Year : 
1989
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

British Columbia, Iceland and Norway are noted for?

A. lumbering

B. mining

C. fishing

D. power

A

22.

In which of the the following countries is land reclaimed from the sea intensively used for cultivation?

A. Begium

B. England

C. Finland

D. Holland

D

23.

A major problem associated with lumbering in tropical as compared with temperate forests is that the?

A. low density of rivers make log transportation costly

B. timber trees do not grow in pure stands

C. hardwoods are not in great demand

D. terrain is swampy

B

24.

The leading wheat producing region of the world is the?

A. Pampas of Argentina

B. Prairre of North America

C. Downs of Australia

D. Veldt of South Africa

B

25.

Transhumance is the seasonal migration of live-stock?

A. from the lowlands to the uplands

B. from the north to the south following the rains

C. in the semiarid steppes

D. in search of water and pasture

A

26.

Most of the industries located in rural areas are?

A. market-oriented

B. high energy consumers

C. raw materials-oriented

D. transport-oriented

C

27.

In recent years, many industrial firms in the advance countries have established branches in parts of South East Asia mainly because of the?

A. ready market for their products

B. cheaper production costs

C. cheaper and more steady supply of energy

D. warmer and more equable climate

A

28.

Which of the following is NOT correct in terms of the country's major product for international trade?

A. Manritius: sugar

B. Libya: petroleum

C. Zambia: copper

D. Cote d'Ivoire: diamond

D

29.

What is the Sea of Japan noted for?

A. Mining

B. fishing

C. Recreation

D. Naval training

B

30.

Which of the following countries is famous for dairy farming?

A. Argentina

B. Swizerland

C. Netherlands

D. Demark

D

21.

British Columbia, Iceland and Norway are noted for?

A. lumbering

B. mining

C. fishing

D. power

A

22.

In which of the the following countries is land reclaimed from the sea intensively used for cultivation?

A. Begium

B. England

C. Finland

D. Holland

D

23.

A major problem associated with lumbering in tropical as compared with temperate forests is that the?

A. low density of rivers make log transportation costly

B. timber trees do not grow in pure stands

C. hardwoods are not in great demand

D. terrain is swampy

B

24.

The leading wheat producing region of the world is the?

A. Pampas of Argentina

B. Prairre of North America

C. Downs of Australia

D. Veldt of South Africa

B

25.

Transhumance is the seasonal migration of live-stock?

A. from the lowlands to the uplands

B. from the north to the south following the rains

C. in the semiarid steppes

D. in search of water and pasture

A

26.

Most of the industries located in rural areas are?

A. market-oriented

B. high energy consumers

C. raw materials-oriented

D. transport-oriented

C

27.

In recent years, many industrial firms in the advance countries have established branches in parts of South East Asia mainly because of the?

A. ready market for their products

B. cheaper production costs

C. cheaper and more steady supply of energy

D. warmer and more equable climate

A

28.

Which of the following is NOT correct in terms of the country's major product for international trade?

A. Manritius: sugar

B. Libya: petroleum

C. Zambia: copper

D. Cote d'Ivoire: diamond

D

29.

What is the Sea of Japan noted for?

A. Mining

B. fishing

C. Recreation

D. Naval training

B

30.

Which of the following countries is famous for dairy farming?

A. Argentina

B. Swizerland

C. Netherlands

D. Demark

D