JAMB UTME - Geography - 1985

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

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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?

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

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Tropical forests compared with temperate forests have?

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

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What climatic type is illustrated in the diagram above?

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

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The feature marked X is

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

*R = Rainfall

The mean annual rainfall of station Y is

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

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Where in the night-time longest on Christmas Day?

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

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

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The perimeter of Lake Ehoma is approximately

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

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The following lakes have outlets to the sea EXCEPT Lake?

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

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Remnants of folded structures are found in the?

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

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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

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

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

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

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The term 'mass movement' means the movement of?

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

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

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

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

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

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The earth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement because?

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Large-scale wheat production is associated with the?

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

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

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

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

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

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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?

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

*R = Rainfall

Station Y is located in the northern Hemisphere because the

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

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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

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From the table above, it can be deduced that

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