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Question 1
jamb 1980
The climatic data shown above are for a representative station in one of the following climatic types?
ATropical wet climate
BMediterranean climate or sub-tropical dry summer
CTropical wet and dry climate or savannah
DTemperate oceanic climate
ESub-tropical steppe(semi-desert) climate
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Question 2
jamb 1980
Which of the following best interprets the scale "1cm represents 1km?
A1:50 000
B1:300 000
C1:12 000
D1/80 000
E1:100 000
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Question 3
jamb 1980
Which one of the areas shaded on the world map above is not an area of high population?
A1
B2
C3
D4
E5
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Question 4
jamb 1980
Explain the increasing importation of food to West Africa countries
ABad soils which cannot produce enough food
BProgressive neglect of food production
CUnfavourable climates for enough food production
DToo large populations which cannot be satisfied locally
EPeople's love for imported foods
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Question 5
jamb 1980
Which of these statements is true of Africa?
AAfrica is the fourth largest continent in the world
BAfrica is the least urbanized continent
CTropical Africa is so warm that nowhere within it can find snow or ice
DThere are no more than ten land-locked countries in Africa
EAfrica produces nearly all the world's hard-wood timber.
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Question 6
jamb 1980
Which one of the following states of Nigeria is a major cotton producer?
AKano
BBorno
CBendel
DBauchi
EBenue
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Question 7
jamb 1980
The ground distance along the river from the confluence of Rivers Obe and Opi to the bridge across River Obe is 5.5kilometres. What is the scale of the map in Representative Fraction?
A1:10,000
B1:50,000
C1:100,000
D1:500,000
E1:1,000,000
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Question 8
jamb 1980
Identify the shaded natural region in the diagram
ATropical monsoon
BEquatorial
CHot desert
DMediterranean
ETropical savannah
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Question 9
jamb 1980
Which of the following is the appropriate shape of the section from A to B? choose the correct answer from the options above
AA
BB
CC
DD
EE
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Question 10
jamb 1980
Gross capital formation in Nigeria 1964-1973, what can be inferred from the histogram above?
Athere was a steady growth of capital formation in the period
Bcapital formation in the last two years exactly equalled those of all previous years combined
Cat the end of the period, Nigeria had become self-sufficient
DNigeria experienced serious economic problems during the period
ENigeria is one of the richest countries in Africa
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Question 11
jamb 1980
From the above diagram, Brazil's contribution to the export of bananas is
A60%
B50%
C30%
D20%
E10%
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Question 12
jamb 1980
Industries can be classified as either light or heavy.
Which of the following groups of industries can be classified as light?
ATextile, clothing, footwear and printing
BIron and steel, cement and sugar
CN0n-metalic products an chemicals
DPetroleum, sugar and block-making
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Question 13
jamb 1980
Vegetables are usually grown near markets or their places of consumption because?
Athey are easily perishable
Bthey are not susceptible to attack from pests
Cthey are meant to be eaten mainly by town dwellers
Dthey can withstand heat for a long time
Ethey are bulky and weight gaining in transit
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Question 14
jamb 1980
Nigeria's proposed Iron and steel industry based on the direct reduction would be located at;
AOSHOGBO
BPort-Harcourt
CEnugu
DWarri
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Question 15
jamb 1980
the Nigerian petroleum refineries are located at one of the following pairs of town?
ALagos and Port-Harcourt
BPort-Harcourt and Calabar
CBenin and Warri
DCalabar and Kaduna
EPort-Harcourt and Warri
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Question 16
jamb 1980
which of these sea routes carries the heaviest traffic?
Athe North Atlantic routes between europe and North America
Bthe Suez Canal route between Europe and Asia
Cthe Cape route between Europe and ASIA
Dthe Panama Canal route between Europe and ASIA
Ethe Atlantic route between North America and West Africa
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Question 17
jamb 1980
the great agricultural regions of the world includes all but one of these
Athe corn belt of USA
Bthe pampas of Argentina
Cthe Black soils Region of Ukraine
Dthe High Veldt of South Africa
Ethe Sahel of West Africa
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Question 18
jamb 1980
which of these sets best arranges these settlement types in ascending order in terms of their complexity of function?
Ahamlet,village,town,city,metropolis
Bvillage,hamlet,city,town,metropolis
Cmetropolis,town,city,village,hamlet
Dtown,hamlet,village,city,metropolis
Emetropolis,city,town,village,hamlet
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Question 19
jamb 1980
Volcanoes are considered a natural resource because of all but one of the following reason
Amountainous landscape of volcanic origin have more scenic beauty
Bmost volcanic soils yield fertile soils
Cintrusive volcanoes somtimes contains economic minerals
Dvolocanic explosion helps control world population
Emost volcanic rocks are good sources of structural materials like building stones
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Question 20
jamb 1980
The industrial economy of South-Africa is NOT based on one of the following factors:
Aabundant coal resources
Babundant crude petroleum resources
Cabundant agricultural resources
Dabundant cheap labour
ELarge-scale investment by such countries like West Germany,the U.S.A and United Kingdom.
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