Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 1980

Question 46

Industries can be classified as either light or heavy.

Which of the following groups of industries can be classified as light?

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  • 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
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Question 47

Identify the shaded natural region in the diagram

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  • A. Tropical monsoon
  • B. Equatorial
  • C. Hot desert
  • D. Mediterranean
  • E. Tropical savannah
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Question 48

Which of the following is the appropriate shape of the section from A to B? choose the correct answer from the options above

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  • A. A
  • B. B
  • C. C
  • D. D
  • E. E
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Question 49

Gross capital formation in Nigeria 1964-1973, what can be inferred from the histogram above?

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  • A. there was a steady growth of capital formation in the period
  • B. capital formation in the last two years exactly equalled those of all previous years combined
  • C. at the end of the period, Nigeria had become self-sufficient
  • D. Nigeria experienced serious economic problems during the period
  • E. Nigeria is one of the richest countries in Africa
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Question 50

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

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  • A. 60%
  • B. 50%
  • C. 30%
  • D. 20%
  • E. 10%
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