Jamb Geography 1986 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 1986

Which of the following vegetation belts carries the largest concentration of domesticated livestock in Nigeria?

A. Montane Grassland
B. Guinea Savannah
C. Sudan Savannah
D. Sahel Savannah

Question 12:

• JAMB 1986

The emergence of the derived savannah vegetation of Nigeria is due mainly to?

A. Cultivation and urbanization
B. Soil erosion and deforestation
C. Lumbering and grazing
D. Farming and bush burning

Question 13:

• JAMB 1986

In which of the following vegetation types would walnut, hickory , oak, birch and magnolia trees be found?

A. Tropical rain forest
B. Coniferous forest
C. Tropical savannah
D. Temperate deciduous forest

Question 14:

• JAMB 1986

Although both grasslands and forestland's can provide food for animals, there is more livestock in northern than in southern Nigeria because?

A. Animal food from the southern forest is not palatable
B. No animal can stand the tsetse fly of the southern forests
C. There is a relative scarcity of grazing land in the south
D. Livestock breeding is not encouraged in the south

Question 15:

• JAMB 1986

Soils in the savannah are inherently fertile than those of the Tropical Rain Forest mainly because they are less?

A. Weathered
B. Leached
C. Hardened
D. Eroded