JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 328

1,636.

Which of these sets of rivers enter the sea through esturies?

A.

The Thames, Zaire and Plate

B.

The Plate, Ganges and Columbia

C.

The Nile, Rhine and st. Lawrence

D.

The Zarie, Thames and Niger

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,637.

Which of the following sets of rocks is organically formed?

A.

Rock salt, breccia and conglometerate

B.

Clay, mudstone and sandstone

C.

peat, chalk and limestone

D.

Girt, coal and shale

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,638.

At which of the following latitudes would you expect more than 24 hours of continuous sunshine or darkness at a particular time of the year?

A.

40°N and S

B.

50°N and S

C.

60°N and S

D.

70°N and S

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,639.

Sedimentary rocks are easily recognized in the field because they?

A.

form round hills

B.

are faulted

C.

form vertical columns

D.

occur in layers

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,640.

A map drawn to a scale of 1: 180,000 is reduced three times. What is the scale of the new map?

A.

1: 60,000

B.

1: 90,000

C.

1: 360,000

D.

1: 540,000

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.