JAMB UTME - Geography - 1982 | Green Bridge CBT

In the area covered by the contour map above, six men standing various places. Which of the men at J, K, L, M and N will NOT be able to see the man at X? (Assume that there is no vegetable cover; contours are in metres). The man is at

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Question 5 Rapport

Which ONE of the following regions has the world's largest potential water power resources, but has the least developed water power?

Africa

Canada

south America

Scandinavia

Australia

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Question 6 Rapport

How is the mean annual rainfall of a given place calculated using records for 35 years?

by summing the yearly average rainfall figure and dividing by 35

by summing the yearly total rainfall figures dividing by 35

by summing the yearly total rainfall figures for 35 years and dividing by 12

by finding the average between the figures for the wettest and the the direst years and multiplying by 35

by plotting the rainfall figures on a graph and finding the midpoint

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Question 7 Rapport

Which of these best accounts for the decline in railway transport in Nigeria in the last two decades?

Competition from air transport

The inefficiency of the railway administration

Competition from road transport

The slow speed of the trains

The decline in agricultural exports

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Question 8 Rapport

The dominant pattern pattern of seasonal labour migration in West Africa is form?

the interior to the coastal belt

the coastal belt to the interior

east to west

west to east

the middle belt to the north and south

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Question 9 Rapport

Which of the following features is NOT commonly associated with a river at the floodplain stage?

Ox-bow lakes

Meanders

Levees

Knickpoint

Braided channel

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Physical Geography

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Question 10 Rapport

In terms of both the area of the land cultivated and the volume of production, the most important cereal crop in Nigeria is?

maize

wheat

guinea corn

millet

rice

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Question 11 Rapport

Tropical cyclones arise in the belts of the?

doldrums

westerlies

trade winds

polar winds

monsoon winds

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Physical Geography

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Question 12 Rapport

Which of the instruments is used in measuring wind speed?

Wind vane

Barometer

Cup anamometer

Hygrometer

Speedometer

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Physical Geography

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Question 13 Rapport

The 'Mediterranean type' of climate refers to?

short wet summer, dry winter, mean temperature above 20°C and precipitation about 1,000 mm per year

wet winter, dry summer, temperature varies from about 6°C in winter to about 20°C in summer and precipitation ranges between 700 and 1,000mm per year

short wet summer, prolonged dry winter and percipitation is about 500 mm per year

dry and wet climate; temperature around 20°C and percipitation ranges between 1,000 and 2,000 mm per year

precipitation all the year round (about1,000 mm per year) with a peak in with warm summer (20-26°C) and mild winter (6-10°C)

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Question 14 Rapport

Which of the following statements is true of the Sahara Desert, the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of North America?

The areas inhabited by primitive hunters and traders

These areas have the world's largest known deposits of crude oil

population is found in isolated oases and along the river valley's

The enviroment is very harsh for both man and animal

The inhabitants belong to the oldest races in the world

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Question 15 Rapport

Which of these statements is NOT true of the great circle?

The equator is a great circle

The great circle is the largest circle one can draw on a sphere

The great circle is the path of the shortest distance over the earth's surface between two points

Each meridian is a great circle

All great circles bisect the earth

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Question 16 Rapport

The two major air masses affecting the climate of West Africa are the?

harmattan wind and the south-west monsoon

south-west monsoon and the troppical martime

tropical continental and the tropical maritime

tropical continental and south-west monsoon

warm equatorial and the tropical maritime

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Question 17 Rapport

A river deposits its load of sediment if the?

quantity of water in the river increases

river flows from a mountain area onto a plain

river enters a gorge

velocity of the river increases

river approaches as waterfall

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Physical Geography

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Question 18 Rapport

In which of the following vegetation types do you expect to find reindeer?

Mediterranean

Temperate evergreen

Tundra

Tropical monsoon

Temperate grassland

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Question 19 Rapport

Examples of folded structures in Africa include the Atlas Mountains, the Cape Rangers and the?

Akwapim Hills

Jos Plateau

Ruwenzori

East Africa Rift

Adamawa Highlands

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Physical Geography

Regional Geography Of Africa

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Question 20 Rapport

A map measures 10cm by 6cm.If the map is enlarge such that its area is 240 sq. cm, the map is enlarged?

twice

thrice

four times

five times

six times

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Question 21 Rapport

Within the last few years Alaska, Mexico and the North Sea have become important in the production of?

coal

petroleum

phosphate

gold

uranium

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Physical Geography

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Question 22 Rapport

What is the approximate height of the location marked X?

360 metres

375 metres

380 metres

390 metres

395 metres

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Principles Of Elementary Surveying*

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Question 23 Rapport

Which of the following factors best accounts for the sparse population of the interior parts of Kenya and Tanzania?

very high wildlife population

the rift valleys are rugged and uninhabitable

the people are nomads

the soil and climatic conditions are unfavorable

many hectares of land are under reserve

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Physical Geography

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Question 24 Rapport

Which of the following is the main export from Uganda?

Jute

Bannana

Tobacco

Sisal

Coffee

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Regional Geography Of Africa

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Question 25 Rapport

Which of the following factors CANNOT be used to explain the nature and pattern of distribution of savannah vegetation in Africa?

grazing

bush burning

crop cultivation

seasonal rainfall

temperature

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Question 26 Rapport

The commonest means of transporting logs from the forest to the mills and markets throughout the world is?

trucks

transcontinental railroads

floating along waterways

special narrow gauge railroads

boats

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Question 27 Rapport

Which of these best explains the rapid rise in world population during the twentieth century?

Large-scale migration of people

Decline in death rates

Increase in world food production

Improvement in transportation which enables food to be moved from surplus to deficit areas

Rapid rate of urbanization

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Question 28 Rapport

Poorly drained soils are good for the growth of?

oil palm

surgarcane

cocoa

rice

maize

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Elements Of Physical Geography

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Question 29 Rapport

Which of the following statements bests describes the weathering process known as exfoliation?

The chemical alteration of rock minerals on taking in water

The peeling away of rocks in thin layers acid

The dissolution of basic minerals by carbonic acid

The addition of oxygen to mineral elements to form oxides

The disintegration of foliated rocks

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Question 30 Rapport

In which vegetation zone is Abuja, the new Federal Capital, location?

Southern Guinea savannah

Sahel savannah

Northern Guinea savannah

Tropical rain forest

Montane grassland

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Question 31 Rapport

Which of these is NOT a weathering process?

The removal of regolith under the influence of weather

The alteration of calcium carbonate in rocks to calcium bicarbonate

The breakdown of rocks by plant roots

The formation of clay minerals from feldspars in granites

The disintergration of rocks by freeze-and-thaw action

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Question 32 Rapport

Which of these three west Africa countries have economic deposit of iron ore?

Nigeria, Mali and Upper Volta

Niger, Mali and Mauritania

Nigeria, Guinea and Sierral Leone

Mali, Sengal and Sierra Leone

Liberia Sierra Leone and Togo

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Regional Geography Of Africa

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Question 33 Rapport

Which of the following shipping routes carries the world's heaviest ocean traffic?

Mediterranean - Suez Canal - Indian Ocean

Western Europe - Caribbean

Eastern North America - Western Europe

West Coast United States - Panama Canal

Western Europe - southern Africa - Australia

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Question 34 Rapport

A volcanic eruption is most likely to be violet when?

volcano is near the sea

neck of the volcano is sealed by a plug

lava is viscous

lava reaches the surface through a fissure

volcano is below an ocean

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Question 35 Rapport

Name the feature crossed by the footpath between points Y and Z

Spur

Wind gap

Gorge

Dry valley

Ridge

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Question 36 Rapport

What is the size, in square kilometres of the area covered by the map?

64.0 sq.km

62.0 sq.km

58.0 sq.km

55.0 sq.km

51.0 sq.km

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Question 37 Rapport

Which of these is NOT characteristic of the tropical rain forest?

There is a great variety of trees present

Many of trees have large buttresses

The trees are usually arranged in layers

There are many climbing plants

Epiphytes are rare

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Question 38 Rapport

Towns in developing countries today are growing very rapidly, mainly through?

an increasing birth rate

a decrease death rate

migration from rural areas

influx of refugees from guerrilla wars

migration to rural areas

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Question 39 Rapport

The following major dam projects are located in Nigeria. Identify them?

Kainji,Tiga,Bakolori and Akosombo

Kainji, Bakolori, Shiroro and Tiga

Shiroro, Asewan, Kariba and Kainji

Kainji, Tiga, Kariba and Akosombo

Aswan,Tiga, Akosombo and Kariba

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Question 40 Rapport

Which of the following areas is subject to frequent earthquarkes?

The Canandian Shield

Northern Australia

North West Africa

South Africa

The Sahara Desert

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Question 41 Rapport

In which one of the following sections of a hill slope would you expect the soil to be deepest and most moist? The

footslope

midslope

summit

upper slope

fall slope

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Question 42 Rapport

The three leading manufacturing countries of the world are?

Japan, USA and Italy

USA, Britain and Hong Kong

Japan, Western Germany and Britain

China, Japan and Brazil

Japan, USA and Western Germany

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Industry

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Question 43 Rapport

Which ONE of the following areas is an important wet season grazing areas for Fulani cattle?

Benue Valley

Niger Valley

Borgu Game Reserve

Jos Plateau

Yankari Game

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Question 44 Rapport

The length of the main road to the nearest kilometre is

7 kilometre

10 kilometre

12 kilometre

14 kilometre

20 kilometre

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Question 45 Rapport

In Nigeria, Landforms of volcanic and intrusive structures can be seen near each other in one of the following areas. Which one?

The Afemai Hills

The Idanre Hills

The Cross - River Plains

The high plains of Hausaland

The Jos Plateau

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Question 46 Rapport

The direct flight from town X on longitude 42°30'E to town Y on longitude 5°E takes 4(1/2) hours. If an aeroplane leaves town X at 10.00 a.m local time, what will be the local time in town Y when it arrives there?

2.30 p.m

10.00 a.m

12 noon

7.30 a.m

2.00 p.m

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Question 47 Rapport

Which of the following is NOT true of most developing countries?

The depend essentially on agricultural produuction