2024 - JAMB Geography Past Questions and Answers - page 3
21
Temperatures of adjacent coastlands are reduced when on-shore winds blow over cold currents because the
A
Current increases the total rainfall in such areas
B
Current influences the temperature of the prevailing winds
C
Rainfall in sunny areas is usually heavy
D
Current influences the air pressure
22
If the local time at a place X is 12.00 noon when the G.M.T. is 5.00 a.m., then X is located on longitude
A
75°W
B
10°W
C
105°E
D
75°E
23
Which of the following climatic types is found on the western margins of continents between latitudes 30° and 40° North and South of the Equator?
A
China type
B
Mediterranean
C
Sudan savanna
D
Monsoon
24
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
A
Gneiss
B
Granite
C
Lignite
D
Mica
25
A great advantage of basin irrigation is that
A
The basin helps to trap much alluvium to enrich the soil
B
It makes it possible to irrigate larger areas
C
It is an expensive means of irrigation
D
Water is not wasted
26
The climatic belts recognised by the Greeks were
A
Hot, mild and cool
B
Equatorial, polar and torrid
C
Torrid, temperate and frigid
D
Hot, cold and medium
27
Which of the following countries is located within the Horn of Africa?
A
Kenya
B
Djibouti
C
Chad
D
Swaziland
28
A large expanse of low, level land, formed due to an uplift of part of the sea floor bordering a continent is called
A
A deltaic plain
B
An outwash plain
C
A flood plain
D
A coastal plain
29
Which of the following is an effect of rural-urban migration on the source region?
A
Rural unemployment
B
Rural depopulation
C
Urban depopulation
D
Rural congestion
30
On 21 June, when the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer, places in the Northern Hemisphere experience
A
Shorter day and longer night
B
Longer day and night
C
Longer day and shorter night
D
Twilight
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