Year : 
2003
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

The towns that owe their origin and growth to the presence of localized mineral resources are?

A. Jos ans Abeokuta

B. Kano and Eungu

C. Jos and Eungu

D. Port Harcourt and Onitsha

C

32.

Soil conservation can be achieved through?

A. floriculture

B. monoculture

C. mechanization

D. stripe-cropping

D

33.

One of the steel-rolling mills in Nigeria is located at?

A. Ajaokuta

B. Ovwian-Aladja

C. Jos

D. Eungu

B

34.

Wheat has gained importance in Nigeria's agriculture as a result of the?

A. increased use of fertilizers

B. gradual change in climate

C. increased purchasing power of the citizens

D. introduction of large-scale irrigation

D

35.

Annual total rainfall decreases generally from the south to the north of Nigeria because of the?

A. longitudinal spread along the coast

B. latitudinal spread from the sea

C. relief pattern of the country

D. drainage pattern of the country

A

36.

The Lagos area has emerged as the most prominent destination for internal migration because it is?

A. on a high plain and highly industrialized

B. close to the coast and densely populated

C. highgly industrialized and highly urbanized

D. agriculturally productive and close to the coast

C

37.

The planting of eucalyptus trees on the Jos Plateau is to?

A. reclaim the soil

B. provide firewood

C. prevent desertification

D. provide wind breakers

D

38.

Industrialization in Nigeria can best be promoted through the development of?

A. textile manufacturing

B. vegetable oil processing

C. iron and steel processing

D. automobile manufacturing

C

39.

The single most successful large-scale irrigation project in tropical Africa is the?

A. VOLT RIVER Project

B. Chad Basin Project

C. Gezira Scheme

D. Nile Delta Scheme

D

40.

Iron Ore mining in Africa is carried out in?

A. Ghana, Niger and Epygt

B. Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Sierre Leone

C. Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana

D. Kenya, Tunisia and Sudan

B

31.

The towns that owe their origin and growth to the presence of localized mineral resources are?

A. Jos ans Abeokuta

B. Kano and Eungu

C. Jos and Eungu

D. Port Harcourt and Onitsha

C

32.

Soil conservation can be achieved through?

A. floriculture

B. monoculture

C. mechanization

D. stripe-cropping

D

33.

One of the steel-rolling mills in Nigeria is located at?

A. Ajaokuta

B. Ovwian-Aladja

C. Jos

D. Eungu

B

34.

Wheat has gained importance in Nigeria's agriculture as a result of the?

A. increased use of fertilizers

B. gradual change in climate

C. increased purchasing power of the citizens

D. introduction of large-scale irrigation

D

35.

Annual total rainfall decreases generally from the south to the north of Nigeria because of the?

A. longitudinal spread along the coast

B. latitudinal spread from the sea

C. relief pattern of the country

D. drainage pattern of the country

A

36.

The Lagos area has emerged as the most prominent destination for internal migration because it is?

A. on a high plain and highly industrialized

B. close to the coast and densely populated

C. highgly industrialized and highly urbanized

D. agriculturally productive and close to the coast

C

37.

The planting of eucalyptus trees on the Jos Plateau is to?

A. reclaim the soil

B. provide firewood

C. prevent desertification

D. provide wind breakers

D

38.

Industrialization in Nigeria can best be promoted through the development of?

A. textile manufacturing

B. vegetable oil processing

C. iron and steel processing

D. automobile manufacturing

C

39.

The single most successful large-scale irrigation project in tropical Africa is the?

A. VOLT RIVER Project

B. Chad Basin Project

C. Gezira Scheme

D. Nile Delta Scheme

D

40.

Iron Ore mining in Africa is carried out in?

A. Ghana, Niger and Epygt

B. Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Sierre Leone

C. Tunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana

D. Kenya, Tunisia and Sudan

B