Jamb Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 236:

• JAMB 1981

When one looks at a soil profile, the first characteristic to be notice is soil?

A. Colour
B. Texture
C. Consistency
D. Structure
E. Moisture

Question 237:

• JAMB 1981

Which of these statements is NOT true of the burning of savannah?

A. The heat destorys many minerals needed by plants
B. The soil is easily eroded
C. Fire burns off organic matter which enrich the soil
D. Some insect pests are destroyed
E. Its makes the temperature of soil too high for the plants

Question 238:

• JAMB 1981

Among West Africa countries, Togo is a leading exporter of?

A. Coffee
B. Sugar
C. Iron ore
D. Phosphates
E. Limestone

Question 239:

• JAMB 1981

Why is rainfall in northern Chile and along the coastal belt of southern Peru so low?

A. Because the coast is washed by a cool current
B. Because the area lies in the leeward side of the Andes
C. Because the area lies on the windward side of the Andes
D. Because the coast is washed by warm current
E. Because the area is a desert

Question 240:

• JAMB 1981

Rivers can erode their beds through the process of?

A. Abrasion
B. Exfoliation
C. Attrition
D. Intrusion `
E. Deposition