Year : 
1980
Title : 
Geography
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

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.

B

32.

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

D

33.

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

A

34.

The great agricultural regions of the world includes all but one of these

A. the corn belt of USA

B. the pampas of Argentina

C. the Black soils Region of Ukraine

D. the High Veldt of South Africa

E. the Sahel of West Africa

E

35.

Which of these sea routes carries the heaviest traffic?

A. the North Atlantic routes between europe and North America

B. the Suez Canal route between Europe and Asia

C. the Cape route between Europe and ASIA

D. the Panama Canal route between Europe and ASIA

E. the Atlantic route between North America and West Africa

A

36.

The Nigerian petroleum refineries are located at one of the following pairs of town?

A. Lagos and Port-Harcourt

B. Port-Harcourt and Calabar

C. Benin and Warri

D. Calabar and Kaduna

E. Port-Harcourt and Warri

E

37.

Nigeria's proposed Iron and steel industry based on the direct reduction would be located at;

A. OSHOGBO

B. Port-Harcourt

C. Enugu

D. Warri

D

38.

Vegetables are usually grown near markets or their places of consumption because?

A. they are easily perishable

B. they are not susceptible to attack from pests

C. they are meant to be eaten mainly by town dwellers

D. they can withstand heat for a long time

E. they are bulky and weight gaining in transit

A

39.

Industries can be classified as either light or heavy.
Which of the following groups of industries can be classified as light?

A. Textile, clothing, footwear and printing

B. Iron and steel, cement and sugar

C. N0n-metalic products an chemicals

D. Petroleum, sugar and block-making

A

40.

From the above diagram, Brazil's contribution to the export of bananas is

A. 60%

B. 50%

C. 30%

D. 20%

E. 10%

C

31.

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.

B

32.

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

D

33.

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

A

34.

The great agricultural regions of the world includes all but one of these

A. the corn belt of USA

B. the pampas of Argentina

C. the Black soils Region of Ukraine

D. the High Veldt of South Africa

E. the Sahel of West Africa

E

35.

Which of these sea routes carries the heaviest traffic?

A. the North Atlantic routes between europe and North America

B. the Suez Canal route between Europe and Asia

C. the Cape route between Europe and ASIA

D. the Panama Canal route between Europe and ASIA

E. the Atlantic route between North America and West Africa

A

36.

The Nigerian petroleum refineries are located at one of the following pairs of town?

A. Lagos and Port-Harcourt

B. Port-Harcourt and Calabar

C. Benin and Warri

D. Calabar and Kaduna

E. Port-Harcourt and Warri

E

37.

Nigeria's proposed Iron and steel industry based on the direct reduction would be located at;

A. OSHOGBO

B. Port-Harcourt

C. Enugu

D. Warri

D

38.

Vegetables are usually grown near markets or their places of consumption because?

A. they are easily perishable

B. they are not susceptible to attack from pests

C. they are meant to be eaten mainly by town dwellers

D. they can withstand heat for a long time

E. they are bulky and weight gaining in transit

A

39.

Industries can be classified as either light or heavy.
Which of the following groups of industries can be classified as light?

A. Textile, clothing, footwear and printing

B. Iron and steel, cement and sugar

C. N0n-metalic products an chemicals

D. Petroleum, sugar and block-making

A

40.

From the above diagram, Brazil's contribution to the export of bananas is

A. 60%

B. 50%

C. 30%

D. 20%

E. 10%

C