Jamb Geography 1993 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 1993

The variation in the volume of water in a river over time is known as its?

A. Regime
B. Discharge
C. Fluctuation
D. Velocity

Question 7:

• JAMB 1993

Which of the following features is formed by the lower plucking, grinding and dragging action of ice?

A. Hanging valley
B. Arete
C. Pyramidal peak
D. Cirque

Question 8:

• JAMB 1993

Which of the following are associated with the lower course of a river?

A. Gorge, rapids and waterfalls
B. Corrasion, corrosion and attrition
C. Floodplains, ox-bow lakes and deltas
D. Meanders, cliff and spurs

Question 9:

• JAMB 1993

The decrease in temperature at the rate of 6.5°C for every 1,000m of ascent is termed?

A. Dry adiabatic lapse rate
B. Normal lapse rate
C. Wet adiabatic lapse rate
D. Temperature inversion

Question 10:

• JAMB 1993

Lands and sea breeze occurs as a result of?

A. Daily variations in temperature
B. Rotation of the the earth on its axis
C. Seasonal movement of the I.T.C.Z
D. Differential heating of land amd water