Jamb Geography 1987 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1987

Entrenched meanders, unpaired alluvial terraces and Knickpoints are features associated with?

A. Rejuvenated river valleys
B. Emergent coastkands
C. Rivers in arid zones
D. The middle stage of the cycle erosion

Question 7:

• JAMB 1987

A coastline of drowned river valleys is called a?

A. Fiord coastline
B. Neutral coastline
C. Raised coastline
D. Ria coastline

Question 8:

• JAMB 1987

When subjected to sufficient stress, rocks break and sometimes move along the plane of fracture and are displaced. This process is known as?

A. Faulting
B. Warping
C. Folding
D. Jointing

Question 9:

• JAMB 1987

Salinity in Black Sea is generally lower than the average for the oceans on the same latitudes because?

A. There is higher evaporation of the sea water
B. Precipitation is exceptionally high
C. Large rivers empty into the sea
D. The sea water does not mix freely

Question 10:

• JAMB 1987

Which of the following factors explains the temperature difference between Dakar and Ouaga-dougou?

A. Latitude
B. Distance from the sea
C. Altitude
D. Vegetation cover