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Question 1
jamb 1999
The distance between the two confluences along River Kedi is
A9.7km
B10.7km
C11.7km
D12.7km
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Question 2
jamb 1999
The prominent feature running approximately N.W to S.E is best described as
AA ridge
BA spur
CAn escarpment
DAn embankment
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Question 3
jamb 1999
The drainage pattern of the area shown is
ATrellis
BDendritic
CRadial
DCentripetal
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Question 4
jamb 1999
Aperi is an example of a
AConfluence settlement
BFoothill settlement
CWet-point settlement
DDry-point settlement
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Question 5
jamb 1999
A profile drawn along LK, north east of River Aye describes
AConvex slope
BConcave slope
CStraight slope
DConvex-concave slope
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Question 6
jamb 1999
The section labelled R represents
AAn offshore beach
Ba continental shelf
Ca continental slope
Da marine platform
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Question 7
jamb 1999
the ocean feature at point S is best described as
Aa submarine ridge
Ban ocean floor
Can ocean dip
Da continental edge
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Question 8
jamb 1999
The range of population growth in the less developed regions during the period illustrated is approximately
A2.1 to 2.7%
B1.6 to 2.7%
C1.4 to 2.1%
D0.4 to 1.6%
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Question 9
jamb 1999
Which of these statements is true concerning the three rates illustrated above?
AThe rate were highest in 1950 and declined steadily throughthe years
BThe world rate is closer to that of the more developed region than that of the less developed
CThe average world rate of growth in 2010 is less than the other two rates
Dthe rate of the more developed regions virtually declined through-out the period
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Question 10
jamb 1999
The two dams found in the Upper and Lower Nile respectively are
ASennar and Jebbel Aulia
BGezira and Sennar
CAswan and Jebel Aulia
DSennar and Aswan
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Question 11
jamb 1999
The group of countries that produce most of the cocoa in West Africa is
AGhana, Sierra Leone and Gambia
BGhana, Cote d'Ivoire and Republic of Benin
CGhana, Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire
DNigeria, Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
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Question 12
jamb 1999
An example of a horst in Africa is
AKilimanjaro
BRuwenzori
CCameroon
DErta Ale
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Question 13
jamb 1999
Power for aluminium smelting is one of the principal objectives of the hydro-electric project in
AKariba
BShiroro
CAkosombo
DKainji
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Question 14
jamb 1999
An African port that handles more of other countries products than its own is
ASofala (Beira)
BCape Town
CLuanda
DMombasa
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Question 15
jamb 1999
The most important gold mining town in Africa is
AIlesa
BObuasi
CJohannesburg
DBouake
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Question 16
jamb 1999
Which of the following groups of people is not found in West Africa?
AWolof
BMandingo
CMossi
DShona
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Question 17
jamb 1999
On the Jos plateau, tin and columbite are obtained mainly from
Aolder granites
Bvolcanic cones
Cwind deposits
Dalluvial deposits
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Question 18
jamb 1999
In Nigeria, hydroelectric and thermal energies are generated respectively in
AIjora and Oji river
BAfam and Ijora
CKainji and Oji river
DKura falls and Kainji
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Question 19
jamb 1999
Oil refineries are found in which of the following sets of states?
ACross River, Rivers and Edo
BEdo, Delta and Kaduna
CCross River, Edo and Kaduna
DRivers, Delta and Kaduna
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Question 20
jamb 1999
The sequence of savannah vegetation zones in Nigeria towards the northern part is
ADerived, Sahel, Guinea and Sudan
BDerived, Guinea, Sudan and Sahel
CDerived, Sudan, Guinea and Sahel
DDerived, Guinea, Sahel and Sudan
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