Jamb 2019 Geography Past Questions And Answers
1
Urban and Rural Settlements are differentiated by their
- A. population
- B. population and function
- C. function only
- D. function and location
2
A poor settlement on the edge of a city is known as
- A. ghetto
- B. shanty town
- C. slum
- D. new town
3
The Ruhr coalfield is located in
- A. Canada
- B. Russia
- C. Germany
- D. USA
4
Which of the following factors may lead to an area being densely populated?
- A. Rugged mountains
- B. High plateaux
- C. Active volcanoes
- D. Lowland plains
5
A country well known for the production of Copper in Africa is
- A. Zambia
- B. Republic of Benin
- C. Ghana
- D. Egypt
6
The exploitation of timber in equatorial Africa causes
- A. environmental pollution
- B. less rainfall run-off
- C. soil erosion
- D. high cost of foreign products
7
The variable which is both a control and an element of weather and climate is
- A. Temperature
- B. Rainfall
- C. Air mass
- D. Wind
8
A desert country which has high population density supported by irrigation is
- A. Sudan
- B. Egypt
- C. Kuwait
- D. Namibia
9
The process by which organic matter is decomposed and synthesized to form part of the soil is known as
- A. mineralization
- B. nitrification
- C. humification
- D. laterization
10
The Nigerian town which owed much of their growth in the 20th century to the development of the railway include
- A. Lagos, Minna, Nnewi and Gusau
- B. Lagos, Lokoja, Gusau, Umuahia
- C. Osogbo, Minna, Owerri and Jos
- D. Enugu, Jos, Kaduna, Minna