Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 1980
Question 1
Explain the increasing importation of food to West Africa countries
- A. Bad soils which cannot produce enough food
- B. Progressive neglect of food production
- C. Unfavourable climates for enough food production
- D. Too large populations which cannot be satisfied locally
- E. People's love for imported foods
Question 2
Which of these statements is true of Africa?
- A. Africa is the fourth largest continent in the world
- B. Africa is the least urbanized continent
- C. Tropical Africa is so warm that nowhere within it can find snow or ice
- D. There are no more than ten land-locked countries in Africa
- E. Africa produces nearly all the world's hard-wood timber.
Question 3
Which one of the following states of Nigeria is a major cotton producer?
- A. Kano
- B. Borno
- C. Bendel
- D. Bauchi
- E. Benue
Question 4
The ground distance along the river from the confluence of Rivers Obe and Opi to the bridge across River Obe is 5.5kilometres. What is the scale of the map in Representative Fraction?
- A. 1:10,000
- B. 1:50,000
- C. 1:100,000
- D. 1:500,000
- E. 1:1,000,000
Question 5
The climatic data shown above are for a representative station in one of the following climatic types?
- A. Tropical wet climate
- B. Mediterranean climate or sub-tropical dry summer
- C. Tropical wet and dry climate or savannah
- D. Temperate oceanic climate
- E. Sub-tropical steppe(semi-desert) climate
