Jamb Geography 1986 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 1986

The process whereby a manufacturing enterprise produces goods which form raw materials for other manufacturing enterprises is referred to as?

A. Value added
B. Sub-contracting
C. Forward linkage
D. Backward linkage

Question 27:

• JAMB 1986

What is common to the Bororo tribe of West Africa, the Eskimos of Alaska and Canada, the Lapps of Eurasia and the Mongols of Mongolia?

A. Cattle rearing
B. Nomadic herding
C. Dispersed rural settlements
D. Hunting and trapping

Question 28:

• JAMB 1986

Which of the following areas is noted for the highest production of soft wood?

A. The Amazon Basin
B. The Ganges-Indus Basin
C. The St.Lawrence Basin
D. The Rhine Basin

Question 29:

• JAMB 1986

Which of the following countries is most dependent on international trade?

A. USSR
B. The people's Republic of China
C. Poland
D. Japan

Question 30:

• JAMB 1986

The inability of Nigerian farmers to adequately feed the nation is due mainly to the?

A. Poor quality of the soil
B. Low demand for agricultural products
C. Shortage of agricultural land
D. Poor methods of agricultural production