Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 1980
Question 36
which of these sets best arranges these settlement types in ascending order in terms of their complexity of function?
- A. hamlet,village,town,city,metropolis
- B. village,hamlet,city,town,metropolis
- C. metropolis,town,city,village,hamlet
- D. town,hamlet,village,city,metropolis
- E. metropolis,city,town,village,hamlet
Question 37
Volcanoes are considered a natural resource because of all but one of the following reason
- A. mountainous landscape of volcanic origin have more scenic beauty
- B. most volcanic soils yield fertile soils
- C. intrusive volcanoes somtimes contains economic minerals
- D. volocanic explosion helps control world population
- E. most volcanic rocks are good sources of structural materials like building stones
Question 38
The industrial economy of South-Africa is NOT based on one of the following factors:
- A. abundant coal resources
- B. abundant crude petroleum resources
- C. abundant agricultural resources
- D. abundant cheap labour
- E. Large-scale investment by such countries like West Germany,the U.S.A and United Kingdom.
Question 39
very large in area but very low in population;which of the following countries fits this description best?
- A. Lesotho
- B. Tunisia
- C. Nigeria
- D. Zaire
- E. Burundi
Question 40
A hinterland is?
- A. the central part of a country
- B. an area which is far from the coast
- C. a landlocked country
- D. an area surrounding a city
- E. the area which is served by a port
