Jamb Geography 1980 Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 1980

The true bearing, to the nearest degree of the highest peak in the mapped area from the center of the bridge across River Obe is?

A. 199°
B. 239°
C. 249°
D. 319°
E. 339°

Question 2:

• JAMB 1980

The true bearing, to the nearest degree of the highest peak in the mapped area from the center of the bridge across River Obe is?

A. 199°
B. 239°
C. 249°
D. 319°
E. 339°

Question 3:

• JAMB 1980

Ketegi settlement is typically a

A. Scarpfoot settlement
B. Foot-hill settlement
C. Wet-point settlement
D. Dry-point settlement
E. Confluence settlement

Question 4:

• JAMB 1980

The feature running across the middle of the mapped area from N.W TO S.E, on which most of the settlements are located, is a (an)

A. Ridge
B. Hill
C. Escarpment
D. Knoll
E. Cuesta

Question 5:

• JAMB 1980

Which of these is not a likely reason why the only road on the mapped area runs along the elevated feature ?

A. It was built to avoid the low, floodable region
B. The road reduced to a minimum the cost of building ridges and culverts across the streams
C. The major settlements are on the elevation and the road connects to them
D. The elevation is relatively a low one and so does not constitute an obstacle to road construction
E. There is no other place through which the road could pass except on the elevation