Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 1979
Question 21
Identify the pair of forces/processes which may be responsible for the formation of rift valleys
1. Centrifugal 2. Erosional 3. Compressional 4. Magnetic 5. Faulting.
- A. 1 and 5
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 3 and 4
- D. 3 and 5
- E. 1 and 3
Question 22
Identify the non-fuel mineral among the following
- A. Petroleum
- B. Cassiterite
- C. Lignite
- D. Anthracite
- E. Peat
Question 23
Rainfall caused by the movement of air over a mountain is termed
- A. orographic rainfall
- B. cyclonic rainfall
- C. frontal rainfall
- D. thunder shower
- E. convectional rainfall
Question 24
Norway, British Columbia,the Canadian Shield, and Finland are noted for their production of
- A. petroleum
- B. soft-wood timber
- C. the world's largest supply of fish
- D. hard-wood timber
- E. vegetable oils
Question 25
Which of the following types of climate would a person not encounter in traveling from Algiers to Cape town?
- A. Tropical rain forest
- B. Temperate
- C. Desert
- D. Mediterranean
- E. Tropical Savannah
