Geography past questions: JAMB UTME 2023

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1.
"An open forest with evergreen, thick leathery leaves and woody stems with deep roots" is known as
1. A.mediterranean vegetation
2. B.montane vegetation
3. C.hot desert vegetation
4. D.tropical rainforest
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Answer: A mediterranean vegetation
2.
[see linked page: question refers to shared diagram/text above]
1. A.5,000mm
2. B.3000mm
3. C.4,800mm
4. D.6,500mm
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Answer: C 4,800mm
3.
A block mountain is formed as a result of
1. A.fission
2. B.vulcanisity
3. C.differential erosion
4. D.faulting
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Answer: C differential erosion
4.
A line joining all points of equal salinity is an
1. A.isoplech
2. B.isopach
3. C.isoba
4. D.isohaline
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Answer: D isohaline
5.
A major function performed by rural settlement is
1. A.commercial
2. B.industrial
3. C.administrative
4. D.agriculture
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Answer: D agriculture
6.
A piece of evidence that confirms that the earth is spherical is
1. A.solar system
2. B.earth's orbit
3. C.moon's eclipse
4. D.standard time
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Answer: C moon's eclipse
7.
A settlement where two rivers meet is called a
1. A.nodal town
2. B.linear settlement
3. C.nucleated settlement
4. D.confluence town
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Answer: D confluence town
8.
A slope is said to be even when the contours are
1. A.concentric
2. B.irregularly spaced
3. C.closely spaced
4. D.equally placed
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Answer: D equally placed
9.
A tremendous pressure or temperature change may lead to the formation of
1. A.gnesis
2. B.clay
3. C.limestone
4. D.granite
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Answer: A gnesis
10.
Africa has the largest potential reserve of hydro-electric power in the world because
1. A.it is surrounded by large oceans
2. B.many of the areas are not accessible
3. C.it has copious rainfall and many water falls
4. D.Africans have not developed the use of hydro-electric
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Answer: A it is surrounded by large oceans
11.
An example of a coastline of emergence is
1. A.a raised beach
2. B.a dalmation coast
3. C.a ria coast
4. D.an estuarian coast
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Answer: D an estuarian coast
12.
Barchan dunes move
1. A.at right angle to the prevailing wind
2. B.in the same direction as the prevailing winds
3. C.in the same direction as the prevailing winds
4. D.in a circular direction
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Answer: A at right angle to the prevailing wind
13.
Buying and selling of goods and services within a country is termed as [ ]
1. A.international trade
2. B.barter
3. C.foreign trade
4. D.internal trade
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Answer: D internal trade
14.
Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days and longer nights when the sun is overhead on the
1. A.Equator
2. B.Artic Circle
3. C.Tropic of Cancer
4. D.Tropic of Capricorn
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Answer: C Tropic of Cancer
15.
Crater lakes are usually associated with areas
1. A.that have heavy fault lines
2. B.that have active volcanoes
3. C.that have extinct volcanoes
4. D.where subsidence has taken place
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Answer: C that have extinct volcanoes
16.
Exports from Mali are most likely to pass through the sea port at
1. A.Banjul
2. B.Abidjan
3. C.Lagos
4. D.dakar
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Answer: B Abidjan
17.
In which erosional plain is an inselberg commonly found
1. A.pediplain
2. B.flood plain
3. C.penaplain
4. D.outerwash plain
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Answer: B flood plain
18.
Jos plateau is an example of a
1. A.Basalt plateau
2. B.Volcanic plateau
3. C.Plutonic plateau
4. D.Tectonic plateau
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Answer: B Volcanic plateau
19.
Kossou Dam is located on river
1. A.nile
2. B.volta
3. C.badama
4. D.cunene
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Answer: C badama
20.
One of the features of wind deposition is
1. A.a mesa
2. B.an inselberg
3. C.a ventifact
4. D.barchan
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Answer: C a ventifact
21.
Plateaux formed together with fold mountains are best described as
1. A.dissected
2. B.tactonic
3. C.intermoutau
4. D.piedmout
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Answer: D piedmout
22.
Quartz, fieldspar and mica are three principal mineral that can easily be seen in
1. A.limestone
2. B.basalt
3. C.coal
4. D.granite
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Answer: D granite
23.
River regime is best described as the
1. A.seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river
2. B.period a river overflows its bank
3. C.amount of load a river carries
4. D.rate at which a river flows
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Answer: D rate at which a river flows
24.
Rocks are said to be crystalline when the atoms forming them are
1. A.found in sedimentary rocks
2. B.found in crystalline rocks
3. C.arrenged in a deposit pattern
4. D.arranged vertically
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Answer: C arrenged in a deposit pattern
25.
Soil erosion by action of rain can be caused by all of the following except
1. A.tropical rainstorms
2. B.scanty vegetation
3. C.steep slopes
4. D.aridity
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Answer: D aridity
26.
Soil erosion by action of rain can be caused y all the following except
1. A.scanty vegetation
2. B.aridity
3. C.tropical rainstorms
4. D.steep slopes
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Answer: B aridity
27.
The broad-leafed evergreen and dense equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is called
1. A.blanos
2. B.campos
3. C.selvas
4. D.pampas
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Answer: C selvas
28.
The coastal regions of Sierra Leone record an annual rainfall of over
1. A.3000mm
2. B.6,500mm
3. C.4,800mm
4. D.5,000mm
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Answer: B 6,500mm
29.
The dam which is not used in Gezira is the
1. A.Aswan
2. B.Jebal Azula
3. C.Jebal Azula
4. D.Sennar
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Answer: C Jebal Azula
30.
The difference in time between two longitudes is approximately
1. A.15 hours
2. B.4 hours
3. C.40 minutes
4. D.4 minutes
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Answer: D 4 minutes
31.
The highest concentration of industries in Nigeria is found in the [ ]
1. A.South-eastern zone
2. B.North-central zone
3. C.Western zone
4. D.Mid-western zone
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Answer: C Western zone
32.
The instrument used to measure relative humidity is called
1. A.hygrometer
2. B.anemometer
3. C.barometer
4. D.thermometer
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Answer: A hygrometer
33.
The instrument used to measure the duration of sunshine is the
1. A.campbell-stokes recorder
2. B.cup-anemometer
3. C.aneroid barometer
4. D.aneroid barometer
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Answer: A campbell-stokes recorder
34.
The land-use activities which can be considered responsible for soil erosion in the tropics are
1. A.irrigation, terrace farming and crop rotation
2. B.mining, bush fallowing and market gardening
3. C.industrialization, monoculture and lumbering
4. D.bush fallowing, overgrazing and monoculture
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Answer: C industrialization, monoculture and lumbering
35.
The largest ocean in the world is the
1. A.Arctic ocean
2. B.Atlantic ocean
3. C.Indian ocean
4. D.Pacific ocean
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Answer: D Pacific ocean
36.
The main reason for which most manufacturing industries in West Africa are concentrated in cities and towns along the coast is that they have
1. A.a large number of warehouses
2. B.large urban market
3. C.a large pool of unskilled labour
4. D.numerous banks
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Answer: C a large pool of unskilled labour
37.
The major crop grown in the El juf Basin of Mali is
1. A.Cotton
2. B.cashew
3. C.cocoa
4. D.coffee
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Answer: A Cotton
38.
The most common form of migration experienced in countries of Tropical Africa is
1. A.urban-rural migration
2. B.rural-rural migration
3. C.urban-urban migration
4. D.rural-urban migration
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Answer: C urban-urban migration
39.
The sparse population in the middle belt of West Africa can be traced to all of the following except
1. A.inter-ethnic war
2. B.tsetse fly infestation
3. C.Arab slave trade in the North
4. D.concentration of industries
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Answer: D concentration of industries
40.
The sun is vertically overhead at the tropic of Caprison in
1. A.September 23rd
2. B.March 21st
3. C.June 21st
4. D.December 22nd
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Answer: D December 22nd
41.
The table above shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of station Z. Study and use it to answer the question. What is the annual range of temperature for station Z
1. A.\(10^o\) C
2. B.(\\(54^0\)\)C
3. C.\(22^o\) C
4. D.\(32^o\) C
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Answer: D \(32^o\) C
42.
The table above shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of station Z. Study and use it to answer the question.The wettest month of the year is
1. A.April
2. B.june
3. C.May
4. D.August
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Answer: D August
43.
The table above shows the temperature and rainfall distribution of station Z. Study and use it to answer the question.Which month of the year has the highest temperature
1. A.April
2. B.May
3. C.June
4. D.August
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Answer: A April
44.
The type of agriculture in which water is conserved in a year so that crops can be grown in succeeding years by ploughing, mulching or harrowing is known as
1. A.arable farming
2. B.intensive cultivation
3. C.extensive cultivation
4. D.dry farming
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Answer: D dry farming
45.
The type of energy that is most environmentally friendly is
1. A.Thermal
2. B.Nuclear
3. C.hydro electric
4. D.solar
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Answer: D solar
46.
The world's greatest gold producer is
1. A.South Africa
2. B.Ghana
3. C.Nigeria
4. D.Canada
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Answer: B Ghana
47.
Under the Greek system of climate classification, the world is divided into
1. A.hot, temperate and dry zones
2. B.temperate, fridgid and hot zones
3. C.torrid, equatorial and tropical zones
4. D.torrid, temperate and frigid zones
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Answer: D torrid, temperate and frigid zones
48.
Water vapour is turned into water droplets by the process of
1. A.convection
2. B.evaporation
3. C.liquefaction
4. D.condensation
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Answer: D condensation
49.
What is the population density of a country with a total population of 140,000,000 and a total land area of \(500,000 (\Km\)^2\)?
1. A.200 persons per \(km^2\)
2. B.500 persons per \(km^2\)
3. C.350 persons per \((\km\)^2\)
4. D.280 persons per \(km^2\)
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Answer: D 280 persons per \(km^2\)
50.
What is the temperature around an aeroplane flying at an altitude of 4000metres if the temperature on the earth's surface is \(40ºc\) ?
1. A.\(14^0C\)
2. B.\(66^0C\)
3. C.\(26^0C\)
4. D.(\\(12^0\)C\)
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Answer: A \(14^0C\)
51.
When weathering occurs on hill slopes, rock debris usually pile up at the bottom of the hill slope to form
1. A.creep
2. B.levee
3. C.pebbles
4. D.scrcee
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Answer: D scrcee
52.
Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?
1. A.Revolution causes day and night while rotation causes season
2. B.Rotation causes variation in the lengths of day and night while revolution causes rising and falling of tides
3. C.A complete revolution takes 24 hours while rotation makes a year
4. D.The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit
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Answer: D The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit
53.
Which of the following has the highest salinity?
1. A.Dead sea
2. B.Mediterranean sea
3. C.Red sea
4. D.South Atlantic ocean
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Answer: A Dead sea
54.
Which of the following is a feature of heavy industries?
1. A.capital intensive
2. B.small scale plants
3. C.consumer goods production
4. D.low turn-over
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Answer: A capital intensive
55.
Which of the following is a major boost of tourism?
1. A.adequate publicity about natural scenery
2. B.variation in mode of transportation
3. C.higher dependency ratio of the population
4. D.specialization in labour force
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Answer: A adequate publicity about natural scenery
56.
Which of the following is a wind deposited land form? [ ]
1. A.frost action
2. B.hydrolysis
3. C.oxidation
4. D.carbonation
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Answer: C oxidation
57.
Which of the following is associated with savanna vegetation?
1. A.shallow-rooted trees
2. B.Trees that grow throughout the year
3. C.dense vegetation
4. D.scrub
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Answer: D scrub
58.
Which of the following is not a plantation crop?
1. A.cocoa
2. B.oil palm
3. C.rubber
4. D.rye
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Answer: D rye
59.
Which of the following is not a problem militating against political and economic integration in West Africa?
1. A.currency
2. B.political instability
3. C.powerful colonial economic ties
4. D.religion
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Answer: A currency
60.
Which of the following is not correct about the great circle?
1. A.The Equator is a Great Circle among the latitudes
2. B.The Greenwich Meridian and the International Date Line are the only lines of latitude forming a Great Circle
3. C.The Great Circle divides the earth into two equal spheres
4. D.The centre of the Great Circle is also the centre of the earth
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Answer: B The Greenwich Meridian and the International Date Line are the only lines of latitude forming a Great Circle
61.
Which of the following is not true of the North Atlantic sea route?
1. A.It links Nigeria with Europe
2. B.It is the busiest sea route
3. C.Goods carried on the route include grains
4. D.It links North America with Europe
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Answer: C Goods carried on the route include grains
62.
Which of the following landforms is associated with parallel vaulting?
1. A.Gorge
2. B.Rift valley
3. C.Inselberg
4. D.Dyke
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Answer: B Rift valley
63.
Which of the following pairs of landforms can be found in the desert areas?
1. A.Barchans and tombolos
2. B.Zeugens and rock pedestals
3. C.Sauddoars and tombolos
4. D.Yardangs and batholiths
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Answer: B Zeugens and rock pedestals
64.
Which of the following rocks is organically formed?
1. A.coal
2. B.grit
3. C.shale
4. D.gypsum
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Answer: C shale
65.
Which of the following rocks is produced by the solidification of magna within the earth crust
1. A.extrusive rock
2. B.sedimentary rock
3. C.plutonic rocks
4. D.metamorphic rock
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Answer: C plutonic rocks
66.
Which of the following sources of power supply is renewable?
1. A.gas
2. B.nuclear
3. C.solar
4. D.cone
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Answer: D cone
67.
Which of the following stations is situated in a region of tropical monsoon climate?
1. A.Valencia
2. B.In salah
3. C.Bombay(Munbai)
4. D.Durban
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Answer: C Bombay(Munbai)

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