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Question 1801
jamb 1985
When it is 12.00 noon on longitude 30°W local time on longitude 75°E is?
A5.00a.m
B7.00a.m
C3.00p.m
D5.00p.m
E7.00p.m
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Question 1802
jamb 1985
The property known as soil texture is best defined as the?
Acharacteristic arrangement of soil particles to form peds
Bplastic, silky or gritty feel of the soil wjen rubbed between the fingers
Crelative proportions of small and large pore spaces in the soil
Drelative proportions of the fine and coarse particles in the soil
Erelative proportions of organic and inorganic soil particles
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Question 1803
jamb 1985
The areas of population concentration is S.E Asia are also areas of?
Aintensive subsistence farming
Badvanced industrial development
Chigh urban/rural population ratios
Dlow man/land ratios
Ehigh levels of individual materials wealth
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Question 1804
jamb 1985
One of the effects of rural-urban migration on the source region it?
Arural depopulation
Burban depopulation
Crural congestion
Durban congestion
Erural unemployment
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Question 1805
jamb 1985
The essential nature of the economic activity called grazing can be described as the?
Arearing of domesticated animals which feeds mainly on native vegetation
Btending of animals for sale
Crearing of animals which are moved about in accordance with seasons
Dkeeping of animals and the cultivation of crops to earn income from both
Erearing of cattle in the grasslands of the world
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Question 1806
jamb 1985
A nucleated settlement differs from a dispersed settlement because?
Ait contains more buildings and more people
Bits buildings are clustered 'together
Cit often occurs in a densely populated area
Dit usually occurs at the meeting point of transportation networks
Eit is often found near rivers
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Question 1807
jamb 1985
Which of the following river basins has the highest population concentration? The
AAmazon
BMississipi
CNiger
DNile
EIndus
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Question 1808
jamb 1985
The feature utilized by a road to cross a floodplain is called?
Aa spur
Ba road cutting
Can embayment
Dan embankment
Ea terrace
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Question 1809
jamb 1985
In west Africa,the forest-savannah mosaic is the vegetation pattern characteristic of the?
Aderived savannah
BSouthern Guinea savannah
Ctree savannah
Dwoodland savannah
Egallery forests
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Question 1810
jamb 1985
The Great Soil Group, found in the temperate grasslands, having a deep, black, nutrient-rich A- horizon, a compact B-horizon, and a zone of calcium carbonate accumulation is called a?
Achestnut soil
Bprairie soil
Ccheronzem
Dpodzol
Epedocal
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Question 1811
jamb 1985
The distinctive character of tropical red soil is BEST described as?
Adeep, highly leached,with high kaolin clay and iron content
Bdeep, deep, humus-rich, with high kaolin clay and abundant iron concretions
Cdeep, deep, humus-rich, dark-coloured, with distinct cacareous horizons
Ddeep, acidic with high kaolin clay content and weatherable minerals
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Question 1812
jamb 1985
Which of the following timber trees are found in the Tropical Rain Forest of Africa?
AObeche and Pine
BIroko and Eucalyptus
CObeche and Mahogany
DTeak and Obeche
EMahogany and Teak
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Question 1813
jamb 1985
Which of the following groups of features is normally associated with the old age of a river?
AMeaner terraces, point bars and knick points
BPoint bars, U-shaped valleys and ox-bow lakes
CMeander terraces, point bars and natural levees
DSand bars, terraces, knick points and natural levees
EMeander terraces, sand bars and steep gradients
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Question 1814
jamb 1985
Remnants of folded structures are found in the?
AFouta Djallon Highlands and Eungu Scarp
BAdamawa Highlands and Akwapim Hills
CFouta Djallon Highlands and Adamawa Highlands
DAkwapim Hills and Eungu Scarp
EAdamawa Highlands and Eungu Scarp
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Question 1815
jamb 1985
Which of the following groups of landforms is associated with sandstone formations in Nigeria?
ACuseta, gullies, dry valleys, residual hills
BCuesta, bornhard, gullies, dry valleys
CCuesta, inselbergs, escarpments, dry valleys,
DBornhardts, inscarpbergs , gullies, cornstones
ECuesta, residual hills, escarpments,corestones,
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Question 1816
jamb 1985
The term 'mass movement' means the movement of?
Aweathered materials down slopes under gravitational pull
Bdebris on valleyside slopes by rainfall runoff
Cnumerous people for a common cause
Dmarine sediments along the shoreline
Eweathered materials from cirques by a glacier
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Question 1817
jamb 1985
Which of the following is NOT a product of river deposition?
AFlood plain
BDelta
CLevee
DGorge
ESand bar
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Question 1818
jamb 1985
Where in the night-time longest on Christmas Day?
A60°N
B30°N
C0°N
D30°N
E60°S
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Question 1819
jamb 1985
The earth?
Arotates on its axis round the moon
Bis inclined at 66° on its orbital plane
Cinclined at 23° on its orbital plane
Drevolves round the sun in 365 days
Eis a satelite of the sun
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Question 1820
jamb 1984
The line marked N connects
AAbidjan and Kano
BFreetown and Kaduna
CAbidjan and Kaduna
DLome and Jos
EMonrovia and Abuja
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