Jamb Geography 1998 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 1998

The Tennessee Valley Authority can best be said to administer?

A. A multi-purpose river basin development project
B. An agricultural generation project
C. An electricity power generation project
D. A flood control project

Question 32:

• JAMB 1998

The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forests is mainly due to?

A. Shortage of labour
B. Absence of many rivers
C. Absence of pure stands of trees
D. Low quality of available timber

Question 33:

• JAMB 1998

The group of towns most important for automobile manufacturing is?

A. Osaka, Kaduna and London
B. Detroit, Tokyo and Turin
C. New York, Los Angeles and Lagos
D. Nagoya, Cairo and Moscow

Question 34:

• JAMB 1998

Which of the following irrigation schemes is the most successful in Nigeria?

A. The Kiri Dam Project
B. The Zobe Dam Project
C. The Zobe Dam Project
D. The Kano River Project

Question 35:

• JAMB 1998

In Nigeria, geographical location poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the?

A. Eastern Scarplands
B. Eastern Highlands
C. Western Highlands
D. Niger-Benue Trough