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Question 1
jamb 1978
Which of the following groups of activities are most likely to be important in this area?
AAnimal husbandry and mining
BTrade and commerce
CMining and commerce
DArable farming and lumbering
ELumbering and mining
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Question 2
jamb 1978
Which of the following pairs best accounts for the importance of Ere? 1. Road junction. 2. Industries 3. Commerce 4. River Ere.
A1 and 3
B3 and 4
C1 and 4
D2 and 3
E2 and 4
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Question 3
jamb 1978
The scarcity of settlements on the eastern half of the area is probably due to
AAbsence of roads
BScarcity of surface water
CRough topography
DSwampy land surface
EInsect pests
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Question 4
jamb 1978
Which of the following phrases best describes the entire area on the right bank of River Ere?
AA dissected upland
BA dissected plateau
CA glaciated mountain
DAn undulating land
EA scarp land
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Question 5
jamb 1978
What is the most likely cause for the paucity of surface streams on the eastern half of the area?
ANo rainfall
BRugged topography
CFlat terrain
DPoor vegetation
ENature of the rocks
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Question 6
jamb 1978
Estimate the highest of trigonometry station.
A315 metres
B320 metres
C325 metres
D345 metres
E365 metres
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Question 7
jamb 1978
What is the angular bearing of settlement Dor from settlement can?
A40 o
B45 o
C300 o
D320 o
E325 o
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Question 8
jamb 1978
Give the most appropriate name for the feature P.
ACol
BPlateau
CValley
DElbow
ESpur
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Question 9
jamb 1978
Nigeria is the world's leading producer of
AGroundnut
BPetroleum
CColumbite
DPalm Kernels
ETimber
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Question 10
jamb 1978
Which of the following statements is not borne out by the pie graph?
AAsia is the world's largest producer of natural rubber
BAfrica is a major producer of natural rubber
CNatural rubber comes mainly from developing countries
DThe developed countries are not producers of natural rubber
ENatural rubber is a product of the hot lands of the world
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Question 11
jamb 1978
Name the climate represented by the data

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Temp o C 14 17 23 28 33 34 31 30 29 26 20 15
Rain mm 23 18 13 18 13 74 180 174 117 10 3 10
AEquatorial climate
BMediterranean climate
CMonsoon climate
DTropical climate
ESub-tropical climate
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Question 12
jamb 1978
Name the feature shown in the diagram above
AGrag and tail
BSeif dune
CNunatak
DInselberg
ECrescent dune
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Question 13
jamb 1978
When is the earth relative to the sun in the position shown in the diagram above?
ADecember 22
BMarch 21
CJune 21
DSeptember 22
EOctober 23
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Question 14
jamb 1978
What is a typical farmer in the Sudan savannah of Nigeria most likely to be doing in June?
AClearing his land for planting
BPlanting his main cash crop
CHarvesting his main cash crop
DResting because he has less to do
ETaking part in a fishing festival
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Question 15
jamb 1978
Mixed farming implies
Agrowing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
Bkeeping poultry and rearing pigs on one and the same farm
Cgrowing grains and root crops on the same piece of land
Dmixed cultivation of wheat, barley, and oats
Eintercropping of yam, cassava and maize
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Question 16
jamb 1978
On a population map of the world, all but one of the following appear generally as regions of low population density
AThe hot deserts
BThe Amazon forests
CAntarctica
DThe island of Java
EThe Canadian shield
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Question 17
jamb 1978
Smooth oval hills composed mainly of boulders or glacial sands and gravels are known as
Aeskers
Bdrumlins
Cmoraines
Daretes
Epyramidal peaks
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Question 18
jamb 1978
Two factors which promote rapid chemical weathering in the tropics are
Ahigh temperature and extreme aridity
Bhigh temperature and low humidity
Clow temperature and high humidity
Dhigh temperature and high humidity
Ehigh temperature and low rainfall
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Question 19
jamb 1978
The length of a year is 365(1/4)days because that is the time it takes
Athe sun to revolve round its orbit
Bthe earth to rotate on its axis
Cthe moon to revolve once round the earth
Dthe sun to revolve once round the earch
Ethe earth to revolve once round the sun
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Question 20
jamb 1978
Pick out the incorrect statement
AThe Ruhr is a great industrial region
BScandinavia is noted for its hardwood timber
CThe North Sea is a great fishing area
DKatanga is a copper mining region
EWoollen fabrics are manufactured in Yorkshire
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