JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 50

246.

One of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line

A.

Optical square

B.

Station pegs

C.

Offset staff

D.

Steel Band

Correct answer is A

Using either the mirror method or the prism square method, the optical square is used to mark out lines at right angles to the main chain line.

247.

One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?

A.

Poor technological know-how

B.

Adequacy of capital

C.

Unreliability

D.

Fear of competition with established energy sources

Correct answer is B

High cost of harnessing solar energy is a problem while adequacy of capital isn't

248.

Which of the following is a problem of landlocked countries

A.

Security of goods

B.

Political stability

C.

Low freight cost

D.

Political dependence

Correct answer is D

Landlocked countries refer to those countries which do not have an access or boundary with the coast or oceans. Examples are Mali, Niger, Sudan, Zambia etc. Landlocked countries depend politically on other countries.

249.

Which of the following is a vegetation characteristics of the Tropical rainforest?

A.

Trees are not in pure stand

B.

Tough, small, leathery, hairy leaves to guard against excessive transpiration

C.

Trees are conical in shape

D.

there is high undergrowth

Correct answer is A

In the Tropical rainforest, the trees are not in pure stand i.e scattered

250.

Which of the following is not a graphical representation of statistical data?

A.

Choropleth map

B.

Dot map

C.

Shaded map

D.

Star graph

Correct answer is C

All except shaded map are graphical representation of statistical data