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Question 11

jamb 2023

The type of agriculture in which water is conserved in a year so that crops can be grown in succeeding years by ploughing, mulching or harrowing is known as

Aarable farming

Bintensive cultivation

Cextensive cultivation

Ddry farming

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Question 12

jamb 2023

Which of the following is not correct about the great circle?

AThe Equator is a Great Circle among the latitudes

BThe Greenwich Meridian and the International Date Line are the only lines of latitude forming a Great Circle

CThe Great Circle divides the earth into two equal spheres

DThe centre of the Great Circle is also the centre of the earth

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Question 13

jamb 2023

Which of the following sources of power supply is renewable?

Agas

Bnuclear

Csolar

Dcone

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Question 14

jamb 2023

Which of the following pairs of landforms can be found in the desert areas?

ABarchans and tombolos

BZeugens and rock pedestals

CSauddoars and tombolos

DYardangs and batholiths

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Question 15

jamb 2023

The part of the earth crust covered by water bodies is known as the

Ahydrosphere

Bsial

Cstratosphere

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Question 16

jamb 2023

Rocks are said to be crystalline when the atoms forming them are

Afound in sedimentary rocks

Bfound in crystalline rocks

Carrenged in a deposit pattern

Darranged vertically

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Question 17

jamb 2023

The type of energy that is most environmentally friendly is

AThermal

BNuclear

Chydro electric

Dsolar

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Question 18

jamb 2023

The largest ocean in the world is the

AArctic ocean

BAtlantic ocean

CIndian ocean

DPacific ocean

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Question 19

jamb 2023

In which erosional plain is an inselberg commonly found

Apediplain

Bflood plain

Cpenaplain

Douterwash plain

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Question 20

jamb 2023

Soil erosion by action of rain can be caused by all of the following except

Atropical rainstorms

Bscanty vegetation

Csteep slopes

Daridity

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Question 21

jamb 2023

Which of the following is not true of the North Atlantic sea route?

AIt links Nigeria with Europe

BIt is the busiest sea route

CGoods carried on the route include grains

DIt links North America with Europe

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Question 22

jamb 2023

Which of the following is a feature of heavy industries?

Acapital intensive

Bsmall scale plants

Cconsumer goods production

Dlow turn-over

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Question 23

jamb 2023

Under the Greek system of climate classification, the world is divided into

Ahot, temperate and dry zones

Btemperate, fridgid and hot zones

Ctorrid, equatorial and tropical zones

Dtorrid, temperate and frigid zones

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Question 24

jamb 2023

Great Britain and Germany are trading partners of west African countries from

AWestern Europe

BSouth America

CThe far east

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Question 25

jamb 2023

Africa has the largest potential reserve of hydro-electric power in the world because

Ait is surrounded by large oceans

Bmany of the areas are not accessible

Cit has copious rainfall and many water falls

DAfricans have not developed the use of hydro-electric

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Question 26

jamb 2023

Which of the following is a major boost of tourism?

Aadequate publicity about natural scenery

Bvariation in mode of transportation

Chigher dependency ratio of the population

Dspecialization in labour force

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Question 27

jamb 2023

The world's greatest gold producer is

ASouth Africa

BGhana

CNigeria

DCanada

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Question 28

jamb 2023

Jos plateau is an example of a

ABasalt plateau

BVolcanic plateau

CPlutonic plateau

DTectonic plateau

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Question 29

jamb 2023

When weathering occurs on hill slopes, rock debris usually pile up at the bottom of the hill slope to form

Acreep

Blevee

Cpebbles

Dscrcee

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Question 30

jamb 2023

The sparse population in the middle belt of West Africa can be traced to all of the following except

Ainter-ethnic war

Btsetse fly infestation

CArab slave trade in the North

Dconcentration of industries

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