2023 - JAMB Geography Past Questions and Answers - page 2
11
The type of energy that is most environmentally friendly is
A
Thermal
B
Nuclear
C
Hydro electric
D
Solar
12
River regime is best described as the
A
Seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river
B
Period a river overflows its bank
C
Amount of load a river carries
D
Rate at which a river flows
13
The land-use activities which can be considered responsible for soil erosion in the tropics are
A
Irrigation, terrace farming and crop rotation
B
Mining, bush fallowing and market gardening
C
Industrialisation, monoculture and lumbering
D
Bush fallowing, overgrazing and monoculture
14
The world's greatest gold producer is
A
South Africa
B
Ghana
C
Nigeria
D
Canada
15
Water vapour is turned into water droplets by the process of
A
Convection
B
Evaporation
C
Liquefaction
D
Condensation
16
Which of the following rocks is organically formed?
A
Coal
B
Grit
C
Shale
D
Gypsum
17
The instrument used to measure the duration of sunshine is the
A
Campbell-stokes recorder
B
Cup-anemometer
C
Aneroid barometer
D
Wet-bulb thermometer
18
Crater lakes are usually associated with areas
A
That have heavy fault lines
B
That have active volcanoes
C
That have extinct volcanoes
D
Where subsidence has taken place
19
Soil erosion by rain can be caused by all the following EXCEPT
A
Scanty vegetation
B
Aridity
C
Tropical rainstorms
D
Steep slopes
20
The highest concentration of industries in Nigeria is found in the
A
South-eastern zone
B
North-central zone
C
Western zone
D
Mid-western zone
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