Jamb Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 86:

• JAMB 1978

Name the most important industrial mineral of Ghana

A. Diamond
B. Bauxite
C. Manganese
D. Gold
E. Aluminium

Question 87:

• JAMB 1978

Which of the following factors least explains the fast growing population in Africa?

A. Control of diseases
B. Decline in death rate
C. The education of women
D. Improvement in transportation
E. Provision of more hospitals

Question 88:

• JAMB 1978

If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale of the map?

A. 1:250,000
B. 1:25,000
C. 1:200,000
D. 1:100,000
E. 1:125,000

Question 89:

• JAMB 1978

Which of the following most accurately describe the climate of coast lands which are adjacent to cool ocean currents?

A. Summer rain, winter drought
B. Winter rain, summer drought
C. Rain all the year round
D. Monsoon rainfall pattern
E. Aridity

Question 90:

• JAMB 1978

How were the major mountain belts of the world produced?

A. By wind erosion
B. By Folding
C. By glacial erosion
D. By weathering
E. By river deposition