JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 183

911.

The ratio of registered births to the population of women of child-bearing age is known as the?

A.

fertility rate

B.

mortality rate

C.

growth rate

D.

morbidity rate

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

912.

Which of the following factors discourages population concentration in area?

A.

Grasslands

B.

Frozen soils

C.

Mineral deposit

D.

Alluvial plains

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

913.

Accelerated soil erosion result from a combination of?

A.

bad farming practice and mulching

B.

intensive cultivation and cover crops

C.

bad farming practices and fertilizers

D.

intensive cultivation and overgrazing

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

914.

Global warming directly results in?

A.

melting ice cap and rising sea level

B.

corrion of roofing sheets

C.

increasing in atmospheric pressure

D.

population explosion and rapid urbanization

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

915.

The major terrestrials ecosystems are often referred to as?

A.

biomes

B.

biomass

C.

grasslands

D.

boreal forests

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.