Jamb Geography 1980 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1980

very large in area but very low in population;which of the following countries fits this description best?

A. Lesotho
B. Tunisia
C. Nigeria
D. Zaire
E. Burundi

Question 32:

• JAMB 1980

The industrial economy of South-Africa is NOT based on one of the following factors:

A. Abundant coal resources
B. Abundant crude petroleum resources
C. Abundant agricultural resources
D. Abundant cheap labour
E. Large-scale investment by such countries like West Germany,the U.S.A and United Kingdom.

Question 33:

• JAMB 1980

Volcanoes are considered a natural resource because of all but one of the following reason

A. Mountainous landscape of volcanic origin have more scenic beauty
B. Most volcanic soils yield fertile soils
C. Intrusive volcanoes somtimes contains economic minerals
D. Volocanic explosion helps control world population
E. Most volcanic rocks are good sources of structural materials like building stones

Question 34:

• JAMB 1980

which of these sets best arranges these settlement types in ascending order in terms of their complexity of function?

A. Hamlet,village,town,city,metropolis
B. Village,hamlet,city,town,metropolis
C. Metropolis,town,city,village,hamlet
D. Town,hamlet,village,city,metropolis
E. Metropolis,city,town,village,hamlet

Question 35:

• JAMB 1980

the great agricultural regions of the world includes all but one of these

A. The corn belt of USA
B. The pampas of Argentina
C. The Black soils Region of Ukraine
D. The High Veldt of South Africa
E. The Sahel of West Africa