Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 2008
Question 21
One direct adverse environmental effect of deforestation is?
- A. èscalated soil erosion
- B. reduced forest income
- C. increased farmer-conflicts
- D. ozone layer depletion
Question 22
Shifting cultivation in agriculture involves?
- A. intensive cultivation in a highly populated region
- B. cultivating alternative plots to allow natural regeneration
- C. cultivating food crops on subsistence basis
- D. cultivating cash crops principally for export
Question 23
A mineral that is essential in cement production is?
- A. talc
- B. coal
- C. gypsum
- D. quartzite
Question 24
The main mineral composition of lateritic soils are?
- A. sodium and nickel
- B. magnesium and zinc
- C. potassium and calcium
- D. iron and aluminium
Question 25
Sydney, Hong Kong and San Francisco have attained considerable importance because of their function as?
- A. important railway junction
- B. capital cities
- C. seaports
- D. cross roads
