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Question 1
jamb 1983
The drainage pattern of the area shown on the map is best described as
ADendritic
BRadial
CTrellis
DRectangular
EAnnular
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Question 2
jamb 1983
A profile drawn along M-P east of Parko - Ego road on the map describes a
ARidge
BScarp
CConcave slope
DConvex slope
EBroken ridge
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Question 3
jamb 1983
The location of the spot height(160m) east of fari near the centre of the map of obodo may be described as a
ACol
BPass
CRoad gap
DWind
ESpur
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Question 4
jamb 1983
The length of the railway line shown on obodo map is
A13.75km
B16.75km
C19.75km
D22.75km
E25.75km
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Question 5
jamb 1983
What type of climate experienced in the region 'P' shaded on the map
ACool temperate Western Margin
BTropical Marina
CTropical Monsoon
DMediterranean
ETropical continental
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Question 6
jamb 1983
The ocean currents marked X and Y are the
ACold Saharan Current and cold Namibian current
BWarm canaries Current an dwarm Bengueka current
CWarm gulk-stream and warm Humbolt current
DCool Cnaries current and cool Benguela current
EWarm canaries current and cool mozambique current
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Question 7
jamb 1983
The above diagram on which the contour are in metres, shows a
Adrumlin
Bknoll
Cvolcanic cone
DBlock mountain
Emesa
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Question 8
jamb 1983
The above diagram shows the position of the Earth in relation to the sun on June 21st. The earth's axis is inclined from the vertical at an angle
A231/2o
B451/2o
C661/2o
D721/2o
E861/2o
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Question 9
jamb 1983
Which of the following statement is NOT true of all the highland regions of Rwanda-Burundi, Kenya and Ethiopia?
AThere is heavy pressure of population on land
BThere is serveral soil erosion
CThere is heavy fragmentation of land among the farmers
DCoffee is the main cash crop
EThere are many hydro-electric power stations
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Question 10
jamb 1983
Which of the main crop growth in the Ghezira plains?
AWheat
BMillet
CCotton
DRice
ESugarcane
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Question 11
jamb 1983
The Altas fold mountain system is found in?
ANorth-West Africa
BCape Province, South Africa
CThe Horn of Africa
DThe Republic of Zarie
EWest Africa
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Question 12
jamb 1983
Which of the following is NOT an African waterway?
AThe Orange
BThe Nile
CThe Mackenzie
DThe Volta
EThe Zambezi
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Question 13
jamb 1983
Which of these is CORRECT about the industrial economy of Zaria?
AWell intergated railway system
BAbundance of high skilled labour
CAvailability of large international market
DAbundance of minerals
ECheap air transport
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Question 14
jamb 1983
Akosombo dam is one on the?
ASenegal River
BRiver Rockel
CRiver Niger
DRiver Gongola
ERiver Volta
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Question 15
jamb 1983
Which of the following rivers does NOT drain into the Atlantic Ocean?
AThe Nile
BThe Orange
CThe Volta
DThe Congo
EThe Amazon
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Question 16
jamb 1983
Which ONE of the following ports occupies the best natural site in West Africa?
ALagos
BMonrovia
CFreetown
DBanjul
ETema
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Question 17
jamb 1983
The major bauxite-producing countries of West Africa are?
AGuinea and Nigeria
BGuinea and Ghana
CIvory Coast and Ghana
DSierra Leone and Guinea
ESenegal and Ghana
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Question 18
jamb 1983
The most outstanding maize-growing area of Nigeria is the?
ASavanna lands of South-western Nigeria
BIkom-Obubra of Cross River State
CBendel State
DCross River Plains
ENiger-Benue trough
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Question 19
jamb 1983
Which one of the following places in Nigeria is NOT the location of a cement factory?
AYandev
BSokoto
CSagamu
DMakurdi
ECalabar
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Question 20
jamb 1983
Which of the following irrigation projects in Nigeria is devoted to sugarcane cultivation?
ABakolori
BBadeggi
CKano River
DNuman
ESouth Chad
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