JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 310

1,546.

Rapid population growth is mainly the natural consequence of?

A.

low fertility and morality

B.

rapid economic development

C.

high fertility with high morality

D.

low morality with high fertility

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,547.

Dense population mainly dependent on peasant farming is found in?

A.

Witwatersrand in South Africa

B.

the coastal areas of WestAfrica

C.

the Rwanda-Burundi area

D.

the Katanga District

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,548.

One serious environmental hazard which may result from the destruction of the zone layer is?

A.

flooding due to melting of snow

B.

pollution of rain water

C.

increase in atmospheric temperature

D.

decrease in the quantity of oxygen in the atmosphere

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,549.

Which of the following human disease is often heightened by the introduction of irrigation farming in an area?

A.

Bilharzia

B.

Dysentery

C.

River blindness

D.

Cholera

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,550.

Nutrients lost by trees in leaf-fall can be re-used by the trees because the?

A.

trees are renewable resources

B.

nutrients circulate in the ecosystem

C.

nutrients are inexhaustible

D.

trees store nutrients

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.