Geography 1997 Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 11 :

• JAMB 1997

Which of the following factors best explains the generally low isolation in the high latitudes?

A. Altitude
B. Continentally
C. Longitudinal position
D. Angel of inclination

Question 12 :

• JAMB 1997

In the northern winter, two well- defined low pressure cells are centered respectively on the North Atlantic Oceans because?

A. The sea is relatively warmer than the land
B. There are warm ocean currents
C. The northern parts of the oceans are shallow
D. The seas are swept by strong winds

Question 13 :

• JAMB 1997

Planetary winds are deflected on crossing the Equator due mainly to the effects of?

A. Coriolis force
B. Ferrel's law
C. The jet stream
D. Gravitational force

Question 14 :

• JAMB 1997

Which savannah vegetation is characterized by grasses of about one metre high and scattered trees with flattish canopy?

A. Sahel
B. Sudan
C. Guinea
D. Derived

Question 15 :

• JAMB 1997

The process by which materials are physically transferred from one soil layer to another is called?

A. Leaching
B. Physical weathering
C. Illuviation
D. Eluviation