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Question 261
jamb 2021

The following are the importance of highland in Nigeria except

Aoccupy good land
Bsettlement sites
Csource of minerals
Dsource of rivers
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Question 262
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In Nigeria, which of the following vegetation zones is best known for timber exploitation?

AFresh water swamp forest
BFresh water swamp forest
CMontane vegetation
DRain forest
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Question 263
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Sparse population in the middle belt of Nigeria can not be attributed to

AAbsence of major industries
BAbsence of major minerals
CPoor soil
DSlave trade
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Question 264
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Which of the following gives the correct full meaning of G.I.S?

AGeographic Internet Solution
BGeographic Internet System
CGeographic Information Spread
DGeographic Information System
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Question 265
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An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is

AIron in Durban
BCopper in Cape Town
C
DAluminium in Johannessburg
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Question 266
jamb 2021

___________ is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?

Aloess
Bseif
Cbarchan
Dbajada
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Question 267
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__________ is a highland area which seperates the headstreams of rivers flowing in different directions but rising from the same mountainous source

Aflood plain
Bcuesta
Cwatershed
Dplateau
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Question 268
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Which of the following is a way of controlling soil erosion

AOvergrazing
BContour ploughing
CDeforestation
DBush burning
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Question 269
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The soil gains nitrogen through one of the following except

ADenitrification
BApplication of organic manure
CElectrical discharge
DSymbiotic nitrogen fixation
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Question 270
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Which of the following is an effect of the earth's revolution?

ADay and night
BIt determines a year
CDawn and Twilight
DApparent Sunrise and sunset
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Question 271
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What is the process of lowering and levelling of the earth surface by gradual breaking and wearing away of such earth's surfaces.

AWeathering
BDenudation
CRelief
DMass wasting
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Question 272
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________is the failure of the end point of a closed traverse to fall exactly on the point of origin of the transverse

AError of compass
BTraverse error
CError of closure
DField error
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Question 273
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One of the following surveying instruments is used to set out lines at right angles to the main chain line

AOptical square
BStation pegs
COffset staff
DSteel Band
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Question 274
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One of the following is not a problem involved in harnessing solar energy?

APoor technological know-how
BAdequacy of capital
CUnreliability
DFear of competition with established energy sources
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Question 275
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Which of the following is a problem of landlocked countries

Asecurity of goods
Bpolitical stability
Clow freight cost
Dpolitical indepedence
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Question 276
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Which of the following is a vegetation characteristics of the Tropical rainforest?

A
BTough, small, leathery, hairy leaves to guard against excessive transpiration
CTrees are conical in shape
Dthere is high undergrowth
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Question 277
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Which of the following is not a graphical representation of statistical data?

AChoropleth map
BDot map
CShaded map
DStar graph
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Question 278
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The part labelled X in the soil profile above is known as

Atop soil
Bsub soil
Cparent materials
Dbedrock
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Question 279
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The type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall is known as

AField capacity
BField capacity
Cgravitational water
Dhygroscopic water
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Question 280
jamb 2021

Where the salinity of an ocean is high;

Athe ocean water is dense and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
Bthe ocean water is dense and creeps at the bottom of the ocean towards low salinity areas
Cthe ocean water is light and flows at the area surface towards a high salinity area
Dthe ocean water is light and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
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