Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 1991

Question 11

Ocean currents are caused mainly by?

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  • A. the rotation of the earth
  • B. the amount of evaporation from the oceans
  • C. prvailing surfaces winds
  • D. the shape of the ocean
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Question 12

Petroleum is usually abundant in?

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  • A. anticlinal structures of sedimentary rocks
  • B. intrusive igenous rocks
  • C. synclinal structures of sedimentary rocks
  • D. anticlinal structures associated with igenous rocks
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Question 13

The four basic components of the physical environment are?

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  • A. atmospere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
  • B. thermosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
  • C. atmosphere, lacolith, hydrosphere and biosphere
  • D. atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere and ecosystem
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Question 14

If the deadline given Iraq expired at 7.p.m (ET) on 15th January, 1991 in New York, USA(Longitude75°W), at what time did it expire in Baghdad (Longitude 45°E)?

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  • A. 8pm, 15th January
  • B. 9pm, 15th January
  • C. 12 mid-night, 15th January
  • D. 3am, 16th January
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Question 15

The two most appropriate statistical diagrams that can be used to depict the data are?

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  • A. pie chart abd bar graph
  • B. circles and dots
  • C. flowline and bar graph
  • D. bar graph and dot
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