Jamb Geography 1978 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 1978

On a population map of the world, all but one of the following appear generally as regions of low population density

A. The hot deserts
B. The Amazon forests
C. Antarctica
D. The island of Java
E. The Canadian shield

Question 37:

• JAMB 1978

Mixed farming implies

A. Growing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
B. Keeping poultry and rearing pigs on one and the same farm
C. Growing grains and root crops on the same piece of land
D. Mixed cultivation of wheat, barley, and oats
E. Intercropping of yam, cassava and maize

Question 38:

• JAMB 1978

What is a typical farmer in the Sudan savannah of Nigeria most likely to be doing in June?

A. Clearing his land for planting
B. Planting his main cash crop
C. Harvesting his main cash crop
D. Resting because he has less to do
E. Taking part in a fishing festival

Question 39:

• JAMB 1978

When is the earth relative to the sun in the position shown in the diagram above?

A. December 22
B. March 21
C. June 21
D. September 22
E. October 23

Question 40:

• JAMB 1978

Name the feature shown in the diagram above

A. Grag and tail
B. Seif dune
C. Nunatak
D. Inselberg
E. Crescent dune