Jamb Geography 1988 Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• JAMB 1988

Which vegetation type is found in regions with the following characteristics? i. Temperature generally over 20°C during the summer. ii Rainfall only during the winter months

A. Conifers
B. Chaparrels
C. Temperate grasses
D. Mosses and lichens

Question 17:

• JAMB 1988

The vegetation consists of small trees and shrubs many of which have the ability to store water in their stem. Their leaves are small and commonly covered with wax. This description fits the vegetation of?

A. Coastal Tanzania
B. North-east Brazil
C. Coastal British Columbia
D. North-east Queensland

Question 18:

• JAMB 1988

Two major groups of immature and weekly developed soils in Nigeria are?

A. Regosols and ferrisols
B. Lithosols and ferrisols
C. Ferrisols and ferrasols
D. Regosols and lithosols

Question 19:

• JAMB 1988

A mature soil with distinct horizons, occurring in a particular climatic zone, but influenced strongly by topography, is best described as?

A. Zonal
B. Intrazonal
C. Azonal
D. Alluvial

Question 20:

• JAMB 1988

In which of the following is the soil matched with the wrong type of climate?

A. Podzol: Cool temperate
B. Chernozem: temperate desert
C. Brown soils : Warm temperate
D. Lateritic soils: tropical