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Question 1201
jamb 1979
The ocean route with the greatest traffic is the
ANorth atlantic route
BCape of Good Hope route
CNorth pacific route
DNorth American-South American route
EMediterranean-Asiatic-Australian route
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Question 1202
jamb 1979
With which one of the following areas are active volcanoes associated?
AGlaciated uplands
BPlateau surfaces
CNewly folded mountains
DCoastal regions
EContinental plains
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Question 1203
jamb 1979
The process of weathering include all but one of the following
AAlternate heating and cooling of rocks
BRock-breaking due to frost action
Cpeeling off of exposed layers of rounded crystalline rocks
Drock rotting because of chemical changes
Emovement of rock particles downslope because of pull of gravity
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Question 1204
jamb 1979
Bamboo and Mahogany, lianas and obeche, raphia and tree ferns. In which vegetation type are all these found?
ATropical monsoon
BTropical rain forest
CSub-tropical forest
DChaparral forest
EConiferous forest
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Question 1205
jamb 1979
Identify the pair of forces/processes which may be responsible for the formation of rift valleys
1. Centrifugal 2. Erosional 3. Compressional 4. Magnetic 5. Faulting.
A1 and 5
B2 and 3
C3 and 4
D3 and 5
E1 and 3
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Question 1206
jamb 1979
Identify the non-fuel mineral among the following
APetroleum
BCassiterite
CLignite
DAnthracite
EPeat
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Question 1207
jamb 1979
Rainfall caused by the movement of air over a mountain is termed
Aorographic rainfall
Bcyclonic rainfall
Cfrontal rainfall
Dthunder shower
Econvectional rainfall
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Question 1208
jamb 1979
The Qattara Depression in Egypt is the product of
Awind deflation
Bglacial gouging
Cvolcanic activity
Driver gullying
Edown-warping
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Question 1209
jamb 1979
Along which latitude will the day-time be longest on Christmas day?
A30°N
B30°S
C0°
D45°N
E45oS
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Question 1210
jamb 1979
If the temperature at sea level is 10°C, the temperature of the air at a height of 2000 meters will be bout
A-2°C
B3°C
C13°C
D23°C
E3.5°C
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Question 1211
jamb 1979
Which of the following features is produced by wave deposition?
ACliff
BStack
CTombolo
DCaves
EBlow holes
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Question 1212
jamb 1979
The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river''s channel by the load carried by a river is called
Ahydraulic action
Bcorrosion
Ccorrasion
Dattrition
Etransportation
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Question 1213
jamb 1979
Which of the following features is associated with glacial erosion?
AEsker
BMoraine
CErratic
DDrumlin
ECirque
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Question 1214
jamb 1979
The sea bed, bordering the continents, which is covered by shallow water is known as
Acontinental slope
Bcoral reef
Ccontinental platform
Dcontinental drift
Econtinental shelf
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Question 1215
jamb 1979
Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?
ASnow
BSleet
CFog
DHail
EHaze
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Question 1216
jamb 1979
The direct cause of waves is
Aa difference in the density of ocean water
Bthe great heat of the sun
Cthe wind
Ddifference in depth of the ocean floor
Echange in the phase of the moon
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Question 1217
jamb 1979
Rotation of the earth is
Athe movement of the earth in the atmosphere
Bthe movement of the earth on its axis
Cthe movement of the earth around the sun
Dthe movement of the moon round the earth
Ethe movement of the earth on its orbit
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Question 1218
jamb 1979
Which of the following scales should show the greatest amount of detail on a map?
A1:2500 000
B1:63 360
C1:32
D1:160 934
E1:2
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Question 1219
jamb 1979
What is the approximate height of Manko above the sea level?
A46.0m
B35.0m
C30.0m
D21.0m
E12.0m
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Question 1220
jamb 1979
The appropriate geographical term for that narrow feature east of Ela Lagoon along which a footpath runs is
Alake
Bocean
Cbach sand
Disthmus
Esand bar
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