JAMB UTME - Geography - 1987
Question 1 Rapport
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?
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Question 2 Rapport
Latitudes 66 1/2° North and South of the Equator are important because they?
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Question 4 Rapport
The point marked N which is the site of hydroelectric power project is at the
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Question 5 Rapport
Under which of the following vegetation types would you expect to find soils which have a B horizon rich in calcium carbonate?
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Question 6 Rapport
Which of the following represents the cheapest mode of transportation?
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Question 7 Rapport
Which of the following industries is likely be located at the source of its major raw materials?
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Question 9 Rapport
Which of the following expresses the main advantages of road transportation?
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Question 10 Rapport
In which of the following types of climate are cyclones most prevalent?
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Question 11 Rapport
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?
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Question 13 Rapport
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
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Question 15 Rapport
Which of these sets of economic activities is completely primary?
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Question 16 Rapport
A manufacturing industry would tend to be market-oriented if the?
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Question 17 Rapport
Salinity in Black Sea is generally lower than the average for the oceans on the same latitudes because?
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Question 18 Rapport
Growth of world population over anyone period of time is best explained by?
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Question 20 Rapport
Entrenched meanders, unpaired alluvial terraces and Knickpoints are features associated with?
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Question 22 Rapport
Intervisibility is possible between the points marked X and Y because the intervening slope is
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Question 23 Rapport
Which of these is a major controlling factor of the climate of a place?
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Question 24 Rapport
The irrigation project in the area marked Q is devoted to the cultivation of
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Question 26 Rapport
The shaded areas marked R and S are noted for the production of
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Question 27 Rapport
Which of the following factors explains the temperature difference between Dakar and Ouaga-dougou?
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Question 29 Rapport
The most obvious evidence of over population in some parts of south eastern Nigeria is the?
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Question 30 Rapport
Improved agricultural production in Cote d'Ivoire is due mainly to?
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Question 31 Rapport
The railway extension from J to M was constructed in the 1960s to evacuate
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Question 33 Rapport
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?
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Question 34 Rapport
When subjected to sufficient stress, rocks break and sometimes move along the plane of fracture and are displaced. This process is known as?
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Question 37 Rapport
In which of the following types of vegetation would cork oak and Aleppo pine be found?
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Question 39 Rapport
Why is the fallow period decreasing in the agricultural areas of West Africa?
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Question 40 Rapport
Four elements of the natural environment which influence rural land use are?
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Question 41 Rapport
The landform feature at the centre of the map can best be described as
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Question 42 Rapport
The temperature in both July and September at Station X is
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Question 43 Rapport
Which of the following farming systems is likely to give rise to nucleated rural settlements?
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Question 49 Rapport
The two locations marked X and Y have workable deposits of
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Question 50 Rapport
Which of these economic activities is LEAST characteristic of a typical urban centre?
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