Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 1995

Question 41

The factor controlling the onset and cessation of the rainy season in Nigeria is the?

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  • A. latitudinal extent of the country
  • B. presence of plateaux and highlands
  • C. movement of the Inter Tropical Discontinuity
  • D. presence of the warm Guniea Current
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Question 42

On which of the following sea is coffee an important commodity?

jamb 1995

  • A. Rio de Janeiro to New York
  • B. Sydney to Singapore
  • C. Durban to Calcutta
  • D. San Francisco to Yokohama
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Question 43

The major factors accounting for increasing desertification in the West Africa Sahel are drought?

jamb 1995

  • A. overgrazing and overcultivation
  • B. locusts and queller birds
  • C. urbanization and fuel wood exploitation
  • D. harmattan and sand dunes
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Question 44

The common exotic tree species planted in the northern savannah are?

jamb 1995

  • A. teak and gmelina
  • B. baobab and acacia
  • C. mango annd locust bean
  • D. neem and euclyptus
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Question 45

Which of the following BEST explains the relatively low population density of the middle belt of Nigeria?

jamb 1995

  • A. thick forest
  • B. rugged d landscape
  • C. swampy river troughs
  • D. historical factors
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