Year : 
1997
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

The process by which population becomes largely concentrated at certain locations is called?

A. migration

B. urbanization

C. nucleation

D. agglomeration

B

22.

Which of the following is a nodal town?

A. Kumasi

B. Port Harcourt

C. Banjul

D. Monrovia

A

23.

The least geographical factor that determined town sites in the past was the?

A. existence of fertile alluvial plains

B. presence of indented coastlined sheltered from waves

C. existence of communication networks

D. presence of a river gorge

C

24.

Villages which lie along the foot of a chalk escarpment at head stream points are referred to as?

A. fall-line settlements

B. fault-line villages

C. spring-line settlements

D. scarp-line villages

A

25.

The area served by a given city is referred to as its?

A. sphere of influence

B. hinterland

C. territory

D. satelite

D

26.

Aluminum smelters are usually located close to sources of abundant?

A. raw materials

B. electricity

C. coking coal

D. cheap labour

B

27.

A country is said to have been unfavorable balance of trade when her?

A. tangible imports are greater in value than the tangible exports

B. tangible exports are greater in value than the tangible imports

C. total payments for all visible and invisible imports exceed the corresponding total,exports

D. total receipts from all visible and invisible exports exceed the corresponding imports

C

28.

An unsuitable natural condition for the cultivation of cotton is?

A. a loose sandy soil

B. an annual rainfall of 500mm to 1000 mm with most of it falling in the growing season

C. temperature of about 21° during growing season

D. clear sunny skies after the plant is fully matured

B

29.

An agricultural practice where water has to be artificially provided during the rainy season is referred to as?

A. full irrigation

B. supplementary irrigation

C. sprinkle irrigation

D. flood irrigation

B

30.

The leading rubber producing areas of the world are?

A. Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Ghana

B. Liberia, Indonesia and Sierra Leone

C. Brazil, Malaysia and Zarie

D. Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka

D

21.

The process by which population becomes largely concentrated at certain locations is called?

A. migration

B. urbanization

C. nucleation

D. agglomeration

B

22.

Which of the following is a nodal town?

A. Kumasi

B. Port Harcourt

C. Banjul

D. Monrovia

A

23.

The least geographical factor that determined town sites in the past was the?

A. existence of fertile alluvial plains

B. presence of indented coastlined sheltered from waves

C. existence of communication networks

D. presence of a river gorge

C

24.

Villages which lie along the foot of a chalk escarpment at head stream points are referred to as?

A. fall-line settlements

B. fault-line villages

C. spring-line settlements

D. scarp-line villages

A

25.

The area served by a given city is referred to as its?

A. sphere of influence

B. hinterland

C. territory

D. satelite

D

26.

Aluminum smelters are usually located close to sources of abundant?

A. raw materials

B. electricity

C. coking coal

D. cheap labour

B

27.

A country is said to have been unfavorable balance of trade when her?

A. tangible imports are greater in value than the tangible exports

B. tangible exports are greater in value than the tangible imports

C. total payments for all visible and invisible imports exceed the corresponding total,exports

D. total receipts from all visible and invisible exports exceed the corresponding imports

C

28.

An unsuitable natural condition for the cultivation of cotton is?

A. a loose sandy soil

B. an annual rainfall of 500mm to 1000 mm with most of it falling in the growing season

C. temperature of about 21° during growing season

D. clear sunny skies after the plant is fully matured

B

29.

An agricultural practice where water has to be artificially provided during the rainy season is referred to as?

A. full irrigation

B. supplementary irrigation

C. sprinkle irrigation

D. flood irrigation

B

30.

The leading rubber producing areas of the world are?

A. Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Ghana

B. Liberia, Indonesia and Sierra Leone

C. Brazil, Malaysia and Zarie

D. Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka

D