JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1076

5,376.

The four major components of the soil are?

A.

gravel, sand, silt and clay

B.

mineral matter, organic matter, air and water

C.

stones, mineral matter, pore spaces and micro-organisms

D.

calcium magnesium, potassium and sodium

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,377.

Along a soil cantena, hydromorphic soils are most likely to occur on the?

A.

interfluve

B.

upper slope

C.

middle slope

D.

valley bottom

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,378.

Soils in the savannah are inherently fertile than those of the Tropical Rain Forest mainly because they are less?

A.

weathered

B.

leached

C.

hardened

D.

eroded

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,379.

Although both grasslands and forestland's can provide food for animals, there is more livestock in northern than in southern Nigeria because?

A.

animal food from the southern forest is not palatable

B.

no animal can stand the tsetse fly of the southern forests

C.

there is a relative scarcity of grazing land in the south

D.

livestock breeding is not encouraged in the south

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,380.

In which of the following vegetation types would walnut, hickory , oak, birch and magnolia trees be found?

A.

tropical rain forest

B.

coniferous forest

C.

tropical savannah

D.

temperate deciduous forest

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.