Jamb Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 111:

• JAMB 1978

Smooth oval hills composed mainly of boulders or glacial sands and gravels are known as

A. Eskers
B. Drumlins
C. Moraines
D. Aretes
E. Pyramidal peaks

Question 112:

• JAMB 1978

On a population map of the world, all but one of the following appear generally as regions of low population density

A. The hot deserts
B. The Amazon forests
C. Antarctica
D. The island of Java
E. The Canadian shield

Question 113:

• JAMB 1978

Mixed farming implies

A. Growing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
B. Keeping poultry and rearing pigs on one and the same farm
C. Growing grains and root crops on the same piece of land
D. Mixed cultivation of wheat, barley, and oats
E. Intercropping of yam, cassava and maize

Question 114:

• JAMB 1978

What is a typical farmer in the Sudan savannah of Nigeria most likely to be doing in June?

A. Clearing his land for planting
B. Planting his main cash crop
C. Harvesting his main cash crop
D. Resting because he has less to do
E. Taking part in a fishing festival

Question 115:

• JAMB 1978

When is the earth relative to the sun in the position shown in the diagram above?

A. December 22
B. March 21
C. June 21
D. September 22
E. October 23