Jamb Geography 1984 Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 1984

The difference between towns and villages is that?

A. Towns contain more women
B. Villages have more occupations
C. Towns perform more tertiary functions
D. Villages have more food
E. Towns produce more children

Question 22:

• JAMB 1984

The movement of people from a village to a farm settlement may be described as?

A. Urban - rural migration
B. Rural-urban migration
C. Rural - rural migration
D. Urban-urban migration
E. Suburban - rural migration

Question 23:

• JAMB 1984

Which of these are among the ACTIVE FACTORS of soil formation?

A. Parent material, topography and soil organisms
B. Climate, soil organism s and man
C. Parent material, time and topography
D. Climate, time and plants
E. Time, soil organism and man

Question 24:

• JAMB 1984

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the International Date Line?

A. A traveller loses a day by crossing from the East to the West
B. A traveller gains a day crossing from theWest to the East
C. The line is appoximately along the 180° Merdian
D. Local time is the same on either side
E. The line has a zigzag shape

Question 25:

• JAMB 1984

Which of these species of trees are suitable for pulp and paper manufacturing?

A. Gmelina, fir and pine
B. Spruce, mahogany and pine
C. Baobab, fir and pine
D. Teak, baobab and pine
E. Mahogany, neem and pine