Jamb Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 96:

• JAMB 1978

Which of the following towns is NOT a pre-colonial town?

A. Ilorin
B. Bida
C. Enugu
D. Ibadan
E. Kano

Question 97:

• JAMB 1978

Which of the following has the highest mean annual rainfall?

A. Freetown
B. Accra
C. Lome
D. Lagos
E. Enugu

Question 98:

• JAMB 1978

The Middle Best of West Africa is NOT characterised by one of the following. Which one?

A. Low population densities
B. Ethnic fragmentation
C. Few large towns
D. Much export crop production
E. Predominance of subsistence agriculture

Question 99:

• JAMB 1978

Which ONE of the following statements about the railway lines of Africa is false?

A. There is no trans-continental railway in Africa which can be compared with the Trans-Siberian Railway in length or importance
B. Africa's railway lines are all of uniform gauge
C. Few railway lines in Africa cross from one country to another
D. The railway lines of Africa generally run from the coast inland
E. The densest railway network in Africa is in the Republic of South Africa

Question 100:

• JAMB 1978

Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral?

A. Central Africa Empire
B. Uganda
C. Kenya
D. Zambia
E. Mozambique