JAMB UTME - Geography - 1987

Growth of world population over anyone period of time is best explained by?

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Which of these is a major controlling factor of the climate of a place?

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Which of the following expresses the main advantages of road transportation?

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Improved agricultural production in Cote d'Ivoire is due mainly to?

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Which of the following industries is likely be located at the source of its major raw materials?

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The rain forest of South America is often referred to as?

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Four elements of the natural environment which influence rural land use are?

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The railway extension from J to M was constructed in the 1960s to evacuate

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Which of these African mountains is NOT volcanic?

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Which of the following represents the cheapest mode of transportation?

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Which of the following factors explains the temperature difference between Dakar and Ouaga-dougou?

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The irrigation project in the area marked Q is devoted to the cultivation of

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The direct effect of sheet erosion on soils is the?

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Intervisibility is possible between the points marked X and Y because the intervening slope is

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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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Entrenched meanders, unpaired alluvial terraces and Knickpoints are features associated with?

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The two locations marked X and Y have workable deposits of

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The level of urbanization in a country means the?

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The temperature of the warmest month at Station X is

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Urban centers originate mainly as zones of?

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Mangrove vegetation is found along the coast of?

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Why is the fallow period decreasing in the agricultural areas of West Africa?

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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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The bearing of Jata from Adaba is approximately

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Which of these sets of economic activities is completely primary?

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The landform feature at the centre of the map can best be described as

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The shaded areas marked R and S are noted for the production of

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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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Salinity in Black Sea is generally lower than the average for the oceans on the same latitudes because?

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The major world exporters of wool are?

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The point marked N which is the site of hydroelectric power project is at the

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Which of the following farming systems is likely to give rise to nucleated rural settlements?

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In which of the following types of vegetation would cork oak and Aleppo pine be found?

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The total area covered by the map is approximately

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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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A coastline of drowned river valleys is called a?

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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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The most obvious evidence of over population in some parts of south eastern Nigeria is the?

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Most Africa economies are characterized by?

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The annual range of temperature at Station X is

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The major export products of Nambia are?

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The best soil conservation practices are those aimed at?

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Which of these economic activities is LEAST characteristic of a typical urban centre?

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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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The temperature in both July and September at Station X is

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In which of the following types of climate are cyclones most prevalent?

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Fishing is the mainstay of the economy of?

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Latitudes 66 1/2° North and South of the Equator are important because they?

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A manufacturing industry would tend to be market-oriented if the?

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The Bakolori irrigation scheme is located near?

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