JAMB UTME - Geography - 1985 | Green Bridge CBT

Tambaya 1 Rahoto

In which of the following rock types is petroleum mainly found?

Igneous

Plutonic

Sedimentary Amsar da ta dace

Metamorphic

Volcanic

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Tambaya 2 Rahoto

Which of the following timber trees are found in the Tropical Rain Forest of Africa?

Obeche and Pine

Iroko and Eucalyptus

Obeche and Mahogany Amsar da ta dace

Teak and Obeche

Mahogany and Teak

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Tambaya 3 Rahoto

Large-scale wheat production is associated with the?

Kano River Plains and the Ghezira Plains

Ghezira Plains and the Pampas of Argentina Plains

Praries of North America and the Pampas of Argentina

Ganges Plains and the Pampas of Argentina Amsar da ta dace

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Tambaya 4 Rahoto

The feature marked X is a

Sand bar

Amsar da ta dace

Levee

Delta

Peninsula

Sand quarry

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Tambaya 5 Rahoto

Coal Mined In % (World)
USA	UK	Germany	USSR	France	Japan	Rest
35	12	16	12	3	3	19

From the table above, it can be deduced that

U.S.A consumes the greatest quanity of coal

The developed countries produce most of the world's coal Amsar da ta dace

Africa nations do not produce good quality coal

European countries produce the best quality coal

World trade in coal is small

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Tambaya 6 Rahoto

What climatic type is illustrated in the diagram above?

Equatorial

Sub-Equatorial

Montane

Mediterranean

Monsoon Amsar da ta dace

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Tambaya 7 Rahoto

Tropical forests compared with temperate forests have?

greater species diversity Amsar da ta dace

pure stands of the same species covering large areas

greater proportion of herbaceous plants

wider-tree girths

deeper and more fertile soils

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Tambaya 8 Rahoto

Four major ocean currents washing the shores of Africa are the?

Canaries, Benguela, Kurosiwo and Mozambique

Canaries, Guinea ,Mid-Atlantic and Benguela

Guinea, Equatorial, Mozambique and Benguela

Canaries, Guinea, Benguela and Mozambique Amsar da ta dace

Canaries, Guinea, Mid-Atlantic and Mozambique

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Tambaya 9 Rahoto

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the Podzol horizon?

High content of silica Amsar da ta dace

High content of iron oxides

Ash-grey colour

Intense leaching

Coarse texture

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Tambaya 10 Rahoto

What will be the length of a two-kilometer canal on an air photography on a scale 1: 50 000?

1.6cm

2.0cm

3.2cm

3.6cm

4.0cm Amsar da ta dace

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Tambaya 11 Rahoto

Nature reserves in Africa are managed and utilized for several activities with the EXCEPTION of?

afforestation

agro-forestry

wildlife preservation

tourism

ranching Amsar da ta dace

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Tambaya 12 Rahoto

Which of the following river basins has the highest population concentration? The

Amazon

Mississipi

Niger

Nile Amsar da ta dace

Indus

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Tambaya 13 Rahoto

Which of the following groups of features is normally associated with the old age of a river?

Meaner terraces, point bars and knick points

Point bars, U-shaped valleys and ox-bow lakes

Meander terraces, point bars and natural levees Amsar da ta dace

Sand bars, terraces, knick points and natural levees

Meander terraces, sand bars and steep gradients

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Tambaya 14 Rahoto

The perimeter of Lake Ehoma is approximately

15.0km

12.5km Amsar da ta dace

10.0km

5.0km

7.5km

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Tambaya 15 Rahoto

Which of the following groups of landforms is associated with sandstone formations in Nigeria?

Cuseta, gullies, dry valleys, residual hills

Cuesta, bornhard, gullies, dry valleys

Cuesta, inselbergs, escarpments, dry valleys,

Amsar da ta dace

Bornhardts, inscarpbergs , gullies, cornstones

Cuesta, residual hills, escarpments,corestones,

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Tambaya 16 Rahoto

When it is 12.00 noon on longitude 30°W local time on longitude 75°E is?

5.00a.m

7.00a.m

3.00p.m

5.00p.m

7.00p.m Amsar da ta dace

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Tambaya 17 Rahoto

The system of cultivation whereby a piece of land is cultivated for one or two years and is then left to fallow while the farmer moves to another piece of land around the same permanent settlement is known as?

shifting cultivation Amsar da ta dace

land rotation

crop rotation

arable cultivation

sedentary cultivation

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Tambaya 18 Rahoto

A major unfavorable factor in locating a steel rolling mill in Katina is the lack of?

propermachinery for production

a suitable market for finished products

appropriate means of transporting the raw material and finished product Amsar da ta dace

sufficient land for future expansion

adequate unskilled labour for production

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Tambaya 19 Rahoto

Which of the following African cities is situated near the confluence of rivers?

Calabar

Freetown

Khartoum Amsar da ta dace

Niamely

Cairo

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Tambaya 20 Rahoto

One of the effects of rural-urban migration on the source region it?

rural depopulation Amsar da ta dace

urban depopulation

rural congestion

urban congestion

rural unemployment

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Tambaya 21 Rahoto

The major physical factor restricting the cultivation of perennial crops in the Sudan savanna of Nigeria is the?

seasonal pattern of rainfall Amsar da ta dace

low nutrients of soil

high mean annual temperature

low temperature values during the harmattan

seasonal regime of many streams

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Tambaya 22 Rahoto

Which of the following is NOT a product of river deposition?

Flood plain

Delta

Levee

Gorge
Amsar da ta dace

Sand bar

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Tambaya 23 Rahoto

Study the table below, which shows the mean climatic conditions at station Y an d answer the question below

	J	F	M	J	J	J	A	S	S	O	N	D
*T (oC)	22.1	24.1	27.5	30.9	31.5	30.0	27.3	25.8	26.7	27.7	25.2	22.7
*R(mm)	0	0	0.3	7.6	40.6	68.6	175.3	233.5	104.1	20.8	0	0

*T = Temperature

*R = Rainfall

Station Y is located in the northern Hemisphere because the

The rainfall pattern is seasonal

temperature of the warmest month is 31.5oC

highest rainfall is in August

coolest period is from November to February

annual range of temperature is 9.4oC Amsar da ta dace

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Tambaya 24 Rahoto

The relief feature along the western bank of the Cross River between Anofia and Unwana demonstrates

A ridge and valley topography

A river capture in process

The steep, undercut bank associated with meander bends Amsar da ta dace

The development of an alluvial terrace

The steep sides of a U-shaped valley

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Tambaya 25 Rahoto

Study the table below, which shows the mean climatic conditions at station Y, and answer question below

	J	F	M	J	J	J	A	S	S	O	N	D
*T (\(^o\)C)	22.1	24.1	27.5	30.9	31.5	30.0	27.3	25.8	26.7	27.7	25.2	22.7
*R(mm)	0	0	0.3	7.6	40.6	68.6	175.3	233.5	104.1	20.8	0	0

*T = Temperature

*R = Rainfall

The mean annual rainfall of station Y is

54.2 mm Amsar da ta dace

175.3 mm

233.5 mm

408.8 mm

650.8 mm

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Tambaya 26 Rahoto

The feature marked X is

a waterfall

a plunge pool

Amsar da ta dace

an eroded debris

a bedrock

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Tambaya 27 Rahoto

A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement because?

it contains more buildings and more people

its buildings are clustered 'together Amsar da ta dace

it often occurs in a densely populated area

it usually occurs at the meeting point of transportation networks

it is often found near rivers

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Tambaya 28 Rahoto

The feature utilized by a road to cross a floodplain is called?

a spur

a road cutting

an embayment

an embankment Amsar da ta dace

a terrace

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Tambaya 29 Rahoto

Which of these statement is true about petroleum production and/for marketing?

U.S.A. is a producer with large reserves Amsar da ta dace

Kuwait is the leading producer with the lowest reserves

U.S.A is the leading exporter with large reserves

Nigeria is a leading importer with large reserves

U.k is a leading producer with the large re

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Tambaya 30 Rahoto

What is the correct combination of crops grown in the area shaded on the map of Nigeria above?

1. Yam 2. Sugar 3. Wheat 4. Maize 5. Millet 6. Onion

1, 4, 5

3, 5, 6

1, 2, 4

2, 3, 4

4, 5, 6

Amsar da ta dace

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Tambaya 31 Rahoto

The diagram above shows the population in the French-speaking countries of West Africa in 1970.

From the diagram determine the population of the Ivory coast, If the total population of all the country was 32,300,000

3.5 million

3.8 million

4.0 million

4.3 million Amsar da ta dace

4.6 million

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Tambaya 32 Rahoto

The areas of population concentration is S.E Asia are also areas of?

intensive subsistence farming Amsar da ta dace

advanced industrial development

high urban/rural population ratios

low man/land ratios

high levels of individual materials wealth

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Tambaya 33 Rahoto

The distinctive character of tropical red soil is BEST described as?

deep, highly leached,with high kaolin clay and iron content Amsar da ta dace

deep, deep, humus-rich, with high kaolin clay and abundant iron concretions

deep, deep, humus-rich, dark-coloured, with distinct cacareous horizons

deep, acidic with high kaolin clay content and weatherable minerals

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Tambaya 34 Rahoto

The streams flowing from the eastern part of the area do not appear to reach the Cross River probably because they

Are remnants of streams captured by the Cross River

Disappear underground into the underlying limestone rocks

Flow into Ehoma and other lakes Amsar da ta dace

Disappear into swamps

Are streams issuing out of the swamps and flowing eastwards

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Tambaya 35 Rahoto

Tourists are attracted to the East Africa countries of Kenya and Tanzania mainly by the?

numerous cultural and archaeological sites

beautiful mountains and the great rift valley

rich wildlife of the park grasslands Amsar da ta dace

famous political leaders

extensive plantations of coffee and sisal

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Tambaya 36 Rahoto

The Great Soil Group, found in the temperate grasslands, having a deep, black, nutrient-rich A- horizon, a compact B-horizon, and a zone of calcium carbonate accumulation is called a?

chestnut soil

prairie soil

cheronzem Amsar da ta dace

podzol

pedocal

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Tambaya 37 Rahoto

The essential nature of the economic activity called grazing can be described as the?

rearing of domesticated animals which feeds mainly on native vegetation Amsar da ta dace

tending of animals for sale

rearing of animals which are moved about in accordance with seasons

keeping of animals and the cultivation of crops to earn income from both

rearing of cattle in the grasslands of the world

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Tambaya 38 Rahoto

Which of the following groups of West Africa countries does NOT have a railway system?

Gambia, Guinea - Bissau and Niger Amsar da ta dace

Nigeria , Ghana and Togo

Mali, Liberia and Senegal

Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Burkina faso

Liberia, Sierra Leone and Benin

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Tambaya 39 Rahoto

Which of the following export commodities is NOT handled by the port of Mombasa?

Coffee

Cocoa Amsar da ta dace

Tea

Sisal

Cotton

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Tambaya 40 Rahoto

The earth?

rotates on its axis round the moon

is inclined at 66° on its orbital plane Amsar da ta dace

inclined at 23° on its orbital plane

revolves round the sun in 365 days

is a satelite of the sun

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Tambaya 41 Rahoto

The property known as soil texture is best defined as the?

characteristic arrangement of soil particles to form peds

plastic, silky or gritty feel of the soil wjen rubbed between the fingers

relative proportions of small and large pore spaces in the soil

relative proportions of the fine and coarse particles in the soil Amsar da ta dace

relative proportions of organic and inorganic soil particles

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Tambaya 42 Rahoto

Where in the night-time longest on Christmas Day?

60°N Amsar da ta dace

30°N.

0°N

30°N

60°S

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Tambaya 43 Rahoto

The following lakes have outlets to the sea EXCEPT Lake?

Victoria

Maracaibo

Chad Amsar da ta dace

Athabasca

Michigan

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Tambaya 44 Rahoto

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the economy of most West African countries?

it has a low growth rate

it is based on the export of a few commodities

Agro-allied industries are gradually developing

Heavy industries predominate Amsar da ta dace

Production of consumer goods is increasing

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Tambaya 45 Rahoto

The plain to the east of the Cross River is virtually uninhabited probably because

It is covered by dense, impenetrable rain forests

The land is not fertitle enough to encourage farming

The Cross River is not navigable in this area

The land is liable to flood Amsar da ta dace

There are too many rivers and lakes

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Tambaya 46 Rahoto

The term 'mass movement' means the movement of?

weathered materials down slopes under gravitational pull Amsar da ta dace

debris on valleyside slopes by rainfall runoff

numerous people for a common cause

marine sediments along the shoreline

weathered materials from cirques by a glacier

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Tambaya 47 Rahoto

Southern U.S.A, southern Russia, the Nile Valley, western Indian and northeastern China are all noted for the large-scale production of?

cotton Amsar da ta dace

tobacco

citrus

rice

surgarcane

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Tambaya 48 Rahoto

Remnants of folded structures are found in the?

Fouta Djallon Highlands and Eungu Scarp

Adamawa Highlands and Akwapim Hills Amsar da ta dace

Fouta Djallon Highlands and Adamawa Highlands

Akwapim Hills and Eungu Scarp

Adamawa Highlands and Eungu Scarp

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Tambaya 49 Rahoto

Which of the following is NOT a major contributory factor to the large-scale production of groundnuts in the Gambia?

Suitable light sandy soils

Easy transport provided by the River Gambia

Abundant migrant labour from neighbouring countries Amsar da ta dace

Heavy government subsidy on inputs

Mechanization of farming

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Tambaya 50 Rahoto

In west Africa,the forest-savannah mosaic is the vegetation pattern characteristic of the?

derived savannah Amsar da ta dace

Southern Guinea savannah

tree savannah

woodland savannah

gallery forests

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