JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 309

1,541.

The area served by a given city is referred to as its?

A.

sphere of influence

B.

hinterland

C.

territory

D.

satelite

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,542.

Villages which lie along the foot of a chalk escarpment at head stream points are referred to as?

A.

fall-line settlements

B.

fault-line villages

C.

spring-line settlements

D.

scarp-line villages

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,543.

The least geographical factor that determined town sites in the past was the?

A.

existence of fertile alluvial plains

B.

presence of indented coastlined sheltered from waves

C.

existence of communication networks

D.

presence of a river gorge

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,544.

Which of the following is a nodal town?

A.

Kumasi

B.

Port Harcourt

C.

Banjul

D.

Monrovia

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,545.

The process by which population becomes largely concentrated at certain locations is called?

A.

migration

B.

urbanization

C.

nucleation

D.

agglomeration

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.