Jamb 2007 Geography Past Questions And Answers
1
Which of the following is likely to be found in an oasis in the Sahara Desert?
- A. Raffia palm
- B. Oil palm
- C. Date palm
- D. Dum palm
2
The categorization of manufacturing industries as traditional crafts and factory industry is based on?
- A. the nature of final product
- B. labour intensity
- C. the form of technology
- D. capital intensity
3
A major characteristic of an urban settlement is that it is?
- A. industrialized
- B. limited in function
- C. homogenous
- D. heterogeneous
4
The speed and capacity of a train are influenced by the?
- A. length of the railway line
- B. the edge of the railway line
- C. width of the railway gauge
- D. depth of the railway line
5
The narrow neck of water separating Africa from Europe in the northwest is the?
- A. Cape of Good Hope
- B. Suez Canal
- C. Strait of Gibealtar
- D. Canaray Island
6
Birth and death rates are often stated as the number of cases per?
- A. 1 000 per year
- B. 1 000 000 per year
- C. 10 per year
- D. 100 per year
7
A slope is said to be even when the contours are?
- A. equally spaced
- B. concentric
- C. closely spaced
- D. irregularly spaced
8
A poor settlement on the edge of a city is known as a?
- A. shanty town
- B. ghetto
- C. new town
- D. slum
9
The two primary causes of ocean currents are?
- A. differential algae development and sunlight penetration
- B. differential salinity and temperature variation
- C. variation in evaporation and coral development
- D. location of settlements and sea-level pressure
10
The total length of the railway line is approximately
- A. 11.5km
- B. 9.5km
- C. 12.5km
- D. 10.5km