Jamb Geography 1985 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1985

Which of the following groups of landforms is associated with sandstone formations in Nigeria?

A. Cuseta, gullies, dry valleys, residual hills
B. Cuesta, bornhard, gullies, dry valleys
C. Cuesta, inselbergs, escarpments, dry valleys,
D. Bornhardts, inscarpbergs , gullies, cornstones
E. Cuesta, residual hills, escarpments,corestones,

Question 7:

• JAMB 1985

Remnants of folded structures are found in the?

A. Fouta Djallon Highlands and Eungu Scarp
B. Adamawa Highlands and Akwapim Hills
C. Fouta Djallon Highlands and Adamawa Highlands
D. Akwapim Hills and Eungu Scarp
E. Adamawa Highlands and Eungu Scarp

Question 8:

• JAMB 1985

Which of the following groups of features is normally associated with the old age of a river?

A. Meaner terraces, point bars and knick points
B. Point bars, U-shaped valleys and ox-bow lakes
C. Meander terraces, point bars and natural levees
D. Sand bars, terraces, knick points and natural levees
E. Meander terraces, sand bars and steep gradients

Question 9:

• JAMB 1985

Which of the following timber trees are found in the Tropical Rain Forest of Africa?

A. Obeche and Pine
B. Iroko and Eucalyptus
C. Obeche and Mahogany
D. Teak and Obeche
E. Mahogany and Teak

Question 10:

• JAMB 1985

The distinctive character of tropical red soil is BEST described as?

A. Deep, highly leached,with high kaolin clay and iron content
B. Deep, deep, humus-rich, with high kaolin clay and abundant iron concretions
C. Deep, deep, humus-rich, dark-coloured, with distinct cacareous horizons
D. Deep, acidic with high kaolin clay content and weatherable minerals