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Question 121
jamb 2022

Which of the following is not a graphical representation of statistical data?

AChoropleth map
BDot map
CShaded map
DStar graph
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Question 122
jamb 2022

The lowest part in the soil profile is known as?
 

Atop soil
Bsub soil
Cparent materials
Dbedrock
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Question 123
jamb 2022

The type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall is known as?

AField capacity
Bcapillary water
Cgravitational water
Dhygroscopic water
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Question 124
jamb 2022

Where the salinity of an ocean is high;

Athe ocean water is dense and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
Bthe ocean water is dense and creeps at the bottom of the ocean towards low salinity areas
Cthe ocean water is light and flows at the area surface towards a high salinity area
Dthe ocean water is light and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
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Question 125
jamb 2022

On maps, lines drawn to join all places in the ocean having equal degree of salinity are called?

Aisohalines
Bisobars
Cisosalines
Disossal
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Question 126
jamb 2022

Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air?

Acombustion
Brespiration
Cputrifaction
Dphotosynthesis
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Question 127
jamb 2022

_______ is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area?

ABiotic component
BAbiotic component
CEnvironment
DEcosystem
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Question 128
jamb 2022

In a combined maximum and minimum thermometer, the difference between the hottest and coldest daily temperature for that day gives the?

ADiurnal range of temperature
BMean daily temperature
CMinimum daily temperature
DMaximum daily temperature
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Question 129
jamb 2022

_______ is the condition of the lower atmosphere of a place over a short period?

Aclimate
Bweather
Ccloud
DHumidity
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Question 130
jamb 2022

The following are seaports used in the North Atlantic sea route except?

ALagos-Antwerp
BLagos-Montreal
CLagos-Southampton
DLagos-Rotterdam
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Question 131
jamb 2022

Which of the following is a reason for the high volume of trade between Nigeria and developed countries?

Asimilarity of products
BThe Niger Basin
CThe South Atlantic Basin
DThe Sokoto Basin
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Question 132
jamb 2022

If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm?

A10km, 40km
B5km, 20km
C2.5km, 10km
D20km, 80km
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Question 133
jamb 2022

If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm?

A5km
B
C10km
D20km
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Question 134
jamb 2022

The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is?

Asial, mantle, sima, core
Bsima, sial, core, mantle
Ccore, mantle, sima and sial
Dsial, sima, mantle and core
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Question 135
jamb 2022

Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?

AIt provides water for industrial uses
BIt provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration
CIt provides shelter in form of timber for man
DIt aids transportation through construction of roads and railways
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Question 136
jamb 2022

The outer structure of the earth is made up of the following except?

AMesosphere
BAtmosphere
CBiosphere
DHydrosphere
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Question 137
jamb 2022

Which of the following farming activity best describes the rearing of only animals like cattle, sheep and goat mainly in the savanna belt of the north?

AMixed farming
BAnimal farming
CPastoral farming
DIntensive farming
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Question 138
jamb 2022

The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?

AShortage of labour
BAbsence of many rivers
CAbsence of pure stands of trees
Dlow quality of available timber
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Question 139
jamb 2022

Tin-mining activities in Nigeria are the main causes of environmental degradation on the?

AWesten Highlands
BEastern Highlands
CJos Plateau
DObudu Plateau
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Question 140
jamb 2022

Which of the following is not a major river basin in Nigeria?

AThe Cross River Basin
BThe Niger Basin
CThe South Atlantic Basin
DThe Sokoto Basin
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