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Question 21
jamb 2020

An important mineral deposit in south Africa which has attracted a large number of white settler is

AIron in Durban
BCopper in Cape Town
CGold in Witwatersrand
DAluminium in Johannessburg
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Question 22
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___________ is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?

Aloess
Bseif
Cbarchan
DBajada
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Question 23
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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 24
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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 25
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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 26
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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 27
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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 28
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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 29
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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 30
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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 31
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Which of the following is a problem of landlocked countries

ASecurity of goods
BPolitical stability
CLow freight cost
DPolitical dependence
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Question 32
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Which of the following is a vegetation characteristics of the Tropical rainforest?

ATrees are not in pure stand
BTough, small, leathery, hairy leaves to guard against excessive transpiration
CTrees are conical in shape
Dthere is high undergrowth
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Question 33
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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 34
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The part labelled X in the soil profile is known as
 

Atop soil
Bsub soil
Cparent materials
Dbedrock
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Question 35
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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
Bcapillary water
Cgravitational water
Dhygroscopic water
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Question 36
jamb 2020

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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Question 37
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On maps, lines drawn to join all places in the ocean having equal degree of salinity are called

Aisohalines
Bisobars
Cisosalines
Disossal
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Question 38
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Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air

Acombustion
Brespiration
Cputrefaction
Dphotosynthesis
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Question 39
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_______ is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area

ABiotic component
BAbiotic component
CEnvironment
DEcosystem
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Question 40
jamb 2020

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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