Geography 2013 JAMB Past Questions
Geography 2013 JAMB Past Questions
1 The principal of a closed traversed is that?
- A. The compass is read at each point in turn and as a check, back bearings are taken
- B. the compass is read and forward bearings are taken
- C. the compass is read at each point and plotted as a check
- D. the compass is read at each point and turned back at each point
Correct Answer: Option C
2. Which equatorial circumference of the earth is?
- A. 20 084km
- B. 30 084km
- C. 40 084km
- D. 60 084km
Correct Answer: Option C
3. Which of the following rocks is suitable for the construction of roads and building purposes?
- A. Limstone
- B. Basalt
- C. Granite
- D. Graphite
Correct Answer: Option C
4. Mountains formed as a result of compressional forces are known as?
- A. Block Mountains
- B. Fold Mountains
- C. Residual Mountains
- D. Volcanic Mountains
Correct Answer: Option B
5. The Mediterranean Sea has a higher salinity than the oceans because?
- A. the surrounding soils in a place
- B. there is low rainfall in the region
- C. the area has a higher temperature
- D. of dead animals fossils
Correct Answer: Option B
6. Sun-dial is used for recording the?
- A. amount of sunshine in a place
- B. duration of sunshine in a place
- C. position of the sun in a place
- D. intensity of sunshine within a period of time
Correct Answer: Option A
7. Pine, fir, larch and spruce are commonly found in?
- A. deciduous forest
- B. equatorial forest
- C. coniferous forest
- D. mangrove forest
Correct Answer: Option C
8. The major components of soils are?
- A. organic matter, texture, structure and air
- B. texture, organic matter, water and air
- C. water, air,mineral and organic matter
- D. water, texture, nutrients and mineral
Correct Answer: Option C
9. The actual amount of water vapour present in the air which is expressed in grams per cubic metre is?
- A. humidity
- B. actual humidity
- C. relative humidity
- D. absolute humidity
Correct Answer: Option C
10. Soil forming process in the hot, humid tropics where rainfall and temperature are high throughout the year is known as?
- A. laterization
- B. podzolization
- C. calcification
- D. salinization
Correct Answer: Option A
11. An example of an atmospheric resources is?
- A. water
- B. coal
- C. tin
- D. pedteroleum
Correct Answer: Option A
12. Igneous rocks are different from sedimentary rocks by their?
- A. appearance and origin
- B. shape and size
- C. density and appearance
- D. area and density
Correct Answer: Option A
13. The total population of a country can be obtained from its?
- A. sample survey
- B. birth rate
- C. birth and death rates
- D. national census
Correct Answer: Option D
14. The massive removal of trees and forest cover without replacement is referred to as?
- A. afforestation
- B. deforestation
- C. bush clearing
- D. bush burning
Correct Answer: Option B
15. The most significant way the components of ecosystem can be identified is that, there must be a degree of?
- A. reciprocal inter-relationship existing among them
- B. independent inter-relationship existing among them
- C. complexity
- D. adaptation
Correct Answer: Option B
16. The major factor that affected the growth of the population of Africa during the precolonial times is?
- A. inter-tribal wars
- B. famine
- C. epidemics
- D. natural harzards
Correct Answer: Option A
17. Which of the following terms relates population size to land ?
- A. Census
- B. Density
- C. Intensity
- D. Demography
Correct Answer: Option B
18. The problems of unemployment, housing, traffic congestion and evironment degradation are associated with?
- A. slums
- B. urbanization
- C. industrialization
- D. political disturbances
Correct Answer: Option B
19. Rural settlements are important to urban centres because they provide?
- A. road
- B. transport
- C. labour
- D. capital
Correct Answer: Option B
20. Settlements that develop along communication routes are likely to be?
- A. oval
- B. linear
- C. ncleated
- D. dispersed
Correct Answer: Option B
21. The greatest advantage of road transport over other modes is that the former is?
- A. cheaper
- B. more flexible
- C. less risk?
- D. faster
Correct Answer: Option B
22. The best breeds of dairy cattle can be found in?
- A. South America
- B. Asia
- C. Australia
- D. Europe
Correct Answer: Option C
23. The greatest benefit of mixed farming is that?
- A. it is very cheap to practice
- B. the animals produce the manure for crop production
- C. it combines the advantage of crop and animal husbandry
- D. the animals feed from crop farming
Correct Answer: Option C
24.Which of the following is the busiest and most important world shipping route?
- A. The South Atlantic route
- B. The Cape route
- C. The North Atlantic route
- D. The Panama Canal route
Correct Answer: Option C
25Which of the following groups of countries is a major producer of rubber?
- A. Malaysia, Liberia and Indonesia
- B. Indonesia, Malaysia, and Zimbabwe
- C. Malaysia, Niger and Liberia
- D. South Africa, Libria and China
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