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Question 111
jamb 2023

Which of the following rocks is organically formed?

Acoal
Bgrit
Cshale
Dgypsum
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Question 112
jamb 2023

Plateaux formed together with fold mountains are best described as

Adissected
Btactonic
Cintermoutau
Dpiedmout
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Question 113
jamb 2023

A settlement where two rivers meet is called a

Anodal town
Blinear settlement
Cnucleated settlement
Dconfluence town
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Question 114
jamb 2023

Which of the following has the highest salinity?

ADead sea
BMediterranean sea
CRed sea
DSouth Atlantic ocean
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Question 115
jamb 2023

River regime is best described as the

Aseasonal variation in the volume of water in a river
Bperiod a river overflows its bank
Camount of load a river carries
Drate at which a river flows
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Question 116
jamb 2023

The broad-leafed evergreen and dense equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is called

Ablanos
Bcampos
Cselvas
Dpampas
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Question 117
jamb 2023
The largest ocean in the world is the
AAtlantic Ocean
BArctic Ocean
CIndian Ocean
DPacific Ocean
Question 118
jamb 2022

Which of the following gives the correct full meaning of G.I.S?

AGeographic Internet Solution
BGeographic Internet System
CGeographic Information Spread
DGeographic Information System
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Question 119
jamb 2022

An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is?

AIron in Durban
BCopper in Cape Town
CGold in Witwatersrand
DAluminium in Johannessburg
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Question 120
jamb 2022

___________ is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?

Aloess
Bseif
Cbarchan
DBajada
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Question 121
jamb 2022

__________ is a highland area which seperates the headstreams of rivers flowing in different directions but rising from the same mountainous source?

AFlood plain
BCuesta
CWatershed
DPlateau
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Question 122
jamb 2022

Which of the following is a way of controlling soil erosion?

AOvergrazing
BContour ploughing
CDeforestation
DBush burning
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Question 123
jamb 2022

The soil gains nitrogen through one of the following except?

ADenitrification
BApplication of organic manure
CElectrical discharge
DSymbiotic nitrogen fixation
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Question 124
jamb 2022

Which of the following is an effect of the earth's revolution?

ADay and night
BIt determines a year
CDawn and Twilight
DApparent Sunrise and sunset
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Question 125
jamb 2022

What is the process of lowering and leveling of the earth surface by gradual breaking and wearing away of such earth's surfaces?

AWeathering
BDenudation
CRelief
DMass wasting
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Question 126
jamb 2022

________is the failure of the end point of a closed traverse to fall exactly on the point of origin of the transverse?

AError of compass
BTraverse error
CError of closure
DField error
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Question 127
jamb 2022

One of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line?

AOptical square
BStation pegs
COffset staff
DSteel Band
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Question 128
jamb 2022

One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?

APoor technological know-how
BAdequacy of capital
CUnreliability
DFear of competition with established energy sources
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Question 129
jamb 2022

Which of the following is a problem of landlocked countries?

ASecurity of goods
BPolitical stability
CLow freight cost
DPolitical dependence
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Question 130
jamb 2022

Which of the following is a vegetation characteristics of the Tropical rainforest?

ATrees are not in pure stand
BTough, small, leathery, hairy leaves to guard against excessive transpiration
CTrees are conical in shape
Dthere is high undergrowth
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