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Question 151
jamb 2023

The land-use activities which can be considered responsible for soil erosion in the tropics are

Airrigation, terrace farming and crop rotation
Bmining, bush fallowing and market gardening
Cindustrialization, monoculture and lumbering
Dbush fallowing, overgrazing and monoculture
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Question 152
jamb 2023

The instrument used to measure the duration of sunshine is the

Acampbell-stokes recorder
Bcup-anemometer
Caneroid barometer
Daneroid barometer
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Question 153
jamb 2023

Which of the following stations is situated in a region of tropical monsoon climate?

AValencia
BIn salah
CBombay(Munbai)
DDurban
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Question 154
jamb 2023

One of the features of wind deposition is

Aa mesa
Ban inselberg
Ca ventifact
Dbarchan
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Question 155
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The type of agriculture in which water is conserved in a year so that crops can be grown in succeeding years by ploughing, mulching or harrowing is known as

Aarable farming
Bintensive cultivation
Cextensive cultivation
Ddry farming
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Question 156
jamb 2023

Which of the following is not correct about the great circle?

AThe Equator is a Great Circle among the latitudes
BThe Greenwich Meridian and the International Date Line are the only lines of latitude forming a Great Circle
CThe Great Circle divides the earth into two equal spheres
DThe centre of the Great Circle is also the centre of the earth
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Question 157
jamb 2023

Which of the following sources of power supply is renewable?

Agas
Bnuclear
Csolar
Dcone
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Question 158
jamb 2023

Which of the following pairs of landforms can be found in the desert areas?

ABarchans and tombolos
BZeugens and rock pedestals
CSauddoars and tombolos
DYardangs and batholiths
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Question 159
jamb 2023

The part of the earth crust covered by water bodies is known as the

Ahydrosphere
Bsial
Cstratosphere
D
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Question 160
jamb 2023

Rocks are said to be crystalline when the atoms forming them are

Afound in sedimentary rocks
Bfound in crystalline rocks
Carrenged in a deposit pattern
Darranged vertically
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Question 161
jamb 2023

The type of energy that is most environmentally friendly is

AThermal
BNuclear
Chydro electric
Dsolar
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Question 162
jamb 2023

The largest ocean in the world is the

AArctic ocean
BAtlantic ocean
CIndian ocean
DPacific ocean
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Question 163
jamb 2023

In which erosional plain is an inselberg commonly found

Apediplain
Bflood plain
Cpenaplain
Douterwash plain
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Question 164
jamb 2023

Soil erosion by action of rain can be caused by all of the following except

Atropical rainstorms
Bscanty vegetation
Csteep slopes
Daridity
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Question 165
jamb 2023

Which of the following is not true of the North Atlantic sea route?

AIt links Nigeria with Europe
BIt is the busiest sea route
CGoods carried on the route include grains
DIt links North America with Europe
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Question 166
jamb 2023

Which of the following is a feature of heavy industries?

Acapital intensive
Bsmall scale plants
Cconsumer goods production
Dlow turn-over
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Question 167
jamb 2023

Under the Greek system of climate classification, the world is divided into

Ahot, temperate and dry zones
Btemperate, fridgid and hot zones
Ctorrid, equatorial and tropical zones
Dtorrid, temperate and frigid zones
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Question 168
jamb 2023

Great Britain and Germany are trading partners of west African countries from

AWestern Europe
BSouth America
CThe far east
D
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Question 169
jamb 2023

Africa has the largest potential reserve of hydro-electric power in the world because

Ait is surrounded by large oceans
Bmany of the areas are not accessible
Cit has copious rainfall and many water falls
DAfricans have not developed the use of hydro-electric
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Question 170
jamb 2023

Which of the following is a major boost of tourism?

Aadequate publicity about natural scenery
Bvariation in mode of transportation
Chigher dependency ratio of the population
Dspecialization in labour force
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