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Question 201

jamb 2020

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 202

jamb 2020

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

B2.5km

C20km

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Question 203

jamb 2020

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 204

jamb 2020

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 205

jamb 2020

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

AMesosphere

BAtmosphere

CBiosphere

DHydrosphere

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Question 206

jamb 2020

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 207

jamb 2020

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 208

jamb 2020

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

AWestern Highlands

BEastern Highlands

CJos Plateau

DObudu Plateau

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Question 209

jamb 2020

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 210

jamb 2020

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 211

jamb 2020

The following are areas of lowlands in Nigeria except in Nigeria

AThe Chad Basin

BThe Eastern Scarpland

CThe Coaster plain

DThe Niger-Benue trough

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Question 212

jamb 2020

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

AEncouragement of early marriages

BInadequate health services

CEncouragement of polygamy

DLegislation against abortion

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Question 213

jamb 2020

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

A50 persons per km \(^{2}\)

B0.02 persons per km \(^{2}\)

C200 persons per km \(^{2}\)

D20 persons per km \(^{2}\)

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Question 214

jamb 2020

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

BNetworking

CMigration

DUrbanization

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Question 215

jamb 2020

The following are advantages of overpopulation except

AQuick information dissemination

BEffective planning

CLarge labour

DInsufficient food

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Question 216

jamb 2019

The highest lands in Nigeria are found on the

AMambilla Plateau

BWestern Highland

COban Hills

DNorth Central Plateau

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Question 217

jamb 2019

Which is simplest method of rapid distance measurement in surveying?

ATape measurement

BCompass measurement

CPacing I

DChaining

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Question 218

jamb 2019

A river that enters the sea at a gently inclined costal plain where tidal waves are weak will most likely develop into a

Alagoon

Bknickpoint

Cdelta

Dplatform

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Question 219

jamb 2019

The survival of an organism in a natural ecosystem depends largely on

Aits usefulness to human development

Benvironmental adjustments to suit it

Cits adaptation to prevailing conditions

Dits importance to other organisms

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Question 220

jamb 2019

The rocks of the basement complex are generally referred to as

Ayounger granite

Bolder granite

Csedimentary formations

Dvolcanic rocks

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