Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 2005

Question 6

Cities with populations over one million people in Africa include?

jamb 2005

  • A. Algiers, Alexandria, Nairobi and Banjul
  • B. Cape Town, Luanda, Khartoum and Abidjan
  • C. Ibadan, Kampala, Bulawayo and Mombasa
  • D. Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa and Johannesburg
View Answer and Explanation

Question 7

The discovery and mining of coal at the foot of the Udi Hills led to the founding of?

jamb 2005

  • A. Eungu
  • B. Okigwe
  • C. Akwa
  • D. Onitsha
View Answer and Explanation

Question 8

The Atlas mountains of Africa are found mainly in?

jamb 2005

  • A. Egpyt
  • B. Morocco
  • C. Algeria
  • D. Libya
View Answer and Explanation

Question 9

The linear scale of a map is important in that it enables the users to conveniently measure?

jamb 2005

  • A. areas of volumes
  • B. distances and areas
  • C. volumes and directions
  • D. directions and distances
View Answer and Explanation

Question 10

`The principle of similar triangle is commonly used in chain survey to?

jamb 2005

  • A. overcome obstacles on survey line
  • B. estimate the angle of slope
  • C. maintain a straight line between points
  • D. estimate the size of the survey area
View Answer and Explanation