JAMB UTME - Geography - 1982

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

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

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

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Tropical cyclones arise in the belts of the?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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A volcanic eruption is most likely to be violet when?

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

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Ivory Coast has become famous in recent years for its modern agricultural development projects especially in respect of?

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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?

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

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

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

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Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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

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

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

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Which of the following is the main export from Uganda?

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Which of these is NOT a weathering process?

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

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The major areas of mixed farming in the world are also areas of?

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

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

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

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The length of the main road to the nearest kilometre is

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What is the average gradient of the slope marked G-H?

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

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The 'Mediterranean type' of climate refers to?

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

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

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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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What is the approximate height of the location marked X?

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

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

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The world's richest fishing grounds are to be found?

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Which of the following areas is subject to frequent earthquarkes?

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

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

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Poorly drained soils are good for the growth of?

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

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

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A river deposits its load of sediment if the?

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The three leading manufacturing countries of the world are?

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The major mountain belts of the world were produced through?

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Which of the instruments is used in measuring wind speed?

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

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