Jamb Geography 2001 Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 2001

Nucleated groups of houses occupied largely by people engaged in primary occupation are referred to as?

A. Metropolises
B. Villages
C. Farmsteads
D. Towns

Question 32:

• JAMB 2001

The groups of hardwoods that are suitable for railway sleepers in Nigeria is?

A. Gmelina, teak and spruce
B. Obeche, mahogany and pine
C. Pine, fir and mahogany
D. Mahogany, obeche and iroko

Question 33:

• JAMB 2001

The relative dryness of the Horn of Africa is due to?

A. The dominance of cold currents in the region
B. The distance from the belt of tropical cyclones
C. Its closeness to the high ranges of East Africa
D. The shape and direction of the shoreline

Question 34:

• JAMB 2001

The most capital-intensive sector of the Nigerian economy today is?

A. Transportation
B. Agriculture
C. Mining
D. Trading

Question 35:

• JAMB 2001

A country well known for the production of copper in Africa is?

A. Ghana
B. Republic of Benin
C. Zambia
D. Egypt