JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1110

5,546.

Which of the following is NOT an objective of industrialization in Nigeria?

A.

Absorbing rural labour

B.

Encouraging migration from the rural areas

C.

Providing a source of income

D.

Earning foreign exchange

E.

Raising the standard of living

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,547.

Each of the following pairs consist of a region of high population density and a region of very low population. Which is an appropriate pair?

A.

Java, Mauritania

B.

China, Namibia

C.

Canadian Shield, Lower, Rhine Valley

D.

The lower Nile Valley Ganges Delta

E.

Southern Japan, Greenland

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,548.

Of the following regions, the one that has the highest potentiality for the production of softwood timber for manufacture of paper is the?

A.

Selva of Brazil

B.

equatorial forest of the Congo

C.

evergreen board-leaf forests of Japan

D.

temperate deciduous forests of France

E.

coniferous forest of Scandinavia

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,549.

Which of the following conditions leads to rapid population growth?

A.

A declining death rate and an increasing birth rate

B.

A low death rate and a low birth rate

C.

A declining death rate and a static birth rate

D.

An increasing death rate and a declining birth rate

E.

A declining death rate and rapid emigration

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5,550.

Which of the following economic activities involves the use of machinery, much land, but few people?

A.

Commercial grain agriculture

B.

Commercial dairy agricuture

C.

Commercial gardening

D.

Nomadic herding

E.

Livestock ranching

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.