2024 - JAMB Geography Past Questions and Answers - page 5
41
Life expectancy refers to the
A
Age at which people retire from their jobs
B
Average age at which people die
C
Age at which people receive their pension
D
Achievement one makes in life
42
Mountains formed as a result of compressional forces in the earth's crust are
A
Block mountains
B
Residual mountains
C
Volcanic mountains
D
Fold mountains
43
A conurbation is a settlement
A
With about 500,000 people
B
Where a large number of towns join together over a considerable area
C
In which two or more towns have joined together with each retaining its identity
D
Whose people are predominantly farmers
44
Which of the following is NOT a sea route?
A
New York-London-Rotterdam
B
London-Cape Town-Melbourne
C
Sydney-Suez-London
D
London-Moscow-Baghdad
45
Africa's largest timber producer is
A
Ghana
B
Malawi
C
Zaire
D
Nigeria
46
A major problem in agricultural development in Nigeria is
A
The application of fertiliser instead of manure
B
Insufficient labour
C
Insufficient storage facilities
D
The presence of equatorial forest
47
The process of headward erosion will lead to the formation of
A
Pot holes
B
River capture
C
Oxbow lakes
D
Alluvial cones
48
Sunrise and sunset are not proofs that the earth is spherical in shape, as they can also be observed on other celestial bodies, such as
A
Mercury and Venus
B
Venus and Mars
C
Mercury and Saturn
D
Venus and Jupiter
49
A cement factory is usually located near
A
The source of capital
B
The source of raw materials
C
The market
D
The source of labour
50
The major problem facing the utilisation of human resources in West Africa is
A
Unemployment
B
Housing for all by the year 2000
C
Soil infertility
D
Emigration
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