Jamb 1994 Geography Past Questions And Answers
1
A major limiting factor to the development of industries in the developing countries is?
- A. low level of capital formation
- B. high population growth rate
- C. shortage of raw materials
- D. unfavorable climates
2
The greatest problem facing lumbering in Tropical Africa is that the?
- A. trees are often buttressed at the base
- B. trees do not grow in pure stands
- C. further expansion of saw- mill is not viable
- D. demand is low
3
In which of the following countries have many railway lines been closed down as a result of a decline in their competitiveness?
- A. South Africa
- B. Australia
- C. U.S.A
- D. India
4
The veldt is a temperate grassland found in?
- A. South Africa
- B. Australia
- C. South America
- D. Eurasia
5
Which of the following sets of rocks is organically formed?
- A. Rock salt, breccia and conglometerate
- B. Clay, mudstone and sandstone
- C. peat, chalk and limestone
- D. Girt, coal and shale
6
The list of exports from Japan to Nigeria is likely to include?
- A. motor vehicles, television sets and coal
- B. wrist watches, chemicals and crude oil
- C. motor vehicles, cameras and industrial machines
- D. television sets, iron ore and computers
7
The captain of a ship in the mid sea observed that it was local noon as he was listening to 08.00 hrs BBC world news. On which longitude was his ship?
- A. 60°E
- B. 60°W
- C. 120°E
- D. 120°W
8
The highest landforms in Nigeria are developed on?
- A. sandstones
- B. granites
- C. basalts
- D. shales
9
Subsistence farming is characterized by?
- A. dominance of cash crops, low capital input and dependence on simple tools
- B. dominance of food crops, small holdings anfd family labour
- C. Dependence on family labour, small holdings and market orientation
- D. Dependence on simple tools, labour intensity and high capital input
10
The major human activity in the area is probably
- A. Farming
- B. Fishing
- C. Lumbering
- D. Ranching