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Question 11

waec 1998

Which of the following represents an urban-rural migration?

AA student from the village school gains admission to the university in the town

BMoving to the urban centre for medical service

CTravelling from Lagos to the village on retirement

DA civil servant gets transfered from one town to another

EA parent from the village visits his son in the town

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Question 12

waec 1998

A rapid population growth in a region can be caused by

Amore deaths than births

Bhigh emigration

Cthe use of family planning methods

Dimproved medical care

Enatural hazards

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Question 13

waec 1998

One danger about the present rate of increase in world population is

Aan improved standard of living

Bthe fear of submergence of the earth

Cthe high ratio of adults to children

Ddecline in the supply of labour

Ean acute food shortage

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Question 14

waec 1998

The sparse population in the Amazon Basin is best explained by the

Avery high tmperature all the year round

Blow range of temperature for agriculture

Cthick vegetation for settlements and agriculture

Dhigh relief and rugged terrain

Ehigh humidity and moist conditions

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Question 15

waec 1998

The greatest problem in the use of solar energy is

Athe high risk in its usage

Bits unreliability from day to day and season to season

Cthe high intensity associatated with the sun

Dthe high cost of transporting it for domestic use

Eits frequency of power failure

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Question 16

waec 1998

Temperate grasslands are generally important for

Amining

Bfloating of logs

Canimal grazing

Dprocessing of meat and cheese

Eburning of grass for fuel

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Question 17

waec 1998

The vegetation belt associated with valuable hard wood is the

ASahel Savanna

BTropical rainforest

CConiferous forest

DMediterranean forest

EMoutane forest

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Question 18

jamb 1998

The most important factor that probably explains the distribution of cultivation on the mapped area is

ADrainage

BSettlement

CRoad

DClimate

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Question 19

jamb 1998

Motorists will probably cross the river from Bobo to Achira by

ADrawbridge

BShip

CBoat

DFerry

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Question 20

jamb 1998

To build a road from Achira to Gara will require

AA cutting

BAn embarkment

CA tunnel

DA levee

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Question 21

jamb 1998

The low islands and extensive sand banks indicate that the channel of River Bintu is probably

ADeep

BEroding

CShallow

DNavigable

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Question 22

jamb 1998

The average gradient of the road descending the spur into Bobo town is approximately

A1:37

B1:42

C1:47

D1:52

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Question 23

jamb 1998

\(\begin{array}{c|c}
Month & J& F & M & A & M & J & J & A & S & O & N & D\\
\text{Temp(C)} & -22 & -22 & -21 & -4 & 2 & 5 & 5 & 1 & 1 & -4 & -10 & 17 \\
\text{Precip(mm)} & 10 & 13 & 18 & 18 & 15 & 13 & 13 & 28 & 28 & 28 & 28 & 13 \\
\end{array}\)

The climatic region represented above is

ALaurentian

BSiberian

CArctic

DSteppe

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Question 24

jamb 1998

Structure of export Trade of selected countries expressed in percentages

Country           H        J       K        L



Fuel, Minerals   95        1       15       45

& Metals 

       

Other Pry.

commodities       2        1       45       35



Mach. & Trans

Equipment         -        60      13       4



Other 

Manufactured      3        38      27       16 

Products

With this export trade structure, the economy of H may be subject to

Afluctuation world market price for its major export

Bstructural adjustment programme

Chuge expenditure on food import programme

Dmismanagement of the export earning

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Question 25

jamb 1998

Structure of export Trade of selected countries expressed in percentages as below;







Country           H        J       K        L



Fuel, Minerals   95        1       15       45

& Metals 

       

Other Pry.

commodities       2        1       45       35



Mach. & Trans

Equipment         -        60      13       4



Other 

Manufactured      3        38      27       16 

Products

The country with a pattern of export trade similar to that depicted by J is

ABrazil

BJapan

CU.S.A

DAustralia

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Question 26

jamb 1998

Month	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Temp ^oC	-22	-22	-21	-4	2	5	5	1	1	-4	-10	17
Precip (mm)	10	13	18	18	15	13	13	28	28	28	28	13

The annual range of temperature for the station is

A-27^oC

B-22^oC

C17^oC

D27^oC

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Question 27

jamb 1998

The force that is responsible for this type of process is primarily

Atensional

Bcompressional

Cgravitational

Dkinetic

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Question 28

jamb 1998

The feature marked F-F is a

Anormal fault

Bthrust fault

Ctear fault

Dreverse fault

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Question 29

jamb 1998

The leading producers of diamond in Africa are?

AGhana amd Zambia

BNamibia and Botswana

CBotswana and sierra Leone

DSouth Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Question 30

jamb 1998

Virtually all the rainfall occurs between June to September and during this period, the daily maximum temperatures are consistently over 37°C. This statement is true of?

AAlgiers

BBujubura

CBulawayo

DGao

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