JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 80

396.

A desert country which has a high population density supported by irrigation is___________

A.

Niger

B.

Egypt

C.

Sudan

D.

Kuwait

Correct answer is B

A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life

397.

The two most important factors which account for the pattern of population distribution in West Africa are

A.

Economic prosperity and regional migration

B.

Economic prosperity and favourable physical conditions

C.

Favourable physical conditions and human inertia

D.

Historical antecedence and regional migration

Correct answer is C

Physical conditions determine the population distribution in Africa. The topography of an area, how favourable it is determine population distribution. People tend to move from a place to another if the condition is not favourable. Nomads for example move their cattles around for pastures to graze.

398.

British foreign investments are concentrated in

A.

EU countries

B.

Commonwealth countries

C.

Developed countries

D.

Commonwealth Nations

Correct answer is B

The commonwealth of nations, known as commonwealth is an inter governmental organisation of 53 member States that are mostly former territories of the British empire

399.

The dominant foreign exchange earner of Senegal is

A.

tourism

B.

groundnut

C.

fish

D.

iron-ore

Correct answer is B

Senegal main Exports are Oil (15% to talk export), phosphate (13%), gold (13%) and fish (10%)

400.

Which of these hazard would most like result directly from deforestation?

A.

soil erosion

B.

mass wasting

C.

drought

D.

water pollution

Correct answer is A

Deforestation, clearance, or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.