JAMB UTME - Geography - 1987

The landform feature at the centre of the map can best be described as

Why is the fallow period decreasing in the agricultural areas of West Africa?

The total area covered by the map is approximately

Most Africa economies are characterized by?

The Bakolori irrigation scheme is located near?

The most obvious evidence of over population in some parts of south eastern Nigeria is the?

Improved agricultural production in Cote d'Ivoire is due mainly to?

Which of these is a major controlling factor of the climate of a place?

A manufacturing industry would tend to be market-oriented if the?

The major export products of Nambia are?

Intervisibility is possible between the points marked X and Y because the intervening slope is

The direct effect of sheet erosion on soils is the?

Which of these sets of economic activities is completely primary?

On a map of scale 1:50 000 with contour interval at 20 meters, two places are 4cm apart and one lies five contour intervals higher than the other.

The Gradient along a straight line between the two places is approximately?

Urban centers originate mainly as zones of?

Which of these economic activities is LEAST characteristic of a typical urban centre?

Which of the following factors explains the temperature difference between Dakar and Ouaga-dougou?

Four elements of the natural environment which influence rural land use are?

The map of a farm on scale 1 : 50 000 measures 10.2cm by 12.6cm. The actual area of the farm to the nearest km2 is?

The rain forest of South America is often referred to as?

Which of the following industries is likely be located at the source of its major raw materials?

In which of the following types of climate are cyclones most prevalent?

The point marked N which is the site of hydroelectric power project is at the

Which of these African mountains is NOT volcanic?

The irrigation project in the area marked Q is devoted to the cultivation of

Which of the following farming systems is likely to give rise to nucleated rural settlements?

The annual range of temperature at Station X is

The temperature in both July and September at Station X is

The shaded areas marked R and S are noted for the production of

The bearing of Jata from Adaba is approximately

When subjected to sufficient stress, rocks break and sometimes move along the plane of fracture and are displaced. This process is known as?

The level of urbanization in a country means the?

The temperature of the warmest month at Station X is

Which of the following expresses the main advantages of road transportation?

Fishing is the mainstay of the economy of?

A coastline of drowned river valleys is called a?

Which of the following represents the cheapest mode of transportation?

Under which of the following vegetation types would you expect to find soils which have a B horizon rich in calcium carbonate?

Entrenched meanders, unpaired alluvial terraces and Knickpoints are features associated with?

The railway extension from J to M was constructed in the 1960s to evacuate

Latitudes 66 1/2° North and South of the Equator are important because they?

The two locations marked X and Y have workable deposits of

A radio message sent from Lagos at 2.pm was received at another location at 7.a.m the same day.

What is the approximate longitudinal position of the location?

Mangrove vegetation is found along the coast of?

The major world exporters of wool are?

The best soil conservation practices are those aimed at?

Given that the area shown on the map is in northern Nigeria, which of the following crop combinations would best be cultivated in the area that is liable to flooding

Growth of world population over anyone period of time is best explained by?

In which of the following types of vegetation would cork oak and Aleppo pine be found?

Salinity in Black Sea is generally lower than the average for the oceans on the same latitudes because?