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Question 11
jamb 1995
Which of the following power plants in Nigeria is paired with the wrong energy source?
AOji-coal
BEgbin-gas
CKaniji-water
DAfam-sun
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Question 12
jamb 1995
The factor controlling the onset and cessation of the rainy season in Nigeria is the?
Alatitudinal extent of the country
Bpresence of plateaux and highlands
Cmovement of the Inter Tropical Discontinuity
Dpresence of the warm Guniea Current
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Question 13
jamb 1995
On which of the following sea is coffee an important commodity?
ARio de Janeiro to New York
BSydney to Singapore
CDurban to Calcutta
DSan Francisco to Yokohama
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Question 14
jamb 1995
The main commodities shipped on the trans-Pacific Sea route include?
Awheat and iron ore
Bmanufactured goods and crude oil
Ccrude oil and coal
Dwheat and manufactured goods
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Question 15
jamb 1995
The world's leading entrepots include?
APanama, Gilbraltar and Suez
BNew York, Calais and Harmburg
CBombay. Syndey and Rio de Janeiro
DHong Kong, London and Rotterdam
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Question 16
jamb 1995
In what order do the following occur from the surface to the bottom of an oil well?
AOil, water, gas
BGas, oil, water
COil, gas, water
DGas, water, oil
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Question 17
jamb 1995
Petroleum is the most widely used source of power because to the bottom of an oil well?
Ais relatively cheap to mine
Bis very easily transported
Cyields many types of fuel
Dburns easily
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Question 18
jamb 1995
An industry in which a large proportion of the weight of the inputs is lost during processing is likely to locate near the source of?
Alabour
Benergy
Ccapital
Draw materials
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Question 19
jamb 1995
Cattle are sent from the Great Plains of U.S.A for fattening and sale in the?
Acorn belt
Bwheat belt
Cindustrial North East
DSouth East
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Question 20
jamb 1995
Malaysia, Bolivia and Nigeria are noted for the production of?
Acoal
Bnatural gas
Cpetroleum
Dtin
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Question 21
jamb 1995
A settlement located at a place on a plain where several roads meet is likely to be nucleated and?
Astar-shaped
Bcircular
Clinear
Drectangular
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Question 22
jamb 1995
A city may be differentiated from a rural settlement by considering its?
Apopulation size and age structure
Bskilled and unskilled manpower
Cpopulation and functions
Droad network and industral estates
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Question 23
jamb 1995
One of the tertiary services in an urban centre is?
Afood processing
Bpetrol retailing
Ccar assembling
Dmarket gardening
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Question 24
jamb 1995
Which of the following regions has low population density?
AThe Nile Basin
BThe Ganges Basin
CNorth Eastern U.S.A
DThe Zarie Basin
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Question 25
jamb 1995
The portion of the earth that contains life is the?
Aatmosphere
Bhydrosphere
Clithosphere
Dbiosphere
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Question 26
jamb 1995
Tropical rain forest are important to the functioning of the earth's environment because they are large reservoirs of?
Aoxygen, mositure and biodiversity
Btimber, wildlife and virgin soils
Cwater, energy and mineral resources
Dfood, fibre and medicinal plants
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Question 27
jamb 1995
A tropical tree that is often grown in pure stands is the?
Amahogany
Bteak
Cebony
Dironwood
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Question 28
jamb 1995
Which of the following characteristics clearly distinguishes a mature soil from a juvenile one?
ASand fraction greater than 50%
BLow nitrogen content
CWell-developed profile
DSoil pH-value of approximately 6.5
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Question 29
jamb 1995
The thick, scarred barks of many savannah trees are the effect of?
Adrought
Bgrazing
Cpests
Dfire
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Question 30
jamb 1995
The faults both sides of the horst are?
Anormal faults
Breversed faults
Ctear faults
Dthrust faults
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