JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 19

91.

Which of the following is not a factor that favours industrial concentration in Western Nigeria?

A.

Availability of raw materials

B.

Closeness to major importing and exporting ports

C.

Creativity of people in the area

D.

Good road network

Correct answer is C

Creativity of people in the area is not a factor that affects industrial concentration.

92.

These are areas of crude oil production in Nigeria except

A.

Afam

B.

Egbema

C.

Oloibiri

D.

Ughelli

Correct answer is A

Afam is not a source of crude oil in Nigeria.

93.

The system of agriculture referred to as "Land rotation" is

A.

Bush fallow

B.

Crop rotation

C.

Mixed farming

D.

Shifting cultivation

Correct answer is D

Land rotation or shifting cultivation is the practice of allowing land to return to its natural vegetation while another tract of land is used for cultivation.

94.

A device for transferring information from analogue map into computer for further manipulation is

A.

Aerial photograph

B.

Digitizer

C.

Global positioning system

D.

Plotter

Correct answer is B

A digitizer is a device that receives analogue information, such as sound or light and record it digitally on a computing device.

95.

Geo-referencing in GIS is referred to as

A.

Assigning spatials location to a data

B.

Data acquisition

C.

Data Management

D.

Manipulation and analysis

Correct answer is A

Georeferencing is the association of a digital image file with locations in physical space.