JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

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1. Question 1· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

   Footloose industries are those that

   • Ause heavy raw materials
   • Bmust be near raw materials
   • Care found only at seaports
   • Dare not tied to raw materials or markets

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2. Question 2· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

   Shifting cultivation is practised because

   • Aland is very scarce
   • Bgovernment requires it
   • Cfarmers prefer moving
   • Dsoil fertility falls after a few years of cropping

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3. Question 3· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

   A problem facing manufacturing industries in Nigeria is

   • Aexcess infrastructure
   • Btoo many raw materials
   • Ctoo much demand
   • Dinadequate power supply

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4. Question 4· Agriculture, industry and trade· WAEC

   Nigeria's hydroelectric power stations include

   • AEgbin and Afam
   • BKainji, Jebba and Shiroro
   • CSapele and Ughelli
   • DOkpai and Geregu

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5. Question 5· Agriculture, industry and trade· WAEC

   Cocoa is grown mainly in

   • Athe far north
   • Bsouth-western Nigeria
   • Cthe Jos Plateau
   • Dthe Chad Basin

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6. Question 6· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

   Rubber plantations in Nigeria are found mainly in

   • AEdo and Delta States
   • BSokoto State
   • CBorno State
   • DPlateau State

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7. Question 7· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

   Hydroelectric power is produced in Nigeria at

   • AKainji, Jebba and Shiroro
   • BLagos, Ibadan and Benin
   • CKano, Sokoto and Katsina
   • DCalabar, Uyo and Owerri

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8. Question 8· Agriculture, industry and trade· WAEC

   Banking and transport are

   • Atertiary activities
   • Bprimary activities
   • Csecondary activities
   • Dextractive activities

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9. Question 9· Agriculture, industry and trade· WAEC

   Shifting cultivation becomes difficult to practise when

   • Aland is plentiful
   • Bpopulation pressure on land increases
   • Crainfall is high
   • Dsoils are fertile

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10. Question 10· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

    Which industry, using a weight-losing raw material, is best sited near its raw material?

    • Abread baking
    • Bsugar refining from cane
    • Csoft-drink bottling
    • Dnewspaper printing

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11. Question 11· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

    Tourism in Nigeria can be boosted by developing attractions such as

    • Abans on visitors
    • Bclosed parks
    • Cpoor security
    • DYankari Game Reserve and Obudu Ranch

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12. Question 12· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

    The main factor favouring the cement factory at Ewekoro is the

    • Alocal deposits of limestone
    • Bnearness to the sea
    • Ccheap hydroelectric power
    • Dlarge rural population

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13. Question 13· Agriculture, industry and trade· WAEC

    Fishing is important along Nigeria's

    • ASahara
    • Bcoast, creeks and rivers
    • CJos Plateau
    • Dsand dunes

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14. Question 14· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

    Coal in Nigeria is mined mainly around

    • AEnugu
    • BJos
    • CKano
    • DLagos

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15. Question 15· Agriculture, industry and trade· WAEC

    Which of these is a tertiary economic activity?

    • Abanking
    • Bmining
    • Cfishing
    • Dfarming

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16. Question 16· Agriculture, industry and trade· WAEC

    Groundnut pyramids were once a famous sight in

    • ACalabar
    • BLagos
    • CEnugu
    • DKano

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17. Question 17· Agriculture, industry and trade· WAEC

    The Kainji Dam is on the River

    • ABenue
    • BNiger
    • COgun
    • DCross

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18. Question 18· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

    Cotton in Nigeria is grown mainly in the

    • Acoastal south-west
    • Bmangrove swamps
    • CNiger Delta creeks
    • Dnorthern savanna

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19. Question 19· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

    Alfred Weber's theory deals with the location of

    • Aagriculture
    • Bsettlements
    • Cindustry
    • Dtransport routes

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20. Question 20· Agriculture, industry and trade· WAEC

    Mining and fishing are examples of

    • Aquaternary activities
    • Bsecondary activities
    • Ctertiary activities
    • Dprimary activities

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