2021 - JAMB Geography Past Questions and Answers - page 1
1
Which of the following is NOT a way by which the soil gains nitrogen?
A
Denitrification
B
Application of organic manure
C
Electrical discharge
D
Symbiotic nitrogen fixation
2
Where the salinity of an ocean is high
A
The ocean water is dense and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
B
The ocean water is dense and creeps at the bottom of the ocean towards low salinity areas
C
The ocean water is light and flows at the ocean surface towards a high salinity area
D
The ocean water is light and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
3
Which of the following is NOT responsible for the concentration of industries in eastern United States of America?
A
Large market
B
Natural resources
C
Inadequate capital
D
High technology
4
Which of the following is a problem of landlocked countries?
A
Security of goods
B
Political stability
C
Low freight cost
D
Political independence
5
If the scale of a map is 2 cm to 1 km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20 cm?
A
5 km
B
2.5 km
C
10 km
D
20 km
6
Which of the following is NOT caused by the earth's rotation?
A
Day and night
B
Seasonal changes
C
Deflection of winds
D
Deflection of ocean currents
7
Which of the following is the system of agriculture referred to as "land rotation"?
A
Bush fallow
B
Crop rotation
C
Mixed farming
D
Shifting cultivation
8
Sparse population in the middle belt of Nigeria cannot be attributed to
A
Absence of major industries
B
Absence of major minerals
C
Poor soil
D
Slave trade
9
Geo-referencing in GIS is referred to as
A
Assigning spatial location to data
B
Data acquisition
C
Data management
D
Manipulation and analysis
10
An example of a coastline of emergence is
A
A raised beach
B
An estuarine coast
C
A Dalmatian coast
D
A ria coast
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