Jamb Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 501:

• JAMB 1986

What is common to the Bororo tribe of West Africa, the Eskimos of Alaska and Canada, the Lapps of Eurasia and the Mongols of Mongolia?

A. Cattle rearing
B. Nomadic herding
C. Dispersed rural settlements
D. Hunting and trapping

Question 502:

• JAMB 1986

Which of the following areas is noted for the highest production of soft wood?

A. The Amazon Basin
B. The Ganges-Indus Basin
C. The St.Lawrence Basin
D. The Rhine Basin

Question 503:

• JAMB 1986

Which of the following countries is most dependent on international trade?

A. USSR
B. The people's Republic of China
C. Poland
D. Japan

Question 504:

• JAMB 1986

The inability of Nigerian farmers to adequately feed the nation is due mainly to the?

A. Poor quality of the soil
B. Low demand for agricultural products
C. Shortage of agricultural land
D. Poor methods of agricultural production

Question 505:

• JAMB 1986

Which of the following groups of environmental problems is commonly associated with mining activities?

A. Air pollution, floods and sandstorms
B. Deforestation, soil dessicated and heat wave
C. Oil-spillage, drought and land susidence
D. Soil ersion, sedimentation and land dereliction