Jamb Geography 2002 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 2002

The sudd region has been highly valued for its?

A. Biodiversity
B. Large-scale irrigation project
C. Fishing industry
D. Mineral deposits

Question 7:

• JAMB 2002

The ferralitic soils in West Africa are mostly found in the?

A. Desert environment
B. Forest belt
C. Swampy coastline
D. Savannah belt

Question 8:

• JAMB 2002

A common feature of Forcados, Bonny and Eket in the Niger Delta is that they are?

A. Very important fishing ports
B. Export processing zones
C. Important for natural gas export
D. Terminal for oil companies

Question 9:

• JAMB 2002

The Nigerian towns which owed much of their growth in the 20th century to the development of the railway include?

A. Eungu, Jos, Kaduna and Minna
B. Lagos, Minna, Nnewi and Gusau
C. Oshogbo, Minna, Owerri and Jos
D. Lagos, Lokoja, Gusau and Umuahia

Question 10:

• JAMB 2002

Sugar plantations in Africa are most highly developed in the lowlands of?

A. The Mediterranean seaboard and the Guinea coast
B. Natal and the Lower Nile
C. Mozambique and Natal
D. The Guinea coast and Mozambique