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The harbel plantation in Liberia is noted for large scale production of?
Arubber
Boil palm
Ccocoa
Dcoffee
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Question 1162
jamb2002
Sugar plantations in Africa are most highly developed in the lowlands of?
Athe Mediterranean seaboard and the Guinea coast
BNatal and the Lower Nile
CMozambique and Natal
Dthe Guinea coast and Mozambique
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Question 1163
jamb2002
The Nigerian towns which owed much of their growth in the 20th century to the development of the railway include?
AEungu, Jos, Kaduna and Minna
BLagos, Minna, Nnewi and Gusau
COshogbo, Minna, Owerri and Jos
DLagos, Lokoja, Gusau and Umuahia
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Question 1164
jamb2002
A common feature of Forcados, Bonny and Eket in the Niger Delta is that they are?
Avery important fishing ports
Bexport processing zones
Cimportant for natural gas export
Dterminal for oil companies
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Question 1165
jamb2002
The ferralitic soils in West Africa are mostly found in the?
Adesert environment
Bforest belt
Cswampy coastline
Dsavannah belt
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Question 1166
jamb2002
The sudd region has been highly valued for its?
Abiodiversity
Blarge-scale irrigation project
Cfishing industry
Dmineral deposits
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Question 1167
jamb2002
Kano is a major population centre in Nigeria because of its?
Aearly religious and economic significance
Bconducive climate for groundnut production
Clarge population of Hausa-speaking indigenes
Dearly industries development
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Question 1168
jamb2002
The annual rainfall along the coast of Kenya is less than expected for an equatorial region because of the?
Asubsidence of airmasses
Bconfiguration of the coastline
Cpresence of a cold current
Dhigh altitude of the area
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Question 1169
jamb2002
If a station M is due west of station N, the bearing of M, from N is?
A180°
B90°
C360°
D270°
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Question 1170
jamb2002
In surveying, the prismatic compass can be used to?
Ameasure the inclination of features
Bmeasure accurarely the height of points
Cmeasure horizontal distances
Dobtain bearing of features
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Question 1171
waec2001
The benefits to be derived by ECOWAS member countries include all the following except
Aa free movement of people across member countries
Bterritorial expansion
Cfree flow of capital
Dthe creation of large market
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Question 1172
waec2001
The largest city in Africa South of the Sahara is
AIbadan
BAccra
CLusaka
DJohannesburg
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Question 1173
waec2001
The initial problems of rain and road development in Africa were due primarily to the
Adense population
Binadequate mineral resources
Cdifficult physical environment
Dinsufficent agricultural resources
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Question 1174
waec2001
The largest producer of gold in West Africa is
ANigeria
BThe Gambia
CSierra Leone
DGhana
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Question 1175
waec2001
The climate of Nigeria is characterized by
Acontinuous seasons
Btwo seasons
Cthree seasons
Dfour seasons
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Question 1176
waec2001
Which of the following is the cheapest source of power for a large scale industry?
Acoal
Bgas
Cwater
Dpetroleum
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Question 1177
waec2001
A net population growth is the
Asurplus of emigrants over immigrants plus total death
Bactual population inhabiting a place
Csurplus of birth over death plus net migration
Dsurplus of immigrants plus total birth
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Question 1178
waec2001
The most ideal location for an iron and steel industry is one that has I. a large population II. an adequate supply of iron ore III. a good transport network IV. an adequate supply of coal
AI and II only
BI,II and IV
CI,III and IV
DII,III and IV
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Question 1179
waec2001
Good transport network promotes all the following except
Anational disintegration
Binternational trade
Cmovement of people and goods
Dspread of ideas and technology
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Question 1180
waec2001
Man has interfered with the ecosystem through I. farming II. modification of weather and climate III. overgrazing
