Jamb Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 176:

• JAMB 1979

Two points on a river are 10.4km apart and one stands 400metres above the other. What is the gradient along the river between the points?

A. 1 in 20
B. 1 in 24
C. 1 in 26
D. 1 in 32
E. 1 in 36

Question 177:

• JAMB 1980

The true bearing, to the nearest degree of the highest peak in the mapped area from the center of the bridge across River Obe is?

A. 199°
B. 239°
C. 249°
D. 319°
E. 339°

Question 178:

• JAMB 1980

The true bearing, to the nearest degree of the highest peak in the mapped area from the center of the bridge across River Obe is?

A. 199°
B. 239°
C. 249°
D. 319°
E. 339°

Question 179:

• JAMB 1980

Ketegi settlement is typically a

A. Scarpfoot settlement
B. Foot-hill settlement
C. Wet-point settlement
D. Dry-point settlement
E. Confluence settlement

Question 180:

• JAMB 1980

The feature running across the middle of the mapped area from N.W TO S.E, on which most of the settlements are located, is a (an)

A. Ridge
B. Hill
C. Escarpment
D. Knoll
E. Cuesta