JAMB Geography Past Questions 2011
10 questions from the JAMB 2011 Geography paper, with answers and explanations. Tap "Show answer" under each one when you are ready.
JAMB 2011Question 1 · Agriculture and Vegetation
Which of the following types of vegetation is characterized by acidic soils?
- A.Sahel Savanna
- B.Coniferous forest
- C.Temperate grassland
- D.Steppe
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Answer: B. Coniferous forest
Coniferous forest vegetation is associated with acidic soils, due to needle-leaf litter decomposition.
JAMB 2011Question 2 · Agriculture and Vegetation
The contribution of agriculture to Nigeria's GDP has remained largely low owing to?
- A.low price of agricultural produce
- B.lack of access to markets
- C.its predominantly subsistence nature
- D.inadequate labour supply
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Answer: C. its predominantly subsistence nature
Agriculture's low contribution to Nigeria's GDP is largely due to its predominantly subsistence nature.
JAMB 2011Question 3 · Economic Geography and Trade
Most less developed nations are trade debtors because?
- A.of their continuous link with colonial masters
- B.of the gross inbalance in international trade
- C.they import manufactured goods from industrialized nations
- D.their currencies are weak
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Answer: B. of the gross inbalance in international trade
Many less developed nations remain trade debtors due to the gross imbalance (unequal terms of trade) in international trade.
JAMB 2011Question 4 · Industry and Natural Resources
The introduction of materials that have negative impacts on the ecosystem is known as?
- A.pollution
- B.combustion
- C.transpiration
- D.evaporation
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Answer: A. pollution
Introducing substances that harm the ecosystem is pollution.
JAMB 2011Question 5 · Map Reading and Practical Geography
An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is?
- A.a ranging pole
- B.an optical square
- C.a measuring rod
- D.Abney level
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Answer: B. an optical square
An optical square is used to set out right angles when surveying a parcel of land.
JAMB 2011Question 6 · Population and Settlement
Which of the following statements best describes the population of Southeast Asia?
- A.High density and high growth rate
- B.High density and low growth rate
- C.Low density and high growth rate
- D.Low density and low growth rate
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Answer: A. High density and high growth rate
Southeast Asia is characterised by high population density and a high growth rate.
JAMB 2011Question 7 · Population and Settlement
Which of the following arranges the settlement types in descending order in terms of complexity of functions?
- A.Metropolis, city, town, village and hamlet
- B.Metropolis, town, city, hamlet and village
- C.Metropolis, city, village and hamlet and village
- D.Hamlet, village, town, city and metropolis
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Answer: A. Metropolis, city, town, village and hamlet
In descending order of functional complexity: metropolis, city, town, village, hamlet.
JAMB 2011Question 8 · Relief, Drainage, and Rocks/Minerals
Sandstone can be classified as?
- A.argillaceous
- B.calcareous
- C.carbonaceous
- D.aranaceous
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Answer: D. aranaceous
Sandstone is classified as an arenaceous (sandy) sedimentary rock.
JAMB 2011Question 9 · Relief, Drainage, and Rocks/Minerals
The relief system in East Africa is characterized by?
- A.ridge
- B.basin
- C.rift valleys
- D.escarpment
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Answer: C. rift valleys
East Africa's relief is characterised by the Great Rift Valley system.
JAMB 2011Question 10 · Weather, Climate, and Ecology
An example of a climatic hazard is?
- A.volcanic eruption
- B.earthquake
- C.hurricane
- D.coastal erosion
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Answer: C. hurricane
A hurricane is a climatic (weather-related) hazard, unlike volcanic eruptions and earthquakes which are geological hazards.
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