2022 - JAMB Geography Past Questions and Answers - page 2
11
The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to
A
Shortage of labour
B
Absence of many rivers
C
Absence of pure stands of trees
D
Low quality of available timber
12
An important mineral deposit in South Africa which attracted a large number of white settlers is
A
Iron in Durban
B
Copper in Cape Town
C
Gold in Witwatersrand
D
Aluminium in Johannesburg
13
Which of the following states in Nigeria is the leading producer of cocoa?
A
Kano
B
Benue
C
Borno
D
Ondo
14
Which of the following is NOT a major river basin in Nigeria?
A
The Cross River Basin
B
The Niger Basin
C
The South Atlantic Basin
D
The Sokoto Basin
15
Which of the following is a vegetation characteristic of the tropical rainforest?
A
Trees are not in pure stand
B
Tough, small, leathery, hairy leaves to guard against excessive transpiration
C
Trees are conical in shape
D
There is high undergrowth
16
Which of the following is NOT a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?
A
Poor technological know-how
B
Adequacy of capital
C
Unreliability
D
Fear of competition with established energy sources
17
Which of the following is NOT part of the outer structure of the earth?
A
Mesosphere
B
Atmosphere
C
Biosphere
D
Hydrosphere
18
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
19
In a combined maximum and minimum thermometer, the difference between the hottest and coldest temperatures of the day gives the
A
Diurnal range of temperature
B
Mean daily temperature
C
Minimum daily temperature
D
Maximum daily temperature
20
What is the failure of the end point of a closed traverse to fall exactly on its point of origin called?
A
Error of compass
B
Traverse error
C
Error of closure
D
Field error
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