JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 153

761.

-----------is the largest river in Nigeria

A.

River Niger

B.

River Benue

C.

River Ogun

D.

River Osun

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

762.

The planet with rings of circular light dark bands is called

A.

mercury

B.

Neptune

C.

Jupiter

D.

Mars

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

763.

lines of longitude can be best be described as

A.

imaginary line on the earth’s surface joining the north and the south pole

B.

the distance of a place east or west of Greenwich meridian

C.

the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator

D.

great circles number from 0 to 90

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

764.

All of these are major industrial zones in Nigeria except

A.

the western industrial zones

B.

the south east industrial zone

C.

the north central industrial zone

D.

the south/south industrial zone

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

765.

The instrument used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake is called

A.

Epicenter

B.

Ismograph

C.

thermometer

D.

seismograph

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.