Jamb Geography 1980 Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• JAMB 1980

Which are three main export crops of Uganda?
1.Bananas 2.Coffee 3.Cotton 4.Groundnuts 5.Sugar 6.Cassava 7.Tobacco

A. 1&5&7
B. 2&3&7
C. 2&4&5
D. 1&6&7
E. 3&4&6

Question 17:

• JAMB 1980

Which of the following is the least important reason for promoting manufacturing industries by West African Nations?

A. To reduce dependence on agriculture
B. To earn more foreign exchange
C. To raise the level of employment
D. To increase productivity at the national level
E. To produce locally everything needed

Question 18:

• JAMB 1980

Which of the geographical reasons below least supports the existence of ECOWAS?

A. The countries in the community are contiguous
B. It has an internal market of about 160million people
C. The peoples are of the same racial group
D. The products are complementary
E. The countries in the community share similar physical characteristics

Question 19:

• JAMB 1980

Dodoma is to Tanzania as .........is to Nigeria

A. Lagos
B. Abuja
C. Port Hacourt
D. Ajaokuta
E. Warri

Question 20:

• JAMB 1980

What is the cause of the double rainfall maximal in southern Nigeria?

A. Land and sea breezes
B. Nearness to the atlantic ocean
C. Overhead sun at the tropic of Cancer
D. North and South movement of the overhead sun
E. Overhead sun on the equator