JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 75

371.

The feature is one or the land forms associated with_________

A.

River erosion

B.

Wind deposition

C.

Wave erosion

D.

River deposition

Correct answer is A

River erode in four ways,

  Abrasion or corrasion, this is when a large piece of bedload or materials wear away the river Bank and bed. Attrition is when the bedload itself is eroded when sediment particles knock against the bed.

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372.

The difference between high tide and low tide is referred to as__________

A.

tidal gauge

B.

tidal height

C.

tidal range

D.

tidal flow

Correct answer is C

Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the earth

373.

The feature marked X in the diagram is a________

A.

Spit

B.

Stack

C.

Beach

D.

Gorge

Correct answer is B

A sea stack is a geological land form consisting of a steep and often vertical column of rock in the sea near a coast.,formed by wave erosion.

374.

A mercury barometer is used for measuring_________

A.

wind speed

B.

atmospheric pressure

C.

sunshine

D.

temperature

Correct answer is B

A mercury barometer is a barometer in which the weight of a column of Mercury in a glass tube with a sealed top is balanced against that of the atmosphere pressing on an exposed cistern of Mercury at the base of the Mercury column with the height of the column varying with atmospheric pressure

375.

The major environmental problem associated with Area marked Y is____________

A.

Insects Pest

B.

Gully Erosion

C.

Oil Pollution

D.

Drought

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.