Jamb Geography 1998 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1998

A desert landform made up of alternate horizontal layers of soft and hard rocks and characterized by ridges and furrows aligned in the direction of the wind is known as?

A. Yardang
B. Zeugen
C. Horst
D. Playa

Question 12:

• JAMB 1998

When a river capture occurs, the beheaded stream is called the?

A. Pirate
B. Gap
C. Elbow
D. Misfit

Question 13:

• JAMB 1998

The world's principal fishing regions are located on continental shelves where?

A. There are no noticeable ocean currents meet
B. There are cold ocean currents
C. There are no warm ocean currents
D. Cold and warm currents meet

Question 14:

• JAMB 1998

What do the Canaries and Guinea currents have in common?

A. They are warm currents
B. They are cold currents
C. They wash the western coast
D. They flow away from the equator

Question 15:

• JAMB 1998

After condensation, the rate of cooling of a rising air mass decreases because it becomes?

A. Stable
B. Lighter
C. Denser
D. Warmer