Jamb Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 91:

• JAMB 1978

Which of the following factors must account for the rapid increase in world population during the twentieth century?

A. The slave trade was abolished
B. Death rates have decreased rapidly
C. Birth rates have increased rapidly
D. Increasing world production of food
E. Large-scale migration of people

Question 92:

• JAMB 1978

What does subsistence agriculture mean?

A. Intensive agriculture
B. Extensive agriculture
C. Agricultural production for cash
D. Agricultural production for export
E. Agricultural production for household consumption

Question 93:

• JAMB 1978

Which of the following type of agriculture would you expect to find around a big city in an industrial society such as in Europe?

A. Dairy farming
B. Grain farming
C. Fish farming
D. Animal husbandry
E. Intensive subsistence agriculture

Question 94:

• JAMB 1978

Which of the following provides the best location for a bakery?

A. Near a regular source of flour
B. In an area of cheap labour
C. Near a large market for bread
D. Near a source of good clean water
E. Near a regular source of electricity

Question 95:

• JAMB 1978

The greatest volume of shipping across the Atlantic Ocean is

A. Between Africa and South America
B. Between Africa and North America
C. Between North America and South America
D. Between Europe and North America
E. Between Europe and Africa