JAMB UTME - Geography - 1979 | Green Bridge CBT

Question 1 Report

What is the length to the nearest kilometer of the main stream that flows into the Lake Lagoon?

4 kilometers

8 kilometers Correct answer

10 kilometers

12 kilometers

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Question 2 Report

The major disadvantage of the River Nile as a trade route is that

it passes through desert areas

it has several cataracts Correct answer

it passes through several countries

it is slow-flowing

it is very muddy

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Question 3 Report

Which of the following features is produced by wave deposition?

Cliff

Stack

Tombolo Correct answer

Caves

Blow holes

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Question 4 Report

The appropriate geographical term for that narrow feature east of Ela Lagoon along which a footpath runs is

lake

ocean

bach sand Correct answer

isthmus

sand bar

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Question 5 Report

Nigeria produces locally the major raw materials for the manufacture of all but one of these home made goods

Cement

Aluminium products Correct answer

Bar soap

Refined petroleum products

Refined sugar

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Question 6 Report

Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?

Snow

Sleet

Fog

Hail

Haze Correct answer

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Question 7 Report

Which of the following is not characteristic of major world cities?

Coastal location

Air, water and noise pollution

inadequate transportation facilities

Dependence on primary activities Correct answer

Moral Decadence

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Question 8 Report

Which of these regions is not an area of high population density?

The Nile Delta

The Niger Delta Correct answer

The Ganges Delta

The Rhine Delta Delta

The Hwang Ho Delta

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Question 9 Report

What is the approximate height of Manko above the sea level?

46.0m

35.0m Correct answer

30.0m

21.0m

12.0m

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Question 10 Report

Industries like cement manufacturing and iron and steel are usually located close to the site of raw materials because

finished products are delicate

raw materials are abundant

raw materials also occur at market site

total transport costs are reduced Correct answer

the industries can pollute the market

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Question 11 Report

The true bearing of the trigonometrical station 54.0m from the peak of Bedi Hill is

127°

200°

233° Correct answer

266°

319°

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Question 12 Report

Rainfall caused by the movement of air over a mountain is termed

orographic rainfall Correct answer

cyclonic rainfall

frontal rainfall

thunder shower

convectional rainfall

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Question 13 Report

Which of the following scales should show the greatest amount of detail on a map?

1:2500 000

1:63 360

1:32

1:160 934

1:2 Correct answer

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Question 14 Report

Along which latitude will the day-time be longest on Christmas day?

30°N

30°S

0°

45°N

45^oS Correct answer

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Question 15 Report

The elevated feature that runs westwards from the cape near Mito to the western edge of the map is

a hill

a spur

a ridge Correct answer

a cuesta

a peninsula

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Question 16 Report

Which of the following types of climate would a person not encounter in traveling from Algiers to Cape town?

Tropical rain forest

Temperate Correct answer

Desert

Mediterranean

Tropical Savannah

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Question 17 Report

Norway, British Columbia,the Canadian Shield, and Finland are noted for their production of

petroleum

soft-wood timber Correct answer

the world's largest supply of fish

hard-wood timber

vegetable oils

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Question 18 Report

The great commercial grain-farming regions of the world include all but one of the following. Which is it?

The Prairie lands of North America

the Pampas of Argentina

The West African Savannah

The Murray-Darling Basin of Australia

The Ukraine Region of the U.S.S.R Correct answer

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Question 19 Report

The Qattara Depression in Egypt is the product of

wind deflation Correct answer

glacial gouging

volcanic activity

river gullying

down-warping

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Question 20 Report

What is the name of the river marked X on the map?

River Gongola

River Shermankar

River Rima

River Katsina-Ala

River Kaduna Correct answer

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Question 21 Report

The sea bed, bordering the continents, which is covered by shallow water is known as

continental slope

coral reef

continental platform

continental drift

continental shelf Correct answer

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Question 22 Report

The major disadvantage of air transportation compared with land transportation is that

an aircraft can fly above terrestial obstacles and therefore has a much wider choice of routes

air transport is much more expensive to develope, build and maintain Correct answer

air transportation is faster in speed, enabling to make much more frequent runs

air transportation is much more suitable for international information exchange systems

air transportation is much more flexible

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Question 23 Report

Bamboo and Mahogany, lianas and obeche, raphia and tree ferns. In which vegetation type are all these found?

Tropical monsoon

Tropical rain forest Correct answer

Sub-tropical forest

Chaparral forest

Coniferous forest

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Question 24 Report

Which of the following statements is not true of primary activities?

They are concerned with extracting material direct from the earth or sea

they are not involved in the processing of a finished product

They are located at the source of the raw materials

they are concerned with the provision of information and expertise Correct answer

they are pre requsites to secondary industries

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Question 25 Report

One of the electric power stations in Nigeria which uses natural gas as a source of energy is

Oji river

Sapele

Ijora

Kainji

none of the above Correct answer

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Question 26 Report

The most important coffee producer in West Africa is

Ivory Coast Correct answer

Nigeria

Ghana

Gambia

Mali

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Question 27 Report

Identify the pair of forces/processes which may be responsible for the formation of rift valleys
1. Centrifugal 2. Erosional 3. Compressional 4. Magnetic 5. Faulting.

1 and 5

2 and 3

3 and 4

3 and 5 Correct answer

1 and 3

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Question 28 Report

If the temperature at sea level is 10°C, the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be bout

-2°C

3°C Correct answer

13°C

23°C

3.5°C

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Question 29 Report

Which of the following towns in Nigeria is noted for the production of glass beads as a traditional craft?

Akwette

Keffi

Sokoto

Oshogbo

Bida Correct answer

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Question 30 Report

Which of these contributes the least to Nigeria's national economy?

Agriculture

Animal rearing

Manufacturing

Mining

Tourism Correct answer

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Question 31 Report

One of the following indicates why the best fishing grounds of the world are located in mid-temperate latitudes

There is abundant food for fish

the climate is suitable

an extensive continental shelf exists

the coincidence of A,B and C Correct answer

Man rarely tampers with fish in these areas

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Question 32 Report

Dairy farming is often practiced near large urban centers because

cattle feed is manufactured in cities

dairy products are perishable Correct answer

dairy cattle are required to supply meat to urban population

special care for dairy cattle is available only in towns

the areas near large urban centres are usually very fertile

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Question 33 Report

With which one of the following areas are active volcanoes associated?

Glaciated uplands

Plateau surfaces

Newly folded mountains Correct answer

Coastal regions

Continental plains

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Question 34 Report

The main petroleum-producing countries of Africa are

Nigeria, Togo and South Africa

Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Zaire

Nigeria, Algeria and Tunisia

Nigeria, Algeria and Libya Correct answer

Nigeria, Libya and Ghana

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Question 35 Report

Identify the non-fuel mineral among the following

Petroleum

Cassiterite Correct answer

Lignite

Anthracite

Peat

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Question 36 Report

What is the commodity associated with OPEC?

iron and steel

mineral oil Correct answer

vegetable oil

sugar

coffee

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Question 37 Report

The Gezira plain is an important agricultural region in Africa noted for the production of

rice Correct answer

cotton

groundnut

beniseed

rubber

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Question 38 Report

The ocean route with the greatest traffic is the

North atlantic route Correct answer

Cape of Good Hope route

North pacific route

North American-South American route

Mediterranean-Asiatic-Australian route

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Question 39 Report

Rotation of the earth is

the movement of the earth in the atmosphere

the movement of the earth on its axis Correct answer

the movement of the earth around the sun

the movement of the moon round the earth

the movement of the earth on its orbit

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Question 40 Report

One of the negative effects of building new dams is

making water available for domestic uses in rural areas

developing electricity to run industries

raising and catching a variety of fish Correct answer

creating employment for the indigenous population

resettling people away from their ancestral homes

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Question 41 Report

The process of weathering include all but one of the following

Alternate heating and cooling of rocks

Rock-breaking due to frost action

peeling off of exposed layers of rounded crystalline rocks Correct answer

rock rotting because of chemical changes

movement of rock particles downslope because of pull of gravity

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Question 42 Report

Which of the following conditions is not conducive to the cultivation of tea?

Heavy rainfall throughout the year

High elevation

A spell of dry weather in season Correct answer

Good drainage

cheap labour

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Question 43 Report

Which of the following areas is important for the production of crude petroleum?

Canadian sheild

Ruhr region

Shaba province (former Katanga District)

Rand

North sea Correct answer

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Question 44 Report

The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river''s channel by the load carried by a river is called

hydraulic action

corrosion

corrasion Correct answer

attrition

transportation

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Question 45 Report

Which of the following features is associated with glacial erosion?

Esker

Moraine

Erratic

Drumlin

Cirque Correct answer

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Question 46 Report

The wind system that brings the harmattan to Africa is referred to as

The north-east trade Correct answer

the north-west trade

the south-west trade

the south-east trade

the willy willies

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Question 47 Report

Two points on a river are 10.4km apart and one stands 400metres above the other. What is the gradient along the river between the points?

1 in 20

1 in 24

1 in 26

1 in 32 Correct answer

1 in 36

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Question 48 Report

The direct cause of waves is

a difference in the density of ocean water

the great heat of the sun

the wind Correct answer

difference in depth of the ocean floor

change in the phase of the moon

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Question 49 Report

Months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Temp^oC 21.1 21.1 20.0 17.2 15.0 13.3 12.8 13.3 14.4 16.1 17.2 20.0

Precipitation 18 15 23 48 97 114 94 86 58 41 28 20

In what climate type is the station with the above data?

Temperate continental

Tropical monsoon

Tropical continental

Mediterranean Correct answer

Tropical marine

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Question 50 Report

One of the following countries produces more rice than the others.which is it?

China