JAMB UTME - Geography - 1983 | Green Bridge CBT

Question 1 Report

A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement in that it?

usually occurs at the meeting point of several roads

often occurs in adensely populated area

is usually found in a forest area

is compact

contains more people

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Question 2 Report

The drainage pattern of the area shown on the map is best described as

Dendritic

Radial

Trellis

Rectangular

Annular

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Question 3 Report

The above diagram on which the contour are in metres, shows a

drumlin

knoll

volcanic cone

Block mountain

mesa

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Question 4 Report

A deflation hollow is produced by?

glacial erosion

wave erosion

wind erosion

solution

river erosion

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Question 5 Report

The most outstanding maize-growing area of Nigeria is the?

Savanna lands of South-western Nigeria

Ikom-Obubra of Cross River State

Bendel State

Cross River Plains

Niger-Benue trough

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Question 6 Report

In which of these continents is there no true desert?

North America

Australia

Europe

Asia

South America

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Question 7 Report

A profile drawn along M-P east of Parko - Ego road on the map describes a

Ridge

Scarp

Concave slope

Convex slope

Broken ridge

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Question 8 Report

Which of the following is NOT applicable when describing desert soils?

High acidity

Poorly developed horizons

Shallow depths

High alkalinity

Coarse texture

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Question 9 Report

The population density of a country is calculated on the basis of the?

rate of population increase

birth rate and the the death rate

number of people migrating to the country

size of the country in relation to the population

number of people living in the towns

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Question 10 Report

What type of climate experienced in the region 'P' shaded on the map

Cool temperate Western Margin

Tropical Marina

Tropical Monsoon

Mediterranean

Tropical continental

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Question 11 Report

Which of the following rivers does NOT drain into the Atlantic Ocean?

The Nile

The Orange

The Volta

The Congo

The Amazon

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Question 12 Report

In which of the following is a steel rolling mill located?

Bauchi

Eungu

Jos

Aladja

Minna

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Question 13 Report

Which of these is CORRECT about the industrial economy of Zaria?

Well intergated railway system

Abundance of high skilled labour

Availability of large international market

Abundance of minerals

Cheap air transport

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Question 14 Report

Which of the following countries is both leading producer and the greatest consumer of petroleum products?

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

The United Kingdom

The United States of America

Nigeria

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Question 15 Report

A map with a scale of 1:40,000 is reduced to one quarter of its size, what is the new scale of the map?

1:20,000

1:40,000

1:60,000

1:80,000

1:100,000

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Question 16 Report

Which of the following major soils types is found in the Savannah areas of Nigeria?

Podzols

Ferralitic red soils

Chernozems

Ferruginous tropical soils

Brown earths

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Question 17 Report

Which of these geographical phenomena is found only in the Northern Hemisphere?

Tropical rain forest

Mediterranean woodland

Hot desert oasis

Tundra vegetation

Coniferous forest

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Question 18 Report

Although the rubber tree is a native of Brazil most of the world's natural rubber is now produced in?

Burma

Colombia

Nigeria

Zaire

Malaysia

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Question 19 Report

The term 'catena' describes the?

effect of topography on soil series

sequence of modified soil along a slope profile

changes in soil fertility along a slope profile

group of soil on sedimentary rocks

colour differences in soils along slope profile

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Question 20 Report

The major bauxite-producing countries of West Africa are?

Guinea and Nigeria

Guinea and Ghana

Ivory Coast and Ghana

Sierra Leone and Guinea

Senegal and Ghana

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Question 21 Report

If a map has a scale of 1:50,000 and oil palm plantation is represented on the map by a rectangle 4cm by 3cm, what is the area of the plantation?

3sq. km

4sq. km

12sq.km

20sq.km

25sq.km

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Question 22 Report

Pulp-wood, which is used in the manufacturing of paper, cardboard and cellulose, is derived mainly from?

coniferous forests

tropical rain forests

savannah woodlands

desert plants

broad-leaved forests

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Question 23 Report

The location of the spot height(160m) east of fari near the centre of the map of obodo may be described as a

Col

Pass

Road gap

Wind

Spur

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Question 24 Report

Which of the following landforms is NOT due tot he process of glacial erosion?

Valley-bench

Hanging valley

Corrie

Arete

Esker

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Question 25 Report

Which of the following statement is NOT true of all the highland regions of Rwanda-Burundi, Kenya and Ethiopia?

There is heavy pressure of population on land

There is serveral soil erosion

There is heavy fragmentation of land among the farmers

Coffee is the main cash crop

There are many hydro-electric power stations

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Question 26 Report

On the scale of 1: 12,500 converted to a statement scale, one centimeter would represent?

0.125km

1.25.00km

2.500km

12.500km

125.000km

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Question 27 Report

Which of the following is NOT an African waterway?

The Orange

The Nile

The Mackenzie

The Volta

The Zambezi

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Question 28 Report

The pair of countries which has the largest area of coniferous forest in the world is made up of Canada and?

the U.S.A

Norway

the U.S.S.R

Brazil

New Zealand

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Question 29 Report

The Altas fold mountain system is found in?

North-West Africa

Cape Province, South Africa

The Horn of Africa

The Republic of Zarie

West Africa

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Question 30 Report

The sea with the highest degree of salinity in the world is the?

Caspian Sea

Dead Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Baltic Sea

Red Sea

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Question 31 Report

Which one of the following places in Nigeria is NOT the location of a cement factory?

Yandev

Sokoto

Sagamu

Makurdi

Calabar

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Question 32 Report

Which ONE of the following ports occupies the best natural site in West Africa?

Lagos

Monrovia

Freetown

Banjul

Tema

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Question 33 Report

Which of the following types of vegetable is characterized by acidic soils?

Steppe

Sahel savanna

Coniferous forest

Temperate grassland

Desert

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Question 34 Report

Which of the main crop growth in the Ghezira plains?

Wheat

Millet

Cotton

Rice

Sugarcane

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Question 35 Report

The ocean currents marked X and Y are the

Cold Saharan Current and cold Namibian current

Warm canaries Current an dwarm Bengueka current

Warm gulk-stream and warm Humbolt current

Cool Cnaries current and cool Benguela current

Warm canaries current and cool mozambique current

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Question 36 Report

If the temperature at sea level at the foot of Cameroon Mountain is 32°C, what is the temperature at the summit which is 4,000m above sea level given an environmental lapse rate of sea level given environmental lapse rate of 0.65°C of 100cm?

-2°C

4°C

6°C

8°C

10°C

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Question 37 Report

Which of the following irrigation projects in Nigeria is devoted to sugarcane cultivation?

Bakolori

Badeggi

Kano River

Numan

South Chad

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Question 38 Report

ONE area which carries a very high density of rural population is the?

Amazon basin

Scandinavian group of countries

Sudan

Ganges Valley

South-east of Australia

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Question 39 Report

The main objective of the 'Green Revolution' programme in Nigeria is to encourage?

irrigation agriculture

large-scale production of cereals

improvement in crop yield and total output

large-scale mechanization

importation of fertilizers

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Question 40 Report

The length of the railway line shown on obodo map is

13.75km

16.75km

19.75km

22.75km

25.75km

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Question 41 Report

Adiabatic cooling' is the cooling of rising air as a result of?

increase altitude

expansion and internal loss of heat

movement on the windward side of mountains

instability

advection

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Question 42 Report

ONE region which is known for large-scale production of wheat is the?

Veld of South Africa

Hwang Ho Valley

Ukraine

Paris Basin

London Basin

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Question 43 Report

Low birth rate and low death rate are characteristics of?

Brazil

Indian

Nigeria

Mexico

The United Kingdom

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Question 44 Report

The three most important grain crops of the world are?

guinea corn, millet and rice

wheat, rice and millet

rice, wheat and maize

rice, millet and maize

rice, wheat and guinea corn

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Question 45 Report

An international football match is scheduled to start at 4.45p.m local time in Alexandria, Egypt, which lies on Longitude 30°E. What will be the local time at Bouake, Ivory Coast, on Longitude 5°W?

2.05 p.m

2.22 p.m

2.45 p.m

6.45p.m

7.05 p.m

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Question 46 Report

Which of the following is NOT a sedimentary rock?

slate