JAMB Geography questions: Environmental resources and hazards

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1. Question 1· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   Earthquakes are most common along

   • Asavanna
   • Bthe centres of stable continents
   • Criver deltas
   • Dplate boundaries

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2. Question 2· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   Global warming is caused mainly by

   • Aincreasing greenhouse gases such as carbon(IV) oxide
   • Bmore forests
   • Cfalling sea levels
   • Dthe moon

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3. Question 3· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   A benefit of volcanic eruptions to man is that they

   • Arelease poisonous gases
   • Bdestroy towns
   • Cproduce fertile soils
   • Dcause earthquakes

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4. Question 4· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   A tsunami is a large sea wave caused mainly by

   • Astrong winds
   • Bundersea earthquakes
   • Ctides
   • Dthe moon

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5. Question 5· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   Bush burning harms the environment by

   • Acreating forests
   • Badding nitrogen to the soil
   • Cincreasing rainfall
   • Ddestroying vegetation and exposing soil to erosion

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6. Question 6· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   The main cause of oil pollution in the Niger Delta is

   • Aovergrazing
   • Bvolcanic eruptions
   • Cspills from pipelines and oil facilities
   • Dharmattan dust

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7. Question 7· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   Desertification in northern Nigeria is made worse mainly by

   • Abuilding dams
   • Bheavy rainfall
   • Cirrigation farming
   • Dovergrazing and the cutting of trees

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8. Question 8· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   Flash floods in northern Nigerian cities occur mainly after

   • Aharmattan winds
   • Bsnowmelt
   • Ctsunamis
   • Dintense short rainstorms on hard, poorly drained ground

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9. Question 9· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   Industrial pollution of rivers can be reduced by

   • Atreating effluents before discharge
   • Bdumping more waste
   • Cusing rivers as drains
   • Dburning tyres

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10. Question 10· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    A likely effect of global warming on coastal cities such as Lagos is

    • Afewer storms
    • Bmore snowfall
    • Clower temperatures
    • Drising sea levels and flooding

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11. Question 11· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    Which of these helps to control soil erosion?

    • APloughing down the slope
    • BBush burning
    • COvergrazing
    • DPlanting cover crops and trees

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12. Question 12· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    Flooding in Nigerian cities is made worse mainly by

    • Aplanting trees
    • Bblocked drains and building on flood plains
    • Cterracing slopes
    • Dlong dry seasons

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13. Question 13· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    Drought is

    • Aa flood
    • Ba prolonged period of below-average rainfall
    • Can earthquake
    • Da cold wave

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14. Question 14· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    Erosion control measures include

    • Abush burning
    • Bplanting cover crops and building terraces
    • Covergrazing
    • Ddeforestation

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15. Question 15· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    Coastal erosion is a serious problem at

    • AKano
    • BBar Beach, Lagos
    • CJos
    • DSokoto

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16. Question 16· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    Gully erosion is most severe in parts of

    • Athe Sokoto plains
    • Bsouth-eastern Nigeria such as Anambra State
    • Cthe Lake Chad basin
    • Dthe Sahel

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17. Question 17· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    The Great Green Wall initiative across the Sahel aims to

    • Amine minerals
    • Bbuild a border wall
    • Cdam rivers
    • Dhalt desertification by planting trees

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