Year : 
2001
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

The groups of hardwoods that are suitable for railway sleepers in Nigeria is?

A. gmelina, teak and spruce

B. obeche, mahogany and pine

C. pine, fir and mahogany

D. mahogany, obeche and iroko

D

32.

The relative dryness of the Horn of Africa is due to?

A. the dominance of cold currents in the region

B. the distance from the belt of tropical cyclones

C. its closeness to the high ranges of East Africa

D. the shape and direction of the shoreline

A

33.

The most capital-intensive sector of the Nigerian economy today is?

A. transportation

B. agriculture

C. mining

D. trading

C

34.

A country well known for the production of copper in Africa is?

A. Ghana

B. Republic of Benin

C. Zambia

D. Egypt

C

35.

The major problems associated with rapid urban growth in tropical Africa are?

A. over-population, traffic congestion and urban-rural migration

B. tyraffic congestion, neglect of agriculture and urban-rural migration

C. rural-urban migration, unemployment and rising crime rate

D. rural-urban migration, unemployment and rising crime rate

C

36.

The development of a climax vegetation in the savannah belt of Nigeria is disturbed mainly by?

A. lumbering

B. mining

C. bush burning

D. animal grazing

D

37.

The areas in Nigeria where temperate crops may be grown include?

A. Jos, Plateau and Mambilla plateau

B. Mandara Mountains and Biu Plateau

C. Apata Hills and Effong Ridge

D. Oban Hills and Yoruba Highlands

A

38.

Examples of fold mountains in Africa are?

A. Drakensberg Mountains and Mount Cameroun

B. Altas Mountains and Mount Kenya

C. Cape Ranges and Atlas Mountains

D. Mount Kilimanjaro and Atlas Mountains

B

39.

The most densely populated city which is also the capital of a country in Africa is?

A. Dakar

B. Cape Town

C. Abuja

D. Cairo

D

40.

A good example of cuesta landscape in Nigeria is?

A. Biu Plateau

B. Udi Hills

C. Yoruba Hills

D. North Central Highlands

D

31.

The groups of hardwoods that are suitable for railway sleepers in Nigeria is?

A. gmelina, teak and spruce

B. obeche, mahogany and pine

C. pine, fir and mahogany

D. mahogany, obeche and iroko

D

32.

The relative dryness of the Horn of Africa is due to?

A. the dominance of cold currents in the region

B. the distance from the belt of tropical cyclones

C. its closeness to the high ranges of East Africa

D. the shape and direction of the shoreline

A

33.

The most capital-intensive sector of the Nigerian economy today is?

A. transportation

B. agriculture

C. mining

D. trading

C

34.

A country well known for the production of copper in Africa is?

A. Ghana

B. Republic of Benin

C. Zambia

D. Egypt

C

35.

The major problems associated with rapid urban growth in tropical Africa are?

A. over-population, traffic congestion and urban-rural migration

B. tyraffic congestion, neglect of agriculture and urban-rural migration

C. rural-urban migration, unemployment and rising crime rate

D. rural-urban migration, unemployment and rising crime rate

C

36.

The development of a climax vegetation in the savannah belt of Nigeria is disturbed mainly by?

A. lumbering

B. mining

C. bush burning

D. animal grazing

D

37.

The areas in Nigeria where temperate crops may be grown include?

A. Jos, Plateau and Mambilla plateau

B. Mandara Mountains and Biu Plateau

C. Apata Hills and Effong Ridge

D. Oban Hills and Yoruba Highlands

A

38.

Examples of fold mountains in Africa are?

A. Drakensberg Mountains and Mount Cameroun

B. Altas Mountains and Mount Kenya

C. Cape Ranges and Atlas Mountains

D. Mount Kilimanjaro and Atlas Mountains

B

39.

The most densely populated city which is also the capital of a country in Africa is?

A. Dakar

B. Cape Town

C. Abuja

D. Cairo

D

40.

A good example of cuesta landscape in Nigeria is?

A. Biu Plateau

B. Udi Hills

C. Yoruba Hills

D. North Central Highlands

D