Jamb Geography Past Questions and Answers

Question 206:

• JAMB 1980

A hinterland is?

A. The central part of a country
B. An area which is far from the coast
C. A landlocked country
D. An area surrounding a city
E. The area which is served by a port

Question 207:

• JAMB 1980

very large in area but very low in population;which of the following countries fits this description best?

A. Lesotho
B. Tunisia
C. Nigeria
D. Zaire
E. Burundi

Question 208:

• JAMB 1980

The industrial economy of South-Africa is NOT based on one of the following factors:

A. Abundant coal resources
B. Abundant crude petroleum resources
C. Abundant agricultural resources
D. Abundant cheap labour
E. Large-scale investment by such countries like West Germany,the U.S.A and United Kingdom.

Question 209:

• JAMB 1980

Volcanoes are considered a natural resource because of all but one of the following reason

A. Mountainous landscape of volcanic origin have more scenic beauty
B. Most volcanic soils yield fertile soils
C. Intrusive volcanoes somtimes contains economic minerals
D. Volocanic explosion helps control world population
E. Most volcanic rocks are good sources of structural materials like building stones

Question 210:

• JAMB 1980

which of these sets best arranges these settlement types in ascending order in terms of their complexity of function?

A. Hamlet,village,town,city,metropolis
B. Village,hamlet,city,town,metropolis
C. Metropolis,town,city,village,hamlet
D. Town,hamlet,village,city,metropolis
E. Metropolis,city,town,village,hamlet