JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 5

21.

The sun is vertically overhead at the tropic of Caprison in

A.

September 23rd

B.

March 21st

C.

June 21st

D.

December 22nd

Correct answer is D

On December 22nd, the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Capricon, resulting in December winter solstice which means that the southern hemisphere will have its longest day and shortest night

22.

The land-use activities which can be considered responsible for soil erosion in the tropics are

A.

irrigation, terrace farming and crop rotation

B.

mining, bush fallowing and market gardening

C.

industrialization, monoculture and lumbering

D.

bush fallowing, overgrazing and monoculture

Correct answer is C

Industrial activities such as production, construction etc, monoculture and lumbering are responsible for erosion in the tropics

23.

The instrument used to measure the duration of sunshine is the

A.

campbell-stokes recorder

B.

cup-anemometer

C.

aneroid barometer

D.

aneroid barometer

Correct answer is A

The direction of sunshine is measured using either campbell-stokes recorder or modern sunshine sensor.

24.

Which of the following stations is situated in a region of tropical monsoon climate?

A.

Valencia

B.

In salah

C.

Bombay(Munbai)

D.

Durban

Correct answer is C

Bombay (Mumbai) is located in a region of tropical monsoon climate. A tropical monsoon climate is characterized by high temperatures throughout the year and a significant amount of rainfall, usually in the form of a pronounced wet season. Bombay (Mumbai) experiences this type of climate, with a heavy monsoon season.

25.

One of the features of wind deposition is

A.

a mesa

B.

an inselberg

C.

a ventifact

D.

barchan

Correct answer is B

Inselberg is formed from the existence of extensive old plateau. It is caused as a result of weathering and remval of weathered materials