Jamb Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 231:

• JAMB 1981

Where does heavy precipitation tend to occur in the world?

A. Areas immedidately around the poles
B. On the leeward side of highlands
C. Where temperature are high and winds blow off shore
D. Where pressure is high and air sinks
E. Where consistent high temperatures favor the rising of air

Question 232:

• JAMB 1981

Which of the following is a feature of a rejuvenated drainage system?

A. Braided channel
B. Levees
C. Incised meaners
D. Ox-bow lakes
E. Potholes

Question 233:

• JAMB 1981

Which of the following rock types is non-sedimentary?

A. Basalt
B. Coal
C. Limestone
D. Rocksalt
E. Sandstone

Question 234:

• JAMB 1981

Plants takes up mineral nutrients in solution from the soil. Some of these are required in large quantities while others are needed in small quantities. Which of these is required in small quantities?

A. Nitrogen
B. Potassium
C. Iron
D. Sulphur
E. Cacium

Question 235:

• JAMB 1981

Two factors which together cause the varying length of day and night are?

A. Inclination of the earth on its axis and the rotation of the earth on its axis
B. Inclination of the earth on its axis and the revolution of the earth on its elliptical orbit
C. The rotation of the eart on its axis and the revolution of the moon round the earth
D. Inclination of the earth on its axis and the revolution of the moon round the earth
E. The revolution of the earth on its elliptical orbit and the inclination of the moon on its axis