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Question 181
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One of the following is not a favourable condition for siting a settlement

AAdequate water supply
BLand for building
CDefence
DInfertility of soil
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Question 182
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_________ is formed when two corries cut back opposite sides of the same mountain, resulting in a knife-edged ridge

ACirque
BPyramidal Peak
CStriation
DArete
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Question 183
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The instrument used in measuring the intensity of an earthquake is known as?

AEarthometer
BRitcher's Scale
CSeismograph
DShock Wave
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Question 184
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_______ is a large mass of igneous mound with a dome-shaped upper surface and a level base?

ALaccolith
BLopolith
CPhacolith
DBatholith
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Question 185
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________ are projection of highlands into low grounds i.e the v-shape points to the low land?

AValleys
BRidges
CSpurs
DGorger
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Question 186
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Which of the following is not an importance of Geographic Information System(G.I.S)

AUrban and regional planning
BResource management
Cfunds mismanagement
DDam site location
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Question 187
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Which of the following activities does not control soil erosion

Acontour ploughing
Bdeforestation
Ccovercropping
Dafforestation
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Question 188
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Which of the following food chains is impossible?

AGrass→sheep→man
BGrass→Toad→grasshopper→rat
CGrass→grashopper→toad→snake
DDiatoms→euglena→water fleas
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Question 189
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What is the longitude of a town Y whose local time is 12:00 noon when Greenwich mean time is 6:00pm

A90\(^o\) W
B180\(^o\) E
C150\(^o\) W
D80\(^{o}\) E
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Question 190
jamb 2020

One of the following is not a sequence of denudation

AErosion
BTransportation
CDecomposition
DDeposition
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Question 191
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Which of the following is not a precaution to be taken when making a compass traverse?

AThe bearing should not be observed from a position close to strongly magnetic materials
BThe 'back' bearing should be taken from the other end of the line and should differ from the 'on'/'forward' bearing by exactly 180\(^{o}\)
CAll magnetic materials should be removed from the body and pockets of the reader before the bearing is taken
DThe compass must be held vertically so that the edge of the card does not rub against the top of the compass
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Question 192
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Arrange the following scales in ascending order: 1:50,000, 1:200,000, 1:200, 1:300,000

A1:200,1:50,000,1:200,000, 1:300,000
B1:300,000,1:200,000,1:50,000,1:200
C1:50,000, 1:200,000,1:300,000, 1:200
D1:300,000, 1:200, 1:50,000, 1:200,000
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Question 193
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Which of the following is not an example of mineral resources?

ALatex
BZinc
CCoal
DTin
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Question 194
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The prosperity of Kenya depends on the cultivation of

Acoffee, sisal and rice
Bcoffee, cocoa and rice
Ccoffee, rubber and maize
Dcoffee, maize and sisal
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Question 195
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Plants in the savannah are adapted mainly to alternating periods of high and low?

ALight intensities
BWater supply
CTemperatures
DSoil salinity
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Question 196
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Which of the following statistical mapping techniques is most suitable for showing the spatial distribution of cattle in the different northern states of Nigeria?

ADot map
BIsopleth
CPie graph
DProportion circle
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Question 197
jamb 2020

Which of the following gives the correct full meaning of G.I.S?

AGeographic Internet Solution
BGeographic Internet System
CGeographic Information Spread
DGeographic Information System
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Question 198
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An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is

AIron in Durban
BCopper in Cape Town
CGold in Witwatersrand
DAluminium in Johannessburg
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Question 199
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___________ is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?

Aloess
Bseif
Cbarchan
DBajada
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Question 200
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__________ is a highland area which seperates the headstreams of rivers flowing in different directions but rising from the same mountainous source

AFlood plain
BCuesta
CWatershed
DPlateau
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