Year : 
1998
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

A solution to wind erosion in semi-arid areas is the establishment of?

A. crop strips

B. terrace bounds

C. shelter belts

D. diversion channels

C

22.

High density rural-agricultural population is a common feature of?

A. Java, Western Europe and the Nile valley

B. Java, the Ganges valley and the valley lowland of China

C. the Ganges valley, the Rhur District and Central Europe

D. the valley lowland of China, Java and the tokoyo- Yokohama region

B

23.

The most important catalyst in the growth of major cities of the world today relates to developments

A. Information and service industries

B. oil and automotive industries

C. foreign trade and automotive politics

D. film and entertainment industries

B

24.

The level of utilization of resources in a country does not depend only on the population size but also on the?

A. standard of living

B. population density

C. life expectancy

D. population mobility

A

25.

A concentration of dwellings built on land neither owned nor rented by the builders is termed?

A. rural settlement

B. urban settlement

C. squatter settlement

D. dispersed settlement

C

26.

A common natural response of people to the problem of uneven distribution of resources in a place is?

A. hoarding

B. shifting cultivation

C. family planning

D. migration

D

27.

Blantyre, Rio de Janeiro, New York and Lagos are similar in that they serve as their countries'?

A. political headquaters

B. commercial centres

C. major seaports

D. cultural centres

B

28.

Which of the features is associated with dairy farming in the temperate region?

A. it is both labour and capital-intensive

B. it flourishes in sparsely populated areas

C. it requires extensive plain land

D. it does best in the warmer areas

A

29.

A growing season of about 5 months, flooded or irrigated land and high annual temperature of at least 21°C. The above conditions are required for the cultivation of?

A. rice

B. rubber

C. tea

D. coffee

A

30.

The Tennessee Valley Authority can best be said to administer?

A. a multi-purpose river basin development project

B. an agricultural generation project

C. an electricity power generation project

D. a flood control project

A

21.

A solution to wind erosion in semi-arid areas is the establishment of?

A. crop strips

B. terrace bounds

C. shelter belts

D. diversion channels

C

22.

High density rural-agricultural population is a common feature of?

A. Java, Western Europe and the Nile valley

B. Java, the Ganges valley and the valley lowland of China

C. the Ganges valley, the Rhur District and Central Europe

D. the valley lowland of China, Java and the tokoyo- Yokohama region

B

23.

The most important catalyst in the growth of major cities of the world today relates to developments

A. Information and service industries

B. oil and automotive industries

C. foreign trade and automotive politics

D. film and entertainment industries

B

24.

The level of utilization of resources in a country does not depend only on the population size but also on the?

A. standard of living

B. population density

C. life expectancy

D. population mobility

A

25.

A concentration of dwellings built on land neither owned nor rented by the builders is termed?

A. rural settlement

B. urban settlement

C. squatter settlement

D. dispersed settlement

C

26.

A common natural response of people to the problem of uneven distribution of resources in a place is?

A. hoarding

B. shifting cultivation

C. family planning

D. migration

D

27.

Blantyre, Rio de Janeiro, New York and Lagos are similar in that they serve as their countries'?

A. political headquaters

B. commercial centres

C. major seaports

D. cultural centres

B

28.

Which of the features is associated with dairy farming in the temperate region?

A. it is both labour and capital-intensive

B. it flourishes in sparsely populated areas

C. it requires extensive plain land

D. it does best in the warmer areas

A

29.

A growing season of about 5 months, flooded or irrigated land and high annual temperature of at least 21°C. The above conditions are required for the cultivation of?

A. rice

B. rubber

C. tea

D. coffee

A

30.

The Tennessee Valley Authority can best be said to administer?

A. a multi-purpose river basin development project

B. an agricultural generation project

C. an electricity power generation project

D. a flood control project

A