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Question 11

jamb 2022

In a combined maximum and minimum thermometer, the difference between the hottest and coldest daily temperature for that day gives the?

ADiurnal range of temperature

BMean daily temperature

CMinimum daily temperature

DMaximum daily temperature

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Question 12

jamb 2022

_______ is the condition of the lower atmosphere of a place over a short period?

Aclimate

Bweather

Ccloud

DHumidity

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Question 13

jamb 2022

The following are seaports used in the North Atlantic sea route except?

ALagos-Antwerp

BLagos-Montreal

CLagos-Southampton

DLagos-Rotterdam

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Question 14

jamb 2022

Which of the following is a reason for the high volume of trade between Nigeria and developed countries?

Asimilarity of products

BThe Niger Basin

CThe South Atlantic Basin

DThe Sokoto Basin

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Question 15

jamb 2022

If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm?

A10km, 40km

B5km, 20km

C2.5km, 10km

D20km, 80km

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Question 16

jamb 2022

If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm?

A5km

C10km

D20km

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Question 17

jamb 2022

The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is?

Asial, mantle, sima, core

Bsima, sial, core, mantle

Ccore, mantle, sima and sial

Dsial, sima, mantle and core

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Question 18

jamb 2022

Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?

AIt provides water for industrial uses

BIt provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration

CIt provides shelter in form of timber for man

DIt aids transportation through construction of roads and railways

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Question 19

jamb 2022

The outer structure of the earth is made up of the following except?

AMesosphere

BAtmosphere

CBiosphere

DHydrosphere

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Question 20

jamb 2022

Which of the following farming activity best describes the rearing of only animals like cattle, sheep and goat mainly in the savanna belt of the north?

AMixed farming

BAnimal farming

CPastoral farming

DIntensive farming

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Question 21

jamb 2022

The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?

AShortage of labour

BAbsence of many rivers

CAbsence of pure stands of trees

Dlow quality of available timber

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Question 22

jamb 2022

Tin-mining activities in Nigeria are the main causes of environmental degradation on the?

AWesten Highlands

BEastern Highlands

CJos Plateau

DObudu Plateau

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Question 23

jamb 2022

Which of the following is not a major river basin in Nigeria?

AThe Cross River Basin

BThe Niger Basin

CThe South Atlantic Basin

DThe Sokoto Basin

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Question 24

jamb 2022

The wind which blows across the Atlantic Ocean towards the coast of Nigeria and is responsible for rainy season is known as?

AEquatorial Easterlies

BLand and sea breeze

CTropical continental airmass

DTropical maritime airmass

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Question 25

jamb 2022

The following are areas of lowlands in Nigeria except?

AThe Chad Basin

BThe Eastern Scarpland

CThe Coaster plain

DThe Niger-Benue trough

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Question 26

jamb 2022

Which of the following zones is the least industrialized in Nigeria?

ALokoja-Ajaokuta

BLagos-Ikeja

CPorthacourt-Aba

DKaduna-Zaria

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Question 27

jamb 2022

The birth rate of a country can be increased through the following except?

AEncouragement of early marriages

BEncouragement of less work hours

CEncouragement of polygamy

Dlegislation against abortion

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Question 28

jamb 2022

Use the information on country Y below to answer the question that follows:
Land area = 200,000km\(^2\)
Population = 10,000,000.

calculate the population density of country Y

A2000 persons per km\(^2\)

C200 persons per km\(^2\)

D20 persons per km\(^2\)

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Question 29

jamb 2022

Which of the following is best defined as the movement of people from one geographical area to another involving permanent or temporary residence or settlement?

ATransportation

BCivilization

CMigration

Durbanization

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Question 30

jamb 2022

The following are advantages of overpopulation except?

AQuick information dissemination

BSocialization

CLarge labour

DInsufficient food

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