Year : 
1992
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

Which of the following areas has been an important source of migration into North America?

A. South Africa

B. Southern Europe

C. South America

D. East Africa

C

22.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between urban and rural areas is TRUE?

A. Urban centers depend on rural areas for innovations

B. Rural areas depends on urban centers for labours

C. Rural areas obtain industiral raw materials from urban centers

D. Urban centres and rural areas are interdependent

D

23.

Which of the following group of settlements is arranged in order of increasing size?

A. Village, hamlet, city, town, megalopolis, conurbation

B. Hamlet, village, town, city, megalopolis, conurbation

C. Hamlet village, town, city, conurbation, megaloplis

D. Hamlet, village, city, conurbation, town, megaloplis

C

24.

Which of these sets of features enhance the nucleation of settlements?

A. Route intersections and wet points

B. Fertile broad plains and natural harbours

C. Narrow valleys and rugged highlands harbours

D. Dissected plains and route intersections

A

25.

A good overland transportation system promotes economic development because it?

A. fosters interregational trade

B. reduces depreciation of motor vehicles

C. reduces fuel consumption

D. provides employment for drivers

A

26.

Which of the following groups of products is transported in large quantities on the st. Lawrence Great Lakes Waterways?

A. Wheat, iron ore and bananas

B. Wheat, iron ore and crude oil

C. Iron ore, bauxite and cattle

D. Crude oil, wheat and cotton

B

27.

The movement of some industries from Europe to South East Asia in recent times is due mainly to?

A. lower production costs in South East Asia

B. high land values in Europe

C. declining labour productivity in Europe

D. availability of cheap raw materials in South East Asia

A

28.

The major wheat producing regions of the world are characteristically?

A. undulating lowlands with clayey soils

B. marginal lands with sandy soils

C. extensive continental plains with loamy soils

D. coastal plains with alluvial soiols

C

29.

The industrial development of the Black Sea region of Ukraine is based mainly on?

A. coal and iron ore

B. crude oil and iron ore

C. cotton and coal

D. wool and crude oil

A

30.

The predominant type of agriculture in the eastern part the source of the raw material is?

A. plantation agriculture

B. mixed farming

C. citrus cultivation

D. Cattle ranching

B

21.

Which of the following areas has been an important source of migration into North America?

A. South Africa

B. Southern Europe

C. South America

D. East Africa

C

22.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between urban and rural areas is TRUE?

A. Urban centers depend on rural areas for innovations

B. Rural areas depends on urban centers for labours

C. Rural areas obtain industiral raw materials from urban centers

D. Urban centres and rural areas are interdependent

D

23.

Which of the following group of settlements is arranged in order of increasing size?

A. Village, hamlet, city, town, megalopolis, conurbation

B. Hamlet, village, town, city, megalopolis, conurbation

C. Hamlet village, town, city, conurbation, megaloplis

D. Hamlet, village, city, conurbation, town, megaloplis

C

24.

Which of these sets of features enhance the nucleation of settlements?

A. Route intersections and wet points

B. Fertile broad plains and natural harbours

C. Narrow valleys and rugged highlands harbours

D. Dissected plains and route intersections

A

25.

A good overland transportation system promotes economic development because it?

A. fosters interregational trade

B. reduces depreciation of motor vehicles

C. reduces fuel consumption

D. provides employment for drivers

A

26.

Which of the following groups of products is transported in large quantities on the st. Lawrence Great Lakes Waterways?

A. Wheat, iron ore and bananas

B. Wheat, iron ore and crude oil

C. Iron ore, bauxite and cattle

D. Crude oil, wheat and cotton

B

27.

The movement of some industries from Europe to South East Asia in recent times is due mainly to?

A. lower production costs in South East Asia

B. high land values in Europe

C. declining labour productivity in Europe

D. availability of cheap raw materials in South East Asia

A

28.

The major wheat producing regions of the world are characteristically?

A. undulating lowlands with clayey soils

B. marginal lands with sandy soils

C. extensive continental plains with loamy soils

D. coastal plains with alluvial soiols

C

29.

The industrial development of the Black Sea region of Ukraine is based mainly on?

A. coal and iron ore

B. crude oil and iron ore

C. cotton and coal

D. wool and crude oil

A

30.

The predominant type of agriculture in the eastern part the source of the raw material is?

A. plantation agriculture

B. mixed farming

C. citrus cultivation

D. Cattle ranching

B