Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 1985
Question 21
The essential nature of the economic activity called grazing can be described as the?
- A. rearing of domesticated animals which feeds mainly on native vegetation
- B. tending of animals for sale
- C. rearing of animals which are moved about in accordance with seasons
- D. keeping of animals and the cultivation of crops to earn income from both
- E. rearing of cattle in the grasslands of the world
Question 22
A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement because?
- A. it contains more buildings and more people
- B. its buildings are clustered 'together
- C. it often occurs in a densely populated area
- D. it usually occurs at the meeting point of transportation networks
- E. it is often found near rivers
Question 23
Which of the following river basins has the highest population concentration? The
- A. Amazon
- B. Mississipi
- C. Niger
- D. Nile
- E. Indus
Question 24
Tropical forests compared with temperate forests have?
- A. greater species diversity
- B. pure stands of the same species covering large areas
- C. greater proportion of herbaceous plants
- D. wider-tree girths
- E. deeper and more fertile soils
Question 25
What will be the length of a two-kilometer canal on an air photography on a scale 1: 50 000?
- A. 1.6cm
- B. 2.0cm
- C. 3.2cm
- D. 3.6cm
- E. 4.0cm
