Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 1985
Question 36
The system of cultivation whereby a piece of land is cultivated for one or two years and is then left to fallow while the farmer moves to another piece of land around the same permanent settlement is known as?
- A. shifting cultivation
- B. land rotation
- C. crop rotation
- D. arable cultivation
- E. sedentary cultivation
Question 37
Which of the following statements is FALSE about the economy of most West African countries?
- A. it has a low growth rate
- B. it is based on the export of a few commodities
- C. Agro-allied industries are gradually developing
- D. Heavy industries predominate
- E. Production of consumer goods is increasing
Question 38
Large-scale wheat production is associated with the?
- A. Kano River Plains and the Ghezira Plains
- B. Ghezira Plains and the Pampas of Argentina Plains
- C. Praries of North America and the Pampas of Argentina
- D. Ganges Plains and the Pampas of Argentina
Question 39
Which of the following export commodities is NOT handled by the port of Mombasa?
- A. Coffee
- B. Cocoa
- C. Tea
- D. Sisal
- E. Cotton
Question 40
Southern U.S.A, southern Russia, the Nile Valley, western Indian and northeastern China are all noted for the large-scale production of?
- A. cotton
- B. tobacco
- C. citrus
- D. rice
- E. surgarcane
