2022 - JAMB Geography Past Questions and Answers - page 1
1
Which of the following is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?
A
Loess
B
Seif
C
Barchan
D
Bajada
2
Which of the following is an effect of the earth's revolution?
A
Day and night
B
It determines a year
C
Dawn and Twilight
D
Apparent Sunrise and sunset
3
Which of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line?
A
Optical square
B
Station pegs
C
Offset staff
D
Steel band
4
The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth from the surface to the interior is
A
Sial, mantle, sima, core
B
Sima, sial, core, mantle
C
Core, mantle, sima, sial
D
Sial, sima, mantle, core
5
Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air?
A
Combustion
B
Respiration
C
Putrefaction
D
Photosynthesis
6
Country Y has a land area of 200,000 km² and a population of 10,000,000. What is its population density?
A
50 persons per km²
B
2,000 persons per km²
C
200 persons per km²
D
20 persons per km²
7
Tin-mining activities in Nigeria are the main cause of environmental degradation on the
A
Western Highlands
B
Eastern Highlands
C
Jos Plateau
D
Obudu Plateau
8
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
9
The lowest part of the soil profile is known as
A
Top soil
B
Sub soil
C
Parent materials
D
Bedrock
10
On maps, lines drawn to join all places in the ocean having an equal degree of salinity are called
A
Isohalines
B
Isobars
C
Isosalines
D
Isossal
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