JAMB UTME - Geography - 1985

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

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

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

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

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

*T = Temperature

*R = Rainfall

The mean annual rainfall of station Y is

A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement because?

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?

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

*T = Temperature

*R = Rainfall

Station Y is located in the northern Hemisphere because the

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

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

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

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

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

Where in the night-time longest on Christmas Day?

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

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

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

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

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

The following lakes have outlets to the sea EXCEPT Lake?

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

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

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

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

The feature marked X is

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

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

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

Large-scale wheat production is associated with the?

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

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?

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

Tropical forests compared with temperate forests have?

What climatic type is illustrated in the diagram above?

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

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

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

Remnants of folded structures are found in the?

The perimeter of Lake Ehoma is approximately

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

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

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

The earth?

The term 'mass movement' means the movement of?

From the table above, it can be deduced that

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

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

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

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