2025 - JAMB Geography Past Questions and Answers - page 5
41
The heavy, dark soil found in floodable valley bottoms is
A
Lateritic soil
B
Hydromorphic soil
C
Ferrallitic soil
D
Podzolic soil
42
The main advantage of the chain survey over the prismatic compass survey is that the former
A
Does not require a base map
B
Yields relatively more accurate results
C
Closes its boundaries with no correction
D
Involves highly more portable equipment
43
More hydro-electric power projects should be constructed in Tropical Africa because
A
Skilled labour is scarce
B
There is an absence of waterfalls on rivers
C
There is an increasing demand for power
D
There is scanty rainfall
44
Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?
A
Lake Superior
B
Lake Victoria
C
Lake Malawi
D
Lake Chad
45
What does subsistence agriculture mean?
A
Agricultural production for household consumption
B
Agricultural production for cash
C
Extensive agriculture
D
Intensive agriculture
46
If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale?
A
1:100,000
B
1:25,000
C
1:200,000
D
1:250,000
47
Which of the following features is produced by water in desert areas?
A
Barchans
B
Yardangs
C
Wadis
D
Zeugens
48
On a world population map, which of the following is NOT generally a region of low population density?
A
The Island of Java
B
The Amazon forests
C
The hot deserts
D
Antarctica
49
Which of the following features is associated with the upper course of a river?
A
Delta
B
Levee
C
Meander
D
Waterfall
50
Which of the following best describes the characteristics of a rural settlement?
A
Large area coverage
B
Secondary activities
C
Primary activities
D
Tertiary activities
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