Jamb Geography 2020 Past Questions and Answers

Question 76:

• JAMB 2020

Plants in the savannah are adapted mainly to alternating periods of high and low?

A. Light intensities
B. Water supply
C. Temperatures
D. Soil salinity

Question 77:

• JAMB 2020

The prosperity of Kenya depends on the cultivation of

A. Coffee, sisal and rice
B. Coffee, cocoa and rice
C. Coffee, rubber and maize
D. Coffee, maize and sisal

Question 78:

• JAMB 2020

Which of the following is not an example of mineral resources?

A. Latex
B. Zinc
C. Coal
D. Tin

Question 79:

• JAMB 2020

Arrange the following scales in ascending order: 1:50,000, 1:200,000, 1:200, 1:300,000

A. 1:200,1:50,000,1:200,000, 1:300,000
B. 1:300,000,1:200,000,1:50,000,1:200
C. 1:50,000, 1:200,000,1:300,000, 1:200
D. 1:300,000, 1:200, 1:50,000, 1:200,000

Question 80:

• JAMB 2020

Which of the following is not a precaution to be taken when making a compass traverse?

A. The bearing should not be observed from a position close to strongly magnetic materials
B. The 'back' bearing should be taken from the other end of the line and should differ from the 'on'/'forward' bearing by exactly 180\(^{o}\)
C. All magnetic materials should be removed from the body and pockets of the reader before the bearing is taken
D. The compass must be held vertically so that the edge of the card does not rub against the top of the compass