2017 JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - page 1

Correct Option: B

Solution All other options are wrong because according to the answers provided, only dependency ratio has to do with dependents
dependency ratio is a measure of the portion of a population composed of dependents(people too young or too old to work)

Correct Option: A

Solution Africa is bounded on the north by Mediterranean sea which separates it from Europe
Atlantic ocean is located south of Africa, Red Sea at the north - east and the Indian ocean at the east

Correct Option: D

Solution Tropical areas are the areas of the world that are near the equator where the weather is very warm. Temperature determines season in the tropics.
Transpiration is the passage of water or vapor from a living body through a membrane or pores
Rainfall is the amount of rain that falls on a particular area, since the tropic is predominantly temperate, rainfall has no impact in determining seasons there
Evaporation is about converting liquid to vapor. It is just a process and a determinant factor in season determination

Correct Option: C

Solution The moon has no light and so depends on the sun. The same goes for the earth, when the moon comes in between the sun and earth, it block the light coming from the sun directly to earth, hence lunar eclipse occur.

Correct Option: A

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Correct Option: C

Solution Canberra is the capital of Australia, Abuja the capital of Nigeria and Brasilia the capital of Brasil
Chicago is a city in Illinois, United state
Rhur is a district in Germany
New Delhi is the capital of India
Calcutta is now known as Kolkata it is a city in India

Correct Option: D

Solution Farming is the most important economic activity because other economic activities

Correct Option: B

Solution The shiroro power plants is hydro - electric, other potions are thermal and that makes Shiroro right
Both Egbin and Ijora power plants are located in Lagos and are thermal
The afarn thermal plant is found in river state and it depends on natural gas to function

Correct Option: B

Solution An ox-bow lake is an U shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from mainstream of a river is cut off creating a free standing body of water. there must be a meander before an ox-bow lake is formed. A meander in general is a bend in water course of a river which end up creating a curve

Correct Option: B

Solution Guinea's capital conkry
Algiers is the capital of Algeria, Antananarivo is for Madagascar while Johannesburg is a city in South-Africa