JAMB Geography questions

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1. Question 141· Population· JAMB

   The movement of people from villages to towns in search of jobs is

   • Arural-urban migration
   • Bemigration
   • Ctranshumance
   • Durban-rural migration

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2. Question 142· Population· JAMB

   A country has a birth rate of 40 per 1,000 and a death rate of 15 per 1,000. Its rate of natural increase is

   • A0.25%
   • B5.5%
   • C25%
   • D2.5%

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3. Question 143· Population· JAMB

   The demographic transition model describes changes in

   • Arainfall over time
   • Bbirth and death rates as a country develops
   • Cmigration only
   • Dland use

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4. Question 144· Population· JAMB

   A factor that encourages high population density is

   • Afertile soils and good water supply
   • Bharsh climate
   • Crugged relief
   • Dtsetse infestation

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5. Question 145· Population· JAMB

   Emigration means

   • Apeople entering a country
   • Bpeople leaving their country to live elsewhere
   • Cbirths
   • Ddeaths

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6. Question 146· Population· JAMB

   The natural increase of a population is the difference between the

   • Anumber of males and females
   • Bimmigration and emigration
   • Curban and rural population
   • Dbirth rate and death rate

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7. Question 147· Population· JAMB

   A problem of conducting a census in Nigeria is

   • Atoo many enumerators
   • Binflation of figures for political advantage
   • Ca small population
   • Dno interest from government

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8. Question 148· Population· JAMB

   Which of these areas of Nigeria has a very high population density?

   • AThe Sambisa area
   • BThe Kano close-settled zone
   • CThe Middle Belt
   • DThe Chad Basin

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9. Question 149· Population· JAMB

   A population pyramid with a very broad base and a narrow top shows

   • Alow birth rate and long life expectancy
   • Bhigh birth rate and many young people
   • Can ageing population
   • Dzero population growth

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10. Question 150· Population· JAMB

    Census figures are useful for

    • Astopping migration
    • Bplanning schools, hospitals and housing
    • Cforecasting weather
    • Dmeasuring rainfall

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11. Question 151· Population· JAMB

    Overpopulation exists when

    • Aresources are abundant
    • Bthe population is small
    • Cthe birth rate is low
    • Dthere are too many people for the resources to support a good standard of living

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12. Question 152· Population· JAMB

    Which of these discourages people from settling in an area?

    • Afertile soil
    • Btsetse fly infestation and rugged relief
    • Ca good water supply
    • Dgentle relief

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13. Question 153· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    A col (saddle) is

    • Aa low point between two hills
    • Bthe top of a hill
    • Ca steep cliff
    • Da valley floor

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14. Question 154· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    Two points are 400 m apart on the ground and their heights differ by 20 m. The average gradient between them is

    • A1 in 8
    • B1 in 40
    • C1 in 200
    • D1 in 20

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15. Question 155· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    Lines on a map joining places of equal height above sea level are

    • Aisobars
    • Bisotherms
    • Ccontours
    • Disohyets

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16. Question 156· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    

    The contour pattern shown represents a

    • Aconical hill
    • Bridge
    • Cvalley
    • Dplateau

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17. Question 157· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    

    The relief feature shown by the contours in the diagram is a

    • Avalley
    • Bspur
    • Csaddle
    • Dcliff

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18. Question 158· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    A gorge is shown on a map by

    • Awidely spaced contours
    • Bcontours very close together on both sides of a river
    • Ccircles
    • Dno contours

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19. Question 159· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    Contours forming a V shape that points towards higher ground show a

    • Aspur
    • Bvalley
    • Cridge
    • Dknoll

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20. Question 160· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    A knoll is

    • Aa small, rounded hill
    • Ba deep valley
    • Ca sea cliff
    • Da lake

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