JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers - Page 73

361.

One of the following is the most correct in regards to desert erosional landforms

A.

Yardang

B.

Barchan

C.

Loess

D.

Self dunes

Correct answer is A

Yardang is a sharp irregular ridge of compact sand lying in the direction of the prevailing wind in exposed desert regions, formed by the wind erosion of adjacent material that is less resistant.
Barchan is a crescent - shaped shafting sand dunes, loess is an unstratified brown barry deposited by wind while self dunes are sand dunes in the form of a long narrow ridge
Yardang as to do with erosional land forms.

362.

Balance of payment in international trade does not favour developing countries because

A.

of their low bargaining power

B.

most of their exports are raw materials

C.

their currencies are very weak

D.

of the low demand of their exports

Correct answer is B

The answer is B Most of their export are raw materials, Developing countries often depend on the developed countries to produce their raw material into finished product hence they tend to pay more when raw materials are processed and imported back. Bargaining power has little or no effect on international trade as most international deals with exchange of product. African countries most cases request for manufactured goods they needed rather than been paid

363.

The export trade of Mali is based mainly on

A.

groundnuts

B.

cotton

C.

cattle

D.

cocoa

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

364.

One of the reasons of rapid growth of world population is

A.

improved social and medical facilities

B.

stable government

C.

rainfall and its reliability

D.

agricultural system practised

Correct answer is A

The provision of modern and improved medical and social facilities to area tends to attract more population concentration to another.
Other options are wrong because the government being stable does not determine population growth, social amenities provided by the government is the only factor that can make the population growth low, either rainfall or not, people will migrate and reproduce.
The agricultural system practical in an area also does not determine rapid population growth. Either mono-cropping or mixed farming is practiced population will always grow.

365.

Use the map below to answer the question that follows:
The area marked E is good for the cultivation of

A.

cottons

B.

millet

C.

groundnut

D.

raffia palm

Correct answer is C

The area marked E on the map of Nigeria is Kano state and Kano is known for its cultivation of groundnut it is the groundnut most producing state in Nigeria