JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 69

341.

Use the information given in the chart and answer the question. An alternative graphic method that can be used to depict the same information is the

A.

Divided rectangle

B.

Chloroplath

C.

Dot map

D.

Proportional circle

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

342.

Use the information given in the chart and answer the question. If the total population of the city is 500,000 what is the population of ward 4?

A.

75,000

B.

125,000

C.

100,000

D.

150,000

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

343.

Honshes industrial area in Japan is noted for

A.

the capital of Japan

B.

ship building and fertile manufacturing

C.

coal mining and production

D.

chemical production

Correct answer is B

ship building and textile manufacturing. Japan is one of the largest industrial regions in asia

344.

Deforestation occurs when one of the following happens except

A.

trees are cut down for agricultural purpose

B.

trees are cut down for limber

C.

bush is subjected to excessive burning and grazing

D.

shifting cultivation is practised

Correct answer is D

Shifting cultivation occurs when a piece of land is left fallow for a while, mostly within a farming season for cultivation to be done on another piece of land. That has no damaging effect on the forest.
When trees are cut down for agricultural purposes, timber production and during excessive bush burning and grazing, the forest is often lost or reduced as there will be reduction in the numbers of trees available.
This often lead to erosion and desert enroachment

345.

The chronological order of these mining activities is

A.

exploitation, exploration, refining, transportation

B.

transportation, refining, exploitation, exploration

C.

exploration, exploiration, refining, transportation

D.

refining, exploitation, transportation, exploration

Correct answer is C

The answer is c exploration,exploitation, refining and transportation chronological order deals with arrangement in order of time from the earliest to the latest in mining exploration which is about inquiring and studying the mineral to be mined comes first, followed by exploitation which deals with working/getting the mineral. refining comes after which is just about separating the minerals and removing unwanted material from it. transporting of the ruined minerals to another site then comes afterwards Option A is wrong because you don't work on minerals if you don't discover and study it first that explain exploitation coming before exploration Option B is wrong because transportation cannot come first in mining process due to the fact that mining hasn't been done so there is nothing mined to transport Option D is wrong because one needs to exploit the minerals to be mined before separating the minerals which refining stand for