Jamb Geography 1978 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1978

In which of the following countries is commercial grain farming an important occupation?

A. Nigeria
B. Kenya
C. Spain
D. Canada
E. Brazil

Question 32:

• JAMB 1978

Pick out the incorrect statement

A. The Ruhr is a great industrial region
B. Scandinavia is noted for its hardwood timber
C. The North Sea is a great fishing area
D. Katanga is a copper mining region
E. Woollen fabrics are manufactured in Yorkshire

Question 33:

• JAMB 1978

The length of a year is 365(1/4)days because that is the time it takes

A. The sun to revolve round its orbit
B. The earth to rotate on its axis
C. The moon to revolve once round the earth
D. The sun to revolve once round the earch
E. The earth to revolve once round the sun

Question 34:

• JAMB 1978

Two factors which promote rapid chemical weathering in the tropics are

A. High temperature and extreme aridity
B. High temperature and low humidity
C. Low temperature and high humidity
D. High temperature and high humidity
E. High temperature and low rainfall

Question 35:

• JAMB 1978

Smooth oval hills composed mainly of boulders or glacial sands and gravels are known as

A. Eskers
B. Drumlins
C. Moraines
D. Aretes
E. Pyramidal peaks