JAMB Geography questions

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1. Question 181· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

   Sandstone is formed by

   • Acompaction and cementation of sand grains
   • Bcooling of lava
   • Cmetamorphism of limestone
   • Dvolcanic ash only

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2. Question 182· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

   Sandstone subjected to great heat and pressure becomes

   • Agneiss
   • Bmarble
   • Cslate
   • Dquartzite

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3. Question 183· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

   Granite is

   • Aa sedimentary rock
   • Ban extrusive igneous rock
   • Can intrusive igneous rock
   • Da metamorphic rock

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4. Question 184· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

   Rocks formed from layers of deposited materials that become compressed are

   • Asedimentary
   • Bvolcanic
   • Cigneous
   • Dmetamorphic

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5. Question 185· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

   Gneiss is a metamorphic rock commonly formed from

   • Alimestone
   • Bgranite
   • Cshale only
   • Dcoal

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6. Question 186· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

   Fossils are most likely found in

   • Ametamorphic rocks only
   • Bigneous rocks
   • Csedimentary rocks
   • Dmagma

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7. Question 187· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

   The rock cycle shows that

   • Aonly igneous rocks exist
   • Brocks never change
   • Crocks change from one type to another over time
   • Drocks are created by humans

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8. Question 188· Rocks and minerals· JAMB

   Coal is an example of

   • Aan igneous rock
   • Ban organically formed sedimentary rock
   • Ca metamorphic rock
   • Da volcanic rock

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9. Question 189· Settlement· JAMB

   Urban sprawl means

   • Athe uncontrolled spread of a city into surrounding countryside
   • Bthe decline of cities
   • Crural depopulation only
   • Dplanned new towns

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10. Question 190· Settlement· JAMB

    Kano developed historically as

    • Aa seaport
    • Ba trans-Saharan trade and craft centre
    • Can oil city
    • Da mining camp

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11. Question 191· Settlement· JAMB

    A settlement whose houses are grouped closely around a centre is described as

    • Alinear
    • Bdispersed
    • Cnucleated
    • Disolated

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12. Question 192· Settlement· JAMB

    The growth of slums in large cities is mainly a result of

    • Agood town planning
    • Ba low birth rate
    • Crapid rural-urban migration and a shortage of housing
    • Dthe decline of rural areas only

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13. Question 193· Settlement· JAMB

    A nucleated settlement is one in which

    • Ahouses line a road
    • Bbuildings are scattered
    • Cbuildings are clustered together
    • Dthere are no buildings

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14. Question 194· Settlement· JAMB

    Port Harcourt developed mainly as

    • Aa religious centre
    • Ba tin mining town
    • Ca port and oil industry centre
    • Da fishing hamlet only

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15. Question 195· Settlement· JAMB

    The central business district of a city is characterised by

    • Afew shops
    • Bfarms
    • Chigh land values and tall buildings
    • Dlow traffic

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16. Question 196· Settlement· JAMB

    Settlements that stretch out along a road, railway or river are described as

    • Alinear
    • Bdispersed
    • Cnucleated
    • Disolated

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17. Question 197· Settlement· JAMB

    A settlement in which homesteads are scattered far apart over farmland is

    • Anucleated
    • Blinear
    • Cdispersed
    • Dconurbation

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18. Question 198· Settlement· JAMB

    The site of a settlement refers to

    • Athe actual land on which it is built
    • Bits relationship with other places
    • Cits population
    • Dits age

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19. Question 199· Settlement· JAMB

    A hierarchy of settlements ranks them according to

    • Arainfall
    • Bcolour of buildings
    • Csize and range of services
    • Dsoil type

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20. Question 200· Settlement· JAMB

    A bridging-point settlement grows where

    • Aa mountain is highest
    • Ba river can be crossed
    • Csoil is poorest
    • Drain is heaviest

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