Jamb Geography 1993 Past Questions and Answers

Question 36:

• JAMB 1993

The hope for the development of crop and animal husbandry in parts of the Sahara Desert rests on the possibility of?

A. Tapping the huge reserves of underground water
B. Desalinization of occean water
C. Interbasin transfer of water from wetter regions
D. Mechanizing farming in the oases

Question 37:

• JAMB 1993

Which type of climate is depicted by the graph?

A. Humid mid latitude in the northern hemisphere
B. Humid subtropical in the southern hemisphere
C. Rainy tropical in the southern hemisphere
D. Equitorial hot and wet in the northern hemisphere

Question 38:

• JAMB 1993

The temperature of this region is characterized by a

A. Low annual range of about 30^oC
B. Seasonal range of more than 10^oC
C. High diurnal range of more than 15^oC
D. Marked effect of altitude

Question 39:

• JAMB 1993

The most important minerals found in the area marked X are

A. Iron ore and thorium
B. Galena and tantalite
C. Lead and zinc
D. Tin and columbite

Question 40:

• JAMB 1993

The major environmental problem associated with the area marked Y is

A. Drought
B. Insect pest
C. Oil pollution
D. Gully erosion