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JAMB Geography Past Questions 2014

10 questions from the JAMB 2014 Geography paper, with answers and explanations. Tap "Show answer" under each one when you are ready.

JAMB 2014Question 1 · Agriculture and Vegetation
The term used to describe the vegetation type of the Amazon Basin is?
  1. A.pampas
  2. B.coniferous
  3. C.selvas
  4. D.vale
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Answer: C. selvas

The vegetation of the Amazon Basin is called selvas.

JAMB 2014Question 2 · Agriculture and Vegetation
An agricultural practice that allows a wide range of crops to be grown without fallowing is?
  1. A.shifting cultivation
  2. B.crop rotation
  3. C.mixed cropping
  4. D.intensive cultivation
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Answer: B. crop rotation

Crop rotation allows a wide variety of crops to be grown continuously on the same land without the need for fallowing.

JAMB 2014Question 3 · Agriculture and Vegetation
The largest producer of timber in Africa is ?
  1. A.Kenya
  2. B.Senegal
  3. C.Cote'Ivoire
  4. D.South Africa
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Answer: C. Cote'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire is the largest producer of timber in Africa.

JAMB 2014Question 4 · Economic Geography and Trade
Secondary economic activities are those that involve the?
  1. A.packaging of finished goods
  2. B.distribution of raw materials
  3. C.distribution of finished goods
  4. D.processing of raw materials
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Answer: D. processing of raw materials

Secondary economic activities involve the processing of raw materials into finished or semi-finished goods.

JAMB 2014Question 5 · Industry and Natural Resources
The main factor influencing the location of manufacturing industries in West Africa is?
  1. A.good transportation network
  2. B.rapid popultion growth
  3. C.adequate physical development
  4. D.nearness to raw materials
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Answer: D. nearness to raw materials

Nearness to raw materials is the main factor influencing the location of manufacturing industries in West Africa.

JAMB 2014Question 6 · Map Reading and Practical Geography
A line drawn on a map to show places of equal temperature is known as?
  1. A.isobar
  2. B.isotherm
  3. C.isohyet
  4. D.isoline
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Answer: B. isotherm

An isotherm is a line drawn on a map connecting places of equal temperature.

JAMB 2014Question 7 · Population and Settlement
A populated problem faced by some developed countries today is?
  1. A.very slow replacement rate
  2. B.over populattion
  3. C.high death rates
  4. D.high dependency ratio
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Answer: A. very slow replacement rate

A key population problem in developed countries today is a very slow replacement (fertility) rate.

JAMB 2014Question 8 · Population and Settlement
The high population density in the Nile Valley is as a result of?
  1. A.industrial growth in the valley
  2. B.multipurpose dams to support the growing population
  3. C.multiple transportation development
  4. D.shaduf irrigation
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Answer: D. shaduf irrigation

The high population density in the Nile Valley is largely a result of traditional shaduf irrigation supporting intensive agriculture.

JAMB 2014Question 9 · Relief, Drainage, and Rocks/Minerals
The intrusive landform produced when magma is cooled within the earth surface is?
  1. A.cinder
  2. B.batholith
  3. C.composite
  4. D.geyser
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Answer: B. batholith

A batholith is a large intrusive igneous landform produced when magma cools slowly beneath the Earth's surface.

JAMB 2014Question 10 · Weather, Climate, and Ecology
Which of the following is an element of weather?
  1. A.Thunder
  2. B.Breeze
  3. C.Latitude
  4. D.Precipitation
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Answer: D. Precipitation

Precipitation is an element of weather.

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