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Which of the following statements distinguishes Koppen's Am from his Af climate?
ARainfall greater than 2000mm
BLocation of the tropics
Cvery short dry season
DShorter frost season
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Question 1442
jamb1995
Two cloud types of great vertical extent that produce much rainfall are?
Acumulus and stratus
Bcumulus and cumulo-nimbus
Ccumulo-nimbus and nimbostratus
Dstrato-cumulus and nimbo-stratus
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Question 1443
jamb1995
When condensation occurs in a rising air mass, latent heat is?
Aabsorbed by carbon dioxide
Blost to the atmosphere
Cstored in the water molecules
Dreleased as sensible heat
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Question 1444
jamb1995
The features commonly associated with river rejuvenation include knick points?
Aparied terrances and entrenched meanders
Bunparied terraces and braided channels
Cunparied terraces and abandoned meader courses
Dpaired terraces and abandoned courses
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Question 1445
jamb1995
A live broadcast of a football match which starts in Boston, U.S.A. at 11:30 a.m begins in a place located 15°E at 5:30 p.m because Boston lies approximately on longitude?
A105°E
B90°E
C90°W
D75°W
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Question 1446
jamb1995
The difference in elevation between the highest and the lowest points in an area is its?
Amaximum relief
Brelative relief
Cvertical interval
Daverage relief
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Question 1447
jamb1995
Temperature is usually depicted by line graph because it is property that?
Afluctuates over space
Bvaries continuously over time
Cmeasures sensible heat
Dis measured interms of quantity
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Question 1448
jamb1995
The prismatic compass indicates the positions of objects in relation to the?
ANorth Star
BGrid North
CTrue North
DMagnetic North
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Question 1449
waec1994
Which of the following dams in Africa provides both irrigation water and hydro-electricity?
AGezira
BKainji
CCabora Bassa
DAswan
EAkosombo
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Question 1450
waec1994
All the following are members of the ECOWAS except
ACoto d'lvoire
BSenegal
CBurkina Faso
DCameroun
EGuinea Bissau
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Question 1451
waec1994
Which of the following best accounts for the decline in the importance of rail transport in Africa?
AHigh competition from road transport
BLow volume of goods available for transportation
CThreat of retrenchment of railway workers
DShort distances covered by railways
EFrequent accidents recorded on railways
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Question 1452
waec1994
All the following are advantages of the bush fallowing system in West Africa except that it
Aallows land to regain its fertility during fallow
Bis very economical in the use of land
Creduces the need for the use of artificial fertilizers
Dcould lead to soil erosion
Erequires little technological input
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Question 1453
waec1994
Which of the following least influences population density in Nigeria?
AMining
BFertile agricultural land
CThick forest vegetation
DTsetsefly infestation
EIndustrialisation
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Question 1454
waec1994
Which of the following are best explains the drift of population from rural to the cities in Nigeria?
AThe cost of living in the cities is very high
BThere are more job opportunities in the cities
CThere is food scarcity in the rural areas
DBetter recreational facilities are available in the cities
EOpportunities for higher education are only available in the cities
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Question 1455
waec1994
The development of hydro-electric power in Nigeria is least affected by the
Arapid increase in demand for electricity
Ba regular supply of water
Cavailabilty of suitable sites for dams
Dpresence of high mountains
Ehigh cost of construction
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Question 1456
waec1994
Which of the following regions in Nigeria has an average height of over 100 metres above sea level?
ABiu Plateau
BNorth-Central Highlands
CAdamawa Highlands
DUdi Plateau
EWestern Highlands
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Question 1457
waec1994
One relative advantage o water transport over road transport is its
Acapacity for passenger traffic only
Bability to link all parts of any country
Csuitability for bulky and heavy cargo
Dgreat speed over long distances
Ebeing less affected by bad weather
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Question 1458
waec1994
Ubanisation can be described as the
Agrowth of twons, especially in terms of human population and physical size
Beventual merging of two urban centres to form a single, sprawling city
Cmigration of people from urban to rural areas
Dmigration people from one urban centre to another
Emerhing of two or more cities to from a continous settlement
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Question 1459
waec1994
A conurbation is a settlement
Awith about 500.000 people
Bwhose people are predominantly farmers
Cin which two or more towns have joined together with each retaining its identity
Dwhere a large number of town join together over a considerable area
Ewhose industrial and residential suburbs have expanded to give an urban sprawl
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Question 1460
waec1994
One characteristic that distinguishes urban settlements from rural settlements is that
Arural settlements are areas of secondary activities
Burban settlements are areas of primary activities
Curban settlements are areas of secondary and tertiary activities
Dboth primary and tertary activities predominate in urban settlement
Erural settlements are areas of tertiary activities
