JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 25

121.

The lowest part in the soil profile is known as?

A.

top soil

B.

sub soil

C.

parent materials

D.

bedrock

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

122.

The type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall is known as?

A.

Field capacity

B.

capillary water

C.

gravitational water

D.

hygroscopic water

Correct answer is A

Field capacity is the type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall. This water is available to all plants.

123.

On maps, lines drawn to join all places in the ocean having equal degree of salinity are called?

A.

isohalines

B.

isobars

C.

isosalines

D.

isossal

Correct answer is A

Isohalines are lines drawn on maps to join all places in the ocean having equal degree of saltiness or concentration of salt or salinity

124.

Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air?

A.

combustion

B.

respiration

C.

putrifaction

D.

photosynthesis

Correct answer is D

carbon dioxide is removed from the air during photosynthesis as green plants use it to manufacture their food

125.

_______ is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area?

A.

Biotic component

B.

Abiotic component

C.

Environment

D.

Ecosystem

Correct answer is C

Environment is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area. This includes the physical surroundings, climatic factors and other living organisms in that surroundings