Jamb Geography 1982 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1982

The two major air masses affecting the climate of West Africa are the?

A. Harmattan wind and the south-west monsoon
B. South-west monsoon and the troppical martime
C. Tropical continental and the tropical maritime
D. Tropical continental and south-west monsoon
E. Warm equatorial and the tropical maritime

Question 32:

• JAMB 1982

Which of the following shipping routes carries the world's heaviest ocean traffic?

A. Mediterranean - Suez Canal - Indian Ocean
B. Western Europe - Caribbean
C. Eastern North America - Western Europe
D. West Coast United States - Panama Canal
E. Western Europe - southern Africa - Australia

Question 33:

• JAMB 1982

Which of these three west Africa countries have economic deposit of iron ore?

A. Nigeria, Mali and Upper Volta
B. Niger, Mali and Mauritania
C. Nigeria, Guinea and Sierral Leone
D. Mali, Sengal and Sierra Leone
E. Liberia Sierra Leone and Togo

Question 34:

• JAMB 1982

Which of these best accounts for the decline in railway transport in Nigeria in the last two decades?

A. Competition from air transport
B. The inefficiency of the railway administration
C. Competition from road transport
D. The slow speed of the trains
E. The decline in agricultural exports

Question 35:

• JAMB 1982

Which of the following is NOT true of most developing countries?

A. The depend essentially on agricultural produuction
B. They have the highest level of agricultural productivity
C. The rate of population growth is among the highest in the world
D. The proportion of the population involved in primary activities is higher than those of developed countries
E. The proportion of the population engaged in tertiary activities is less than those of developed countries