JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 52

256.

The merging together of a number of urban settlements will produce a

A.

Suburb

B.

Nucleated settlement

C.

Linear settlement

D.

Conurbation

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

257.

In surveying, it is best dealt with by

A.

using abney level

B.

removing them

C.

laying offsets

D.

avoiding them

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

258.

The Stevenson's screen is raised about one meter above the ground in order to avoid

A.

the influence of strong winds

B.

the heat from the ground

C.

the effects of nearby trees

D.

rain drops entering it

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

259.

An example of a landform produced by glaciation is

A.

horizon

B.

an ox-bow lake

C.

a cirque

D.

a sand-dune

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

260.

An igneous rock with distinct grains of mica, fieldspar and quartz is

A.

schist

B.

basalt

C.

granite

D.

rhyolite

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.