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very large in area but very low in population;which of the following countries fits this description best?
ALesotho
BTunisia
CNigeria
DZaire
EBurundi
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Question 12
jamb1980
A hinterland is?
Athe central part of a country
Ban area which is far from the coast
Ca landlocked country
Dan area surrounding a city
Ethe area which is served by a port
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Question 13
jamb1980
Which of the following can be regarded as the backbone of a modern industrial economy?
ACement manufacturing industry
BShip-Building industry
CMotor vehicle manufacturing industry
DTextiloe industry
EIron and Steel industry
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Question 14
jamb1980
Which of these is the least important advantage of the transcontinental railways in Europe and North-America?
AEasy evacuation of mineral products
BPolitical integration
CEasy evacuation of agricutural products
DPromotion of industrial activities
EEmployment of labour
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Question 15
jamb1980
Which among the following is a producer of coal?
AWankie (Zimbabwe)
BNdola (Zambia)
CNsutta (Ghana)
DJos (Nigeria)
EMarampa (Sierra Leone)
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Question 16
jamb1980
which of the following countries have few resources and yet has develop industries tremendously?
AUnited kingdom
BItaly
CFrance
DNorway
ESwitzaland
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Question 17
jamb1980
which of the following is the most important reasons why the highest densities of cattle in West Africa are to be found in the Sudan and Sahel Savannah zones?
AThe two zones are far from the coast
BThe two zones have abundant water resources
CThe two zones have abundant fodder resouces
Dthe two zones are largely free from tsetse flies
EThe two zones have moderate temperature
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Question 18
jamb1980
Which one of the following terms give us the best general description of the relief of West Africa?
ASwamps and low lands
BHills and mountain
CScarp slopes and deep slopes
Dplain and plateaux
EFlood plains
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Question 19
jamb1980
which of the following features is NOT characteristics of a glaciated area?
AHanging valleys
BAretes
CInterlocking spurs
DU-shaped valleys
EFjords
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Question 20
jamb1980
The following is a description of a type of climate:'very cold winters(-34°C or colder), hot summers (21°C); mean annual rainfall under 380mm,most of it occurring in summer'. To which of the following does the description relate?
Atropical continental
Btropical monsoon
Ctemperate western margin
Dtemperate continental
Etemperate eastern margin
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Question 21
jamb1980
Textile industries in Nigeria are characterized by the following features except one?
Afull automation
Bimport substitution
Clabour intensive
Dmarket oriented
Eraw material oriented
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Question 22
jamb1980
What is the cause of the double rainfall maximal in southern Nigeria?
Aland and sea breezes
Bnearness to the atlantic ocean
Coverhead sun at the tropic of Cancer
DNorth and South movement of the overhead sun
Eoverhead sun on the equator
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Question 23
jamb1980
Dodoma is to Tanzania as .........is to Nigeria
ALagos
BAbuja
CPort Hacourt
DAjaokuta
EWarri
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Question 24
jamb1980
Which of the geographical reasons below least supports the existence of ECOWAS?
Athe countries in the community are contiguous
Bit has an internal market of about 160million people
Cthe peoples are of the same racial group
Dthe products are complementary
Ethe countries in the community share similar physical characteristics
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Question 25
jamb1980
Which of the following is the least important reason for promoting manufacturing industries by West African Nations?
Ato reduce dependence on agriculture
Bto earn more foreign exchange
Cto raise the level of employment
Dto increase productivity at the national level
Eto produce locally everything needed
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Question 26
jamb1980
Which are three main export crops of Uganda?
1.Bananas 2.Coffee 3.Cotton 4.Groundnuts 5.Sugar 6.Cassava 7.Tobacco
A1&5&7
B2&3&7
C2&4&5
D1&6&7
E3&4&6
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Question 27
jamb1980
Nigeria's new federal capital territory shares boundaries with four states.What are these states?
ABenue,Kwara,Niger and Kaduna
BKano,Kaduna,Niger and Kwara
CPlateau,Kwara,Niger and Kaduna
DGongola,Bauchi,Kwara and Niger
ENiger,Benue,Kwara and Kano
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Question 28
jamb1980
Which one of the following states of Nigeria is a major kola-nut producer?
AKano
BBorno
CBendel
DBauchi
EBenue
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Question 29
jamb1980
Which of these industries is usually located at the source of its major raw materials?
Acement manufacturing
Bbrewing
Ctextile manufacturing
Dstone dressing
Eshoe manufacturing
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Question 30
jamb1980
Rain falls mainly during the warm summer months.Summer temperature rarely exceeds 18.3°C.Annual rainfall is often below 125cm.Which of these crops is most unlikely to do well in the area described above?
