Year : 
2000
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

An important mineral deposit in South Africa which has attracted a large number of white settlers is

A. iron in Durban

B. copper in Cape Town

C. gold in Witwatersrand

D. aluminium in Johannesburg

C

32.

The prosperity of Kenya depends upon the cultivation of

A. coffee, sisal and rice

B. coffee, cocoa and rice

C. coffee, rubber and maize

D. coffee, maize and sisal

D

33.

One major feature of manufacturing in West Africa is that the industries

A. are evenly spread over major towns

B. produce mainly for domestic market

C. are capital intensive

D. have wide markets for their products

B

34.

The most important air masses which affect the climate of Nigeria are the

A. tropical maritime and tropical sea and land breezes

B. tropical maritime and the equatorial westerlies

C. tropical maritime and the tropical continental

D. tropical maritime and the polar continental

C

35.

The low rainfall along Cape Three Points in Ghana is due to the

A. upwelling of cold water

B. sparse vegetation

C. prevalence of south west winds

D. upwelling of warm water

C

36.

In Nigeria, the dominant trees of the Guinea Savannah include

A. isoberlinia, obeche and locust bean

B. isoberlinia, shea butter and silk cotton

C. acacia, dum palm and silk cotton

D. locust bean, oil bean and acacia

B

37.

From its source to its mouth, the River Niger passes through

A. Mali, Guinea, Niger and Nigeria

B. Guinea, Mali, Togo and Nigeria

C. Guinea, Mali, Niger and Nigeria

D. Mali, Niger, Guinea and Nigeria

C

38.

An environmental hazard which occurs slowly and unnoticed in the oil-producing region of the Niger Delta of Nigeria is

A. erosion

B. pollution

C. flood

D. subsidence

B

39.

One basic mineral that is common to Sokoto, Ewekoro, Calabar and Nkalagu is

A. coal

B. marble

C. limestone

D. gypsum

C

40.

The modal temperature for the town is

A. 23oC

B. 25oC

C. 29oC

D. 30oC

A

31.

An important mineral deposit in South Africa which has attracted a large number of white settlers is

A. iron in Durban

B. copper in Cape Town

C. gold in Witwatersrand

D. aluminium in Johannesburg

C

32.

The prosperity of Kenya depends upon the cultivation of

A. coffee, sisal and rice

B. coffee, cocoa and rice

C. coffee, rubber and maize

D. coffee, maize and sisal

D

33.

One major feature of manufacturing in West Africa is that the industries

A. are evenly spread over major towns

B. produce mainly for domestic market

C. are capital intensive

D. have wide markets for their products

B

34.

The most important air masses which affect the climate of Nigeria are the

A. tropical maritime and tropical sea and land breezes

B. tropical maritime and the equatorial westerlies

C. tropical maritime and the tropical continental

D. tropical maritime and the polar continental

C

35.

The low rainfall along Cape Three Points in Ghana is due to the

A. upwelling of cold water

B. sparse vegetation

C. prevalence of south west winds

D. upwelling of warm water

C

36.

In Nigeria, the dominant trees of the Guinea Savannah include

A. isoberlinia, obeche and locust bean

B. isoberlinia, shea butter and silk cotton

C. acacia, dum palm and silk cotton

D. locust bean, oil bean and acacia

B

37.

From its source to its mouth, the River Niger passes through

A. Mali, Guinea, Niger and Nigeria

B. Guinea, Mali, Togo and Nigeria

C. Guinea, Mali, Niger and Nigeria

D. Mali, Niger, Guinea and Nigeria

C

38.

An environmental hazard which occurs slowly and unnoticed in the oil-producing region of the Niger Delta of Nigeria is

A. erosion

B. pollution

C. flood

D. subsidence

B

39.

One basic mineral that is common to Sokoto, Ewekoro, Calabar and Nkalagu is

A. coal

B. marble

C. limestone

D. gypsum

C

40.

The modal temperature for the town is

A. 23oC

B. 25oC

C. 29oC

D. 30oC

A