JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

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1. Question 281· 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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2. Question 282· Population· WAEC

   A population pyramid with a wide base indicates

   • Aa low birth rate
   • Ban ageing population
   • Ca high birth rate
   • Dhigh life expectancy

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3. Question 283· Population· WAEC

   A country has 200 million people and an area of 923,768 km². Its population density is about

   • A216 per km²
   • B4,600 per km²
   • C2,160 per km²
   • D21.6 per km²

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4. Question 284· 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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5. Question 285· Population· JAMB

   Census figures are useful for

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

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6. Question 286· Population· WAEC

   A densely populated area in Nigeria is

   • Athe Sambisa area
   • Bthe Igbo heartland of the south-east
   • Cthe Kainji Lake area
   • Dthe Mambilla Plateau

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7. Question 287· Population· WAEC

   Population density is

   • Athe total population
   • Bthe number of people per square kilometre
   • Cthe birth rate
   • Dthe death rate

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8. Question 288· Population· WAEC

   A reason for the high population density of south-eastern Nigeria is

   • Atsetse fly infestation
   • Bdesert conditions
   • Cfertile soils and a long history of settlement
   • Dlow rainfall

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9. Question 289· 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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10. Question 290· 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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11. Question 291· Population· WAEC

    Rural-urban migration is caused mainly by

    • Aa quieter life in towns
    • Blower rents in towns
    • Cmore farmland in towns
    • Dthe search for jobs and amenities in towns

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12. Question 292· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    Contours forming a V pointing upstream show

    • Aa river valley
    • Ba spur
    • Ca ridge
    • Da plateau

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13. Question 293· 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 294· 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 295· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    On a contour map, a knoll is shown by

    • Aa V pointing downstream
    • Ba small closed contour ring on otherwise lower ground
    • Cparallel straight contours
    • Dcontours ending at the coast

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16. Question 296· 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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17. Question 297· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    The vertical interval on a map is

    • Athe difference in height between successive contours
    • Bthe distance between grid lines
    • Cthe scale of the map
    • Dthe height of the highest hill

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18. Question 298· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    A low area between two hills is a

    • Acol
    • Bspur
    • Cridge
    • Dplateau

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19. Question 299· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    A col on a contour map is

    • Aa valley floor
    • Ba hilltop
    • Ca low point between two hills
    • Da plain

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20. Question 300· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    A spur is shown on a contour map by

    • AV-shaped contours pointing uphill
    • BV-shaped contours pointing downhill
    • Cclosed circular contours
    • Dstraight parallel contours

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