Jamb Geography 1993 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 1993

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

A. Panama Canal West Coast U.S.A.
B. Eastern North America Western Europe
C. Mediterranean Suez Canal India Ocean
D. Western Europe Southern Africa Australia

Question 27:

• JAMB 1993

In which of these groups of areas is limestone actively quarried for the manufacture cement in Nigeria?

A. Nkalgu, Jos and Ukpilla
B. Ewekoro, Etinam and Nkalagu
C. Eungu, Nkalagu, and Ewekoro
D. Ewekoro, Ukpilla and Nkalagu

Question 28:

• JAMB 1993

Which of the following BEST accounts for the cultivation of groundnut in the northern part of Nigeria?

A. Loamy soil
B. Good transport
C. Cheap labour
D. Irrigation

Question 29:

• JAMB 1993

A major physical factor restricting the cultivation of perennial crops in the Sudan savannah of Nigeria is the?

A. Seasonal regime of the streams
B. Menace of pest
C. Seasonal pattern of rainfall
D. Sandy nature of the soil

Question 30:

• JAMB 1993

The largest deposit of gold in West Africa is found in?

A. Ghana
B. Nigeria
C. Liberia
D. Sierra Leone