Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 1980
Question 31
Which of the following can be regarded as the backbone of a modern industrial economy?
- A. Cement manufacturing industry
- B. Ship-Building industry
- C. Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
- D. Textiloe industry
- E. Iron and Steel industry
Question 32
Which of these is the least important advantage of the transcontinental railways in Europe and North-America?
- A. Easy evacuation of mineral products
- B. Political integration
- C. Easy evacuation of agricutural products
- D. Promotion of industrial activities
- E. Employment of labour
Question 33
Which among the following is a producer of coal?
- A. Wankie (Zimbabwe)
- B. Ndola (Zambia)
- C. Nsutta (Ghana)
- D. Jos (Nigeria)
- E. Marampa (Sierra Leone)
Question 34
which of the following countries have few resources and yet has develop industries tremendously?
- A. United kingdom
- B. Italy
- C. France
- D. Norway
- E. Switzaland
Question 35
which of the following is the most important reasons why the highest densities of cattle in West Africa are to be found in the Sudan and Sahel Savannah zones?
- A. The two zones are far from the coast
- B. The two zones have abundant water resources
- C. The two zones have abundant fodder resouces
- D. the two zones are largely free from tsetse flies
- E. The two zones have moderate temperature
