Jamb Geography 2016 Past Questions and Answers

Question 191:

• JAMB 2016

Which of the following can be regarded as the backbone of a modern industrial economy?

A. Cement manufacturing industry
B. Ship-Building industry
C. Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
D. Textiloe industry
E. Iron and Steel industry

Question 192:

• JAMB 2016

A hinterland is?

A. The central part of a country
B. An area which is far from the coast
C. A landlocked country
D. An area surrounding a city
E. The area which is served by a port

Question 193:

• JAMB 2016

very large in area but very low in population;which of the following countries fits this description best?

A. Lesotho
B. Tunisia
C. Nigeria
D. Zaire
E. Burundi

Question 194:

• JAMB 2016

The industrial economy of South-Africa is NOT based on one of the following factors:

A. Abundant coal resources
B. Abundant crude petroleum resources
C. Abundant agricultural resources
D. Abundant cheap labour
E. Large-scale investment by such countries like West Germany,the U.S.A and United Kingdom.

Question 195:

• JAMB 2016

Volcanoes are considered a natural resource because of all but one of the following reason

A. Mountainous landscape of volcanic origin have more scenic beauty
B. Most volcanic soils yield fertile soils
C. Intrusive volcanoes somtimes contains economic minerals
D. Volocanic explosion helps control world population
E. Most volcanic rocks are good sources of structural materials like building stones