JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 15

71.

Kossou Dam is located on river

A.

nile

B.

volta

C.

badama

D.

cunene

Correct answer is C

Lake Kossou is Cote d'ivores largest lake. It lies on the Bandama river in the center of the country. It is an artificial lake, created in 1973 by damming the Badama river at kossou

72.

Which of the following rocks is organically formed?

A.

coal

B.

grit

C.

shale

D.

gypsum

Correct answer is C

Shale rocks are made of clay-sized particles and have a laminated appearance. They are a type of organica sedimentary rock.

73.

Plateaux formed together with fold mountains are best described as

A.

dissected

B.

tactonic

C.

intermoutau

D.

piedmout

Correct answer is C

Fold mountains are usually created where two of earth's tectonic plates are prushed

74.

A settlement where two rivers meet is called a

A.

nodal town

B.

linear settlement

C.

nucleated settlement

D.

confluence town

Correct answer is D

A confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a singke stream.

75.

Which of the following has the highest salinity?

A.

Dead sea

B.

Mediterranean sea

C.

Red sea

D.

South Atlantic ocean

Correct answer is A

The dead sea is a lake. It is also called the salt sea. The Dead sea is the world's saltiest water body with 33.7% salinity.