage 16 Bericht

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

regosols and ferrisols

lithosols and ferrisols

ferrisols and ferrasols

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Frage 17 Bericht

An entrepot is a pot?

which acts as an intermediary center of trade between countries Richtige Antwort

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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Frage 18 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

dispersed settlements

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Frage 19 Bericht

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

zonal Richtige Antwort

intrazonal

azonal

alluvial

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Frage 20 Bericht

The gradient of the slope X-Y is approximately

1:24

1:26

1:28 Richtige Antwort

1:30

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Frage 21 Bericht

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

Bakolori

Badeggi

Lower Chad

Numan Richtige Antwort

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Frage 22 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

1.85km

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Frage 23 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

12 midnight and 7.p.m

12 noon and 7 a.m

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Frage 24 Bericht

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

J Richtige Antwort

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Frage 25 Bericht

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

Niger

Cameroons Richtige Antwort

Nigeria

Chad

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Frage 26 Bericht

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

wind friction

temperature differences

ocean salinity Richtige Antwort

earth rotation

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Frage 27 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

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Frage 28 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

620km

680km

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Frage 29 Bericht

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

water

road

rail

pipe Richtige Antwort

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Frage 30 Bericht

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

labour

Richtige Antwort

food

employment

foreign excchange

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Frage 31 Bericht

The Sennar Dam on the Nile river is that marked

Richtige Antwort

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Frage 32 Bericht

Coffee is an important cash crop in?

Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea and Sierra Leone Richtige Antwort

Senegal, Cote d Ivoire and Burkina faso

Guinea, Liberia and Mali

Guinea Bissau, Niger and Mauritania

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Frage 33 Bericht

The best technique for illustrating population density is the?

dot map Richtige Antwort

pie chart

bar graph

choropleth

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Frage 34 Bericht

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

cocoa

coffee Richtige Antwort

palm produce

sisal

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Frage 35 Bericht

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

Okitipupa

Warri Richtige Antwort

Uyo

Dagema

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Frage 36 Bericht

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

light intensities

water supply Richtige Antwort

temperatures

soil salinity

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Frage 37 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

minimization of the processes within the system

stablization of the processes within the system

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Frage 38 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

18.33°C

19.50

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Frage 39 Bericht

Hydraulic action and abrasion are associated with

Aeolian erosion

Fluvial erosion Richtige Antwort

Karst erosion

Glacial erosion

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Frage 40 Bericht

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

climate change

soil erosion

agricultural practices Richtige Antwort

industrial pollution

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Frage 41 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

Baro

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Frage 42 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

Jos

Warri

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Frage 43 Bericht

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 Richtige Antwort

The Masai of East Africa

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Frage 44 Bericht

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

effective precipitation

effective pressure

relative humudity

absolute humidity Richtige Antwort

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Frage 45 Bericht

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

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Frage 46 Bericht

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