JAMB Geography questions: Agriculture, industry and trade

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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· JAMB

   Rubber plantations in Nigeria are found mainly in

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

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5. Question 5· 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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6. Question 6· 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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7. Question 7· 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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8. Question 8· 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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9. Question 9· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

   Coal in Nigeria is mined mainly around

   • AEnugu
   • BJos
   • CKano
   • DLagos

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10. Question 10· 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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11. Question 11· Agriculture, industry and trade· JAMB

    Alfred Weber's theory deals with the location of

    • Aagriculture
    • Bsettlements
    • Cindustry
    • Dtransport routes

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

    Groundnut production in Nigeria is concentrated in the

    • Asouth-east
    • Bnorth
    • CNiger Delta
    • Dcoastal belt

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

    Cocoa in Nigeria is grown mainly in the

    • Anorth-east
    • Bsouth-west
    • Cnorth-west
    • DChad basin

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

    Oil palm in Nigeria is grown mainly in the

    • Asouth-east
    • Bfar north
    • CSahel zone
    • DJos Plateau

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

    Plantation agriculture is characterised by

    • Alarge estates growing one cash crop
    • Bsmall family plots
    • Cnomadic herding
    • Dshifting cultivation

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

    Von Thünen's model explains the location of

    • Acities
    • Bindustries
    • Cseaports
    • Dagricultural land uses around a market

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

    The Ajaokuta Steel Complex is in

    • ADelta State
    • BKogi State
    • CKano State
    • DLagos State

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

    Nomadic herding in Nigeria is practised mainly by the

    • AYoruba
    • BIjaw
    • CFulani
    • DIgbo

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

    Crude oil and natural gas in Nigeria are produced mainly in the

    • ASokoto Basin
    • BNiger Delta
    • CJos Plateau
    • DLake Chad area

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

    Groundnut is mainly a crop of

    • Athe Niger Delta
    • Bthe northern savanna, especially around Kano
    • Cthe rainforest belt
    • Dthe mangrove swamps

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