JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1060

5,296.

The largest areas of very sparse population in the world outside the desert are the?

A.

mountainous areas, tropical and temerate forests

B.

mountainous areas and interior grassland

C.

deltaic areas and coastal swamps

D.

tropical forests and mediterranean lands

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,297.

Which group of people have the following characteristics? i. Adapted to living in a harsh environment. ii. The natural occupations are hunting, fishing and herding. iii. The food consists mainly of meat, milk, fish and berries. iv Lead a nomadic life.

A.

The turaregs of the Sahara Desert

B.

The lapps of Eurasia

C.

The Eskimos of North America

D.

The Masai of East Africa

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,298.

In which of the following is the soil matched with the wrong type of climate?

A.

Podzol: Cool temperate

B.

Chernozem: temperate desert

C.

Brown soils : Warm temperate

D.

Lateritic soils: tropical

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,299.

A mature soil with distinct horizons, occurring in a particular climatic zone, but influenced strongly by topography, is best described as?

A.

zonal

B.

intrazonal

C.

azonal

D.

alluvial

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,300.

Two major groups of immature and weekly developed soils in Nigeria are?

A.

regosols and ferrisols

B.

lithosols and ferrisols

C.

ferrisols and ferrasols

D.

regosols and lithosols

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.