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Question 21
jamb 2025

Which purpose is NOT served by the Kainji Dam?

Aprovision of research facilities
Bprovision of water of domestic use all over Nigeria
Cprovision of fishing facilities
Dgeneration of electricity for use all over Nigeria
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Question 22
jamb 2025

Which of the following provides the best location for a bakery?

ANear a large market for bread
BNear a regular source of flour
CIn an area of cheap labour
DNear a source of good clean water
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Question 23
jamb 2025

The greatest volume of shipping across the Atlantic Ocean is

Abetween Europe and North America
Bbetween Africa and South America
Cbetween Africa and North America
Dbetween North America and South America
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Question 24
jamb 2025

The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called

Aattrition
Bcorrosion action
Ccorrosion
Dhydraulic action
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Question 25
jamb 2025

If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale of the map?

A1:100,000
B1:25,000
C1:200,000
D1:250,000
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Question 26
jamb 2025

Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?

ALake Superior
BLake Victoria
CLake Malawi
DLake Chad
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Question 27
jamb 2025

Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral?

AZambia
BCentral Africa Empire
CKenya
DUganda
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Question 28
jamb 2025

When the gradient of a river channel changes from a steep to a gentle angle, the main activity of the river will be

Aeroding
Bdepositing
Cterracing
Ddeepening
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Question 29
jamb 2025

Which of the following gradients is the steepest?

A1 in 134
B1 in 351
C1 in 153
D1 in 531
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Question 30
jamb 2025

The length of a year is 365(\(\frac{1}{4}\))days because that is the time it takes.

Athe sun to revolve around its orbit
Bthe moon to revolve once around the earth
Cthe earth to revolve once round the sun
Dthe earth to rotate on its axis
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Question 31
jamb 2025

The Middle Belt of West Africa is NOT characterised by one of the following. Which one?

AFew large towns
BLow population densities
CMuch export crop production
DEthnic fragmentation
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Question 32
jamb 2025

Which ONE of the following statements about the railway lines of Africa is false?

AThe railway lines of Africa generally run from the coast inland
BThere is no trans-continental railway in Africa which can be compared with the Trans-Siberian Railway in length or importance
CAfrica's railway lines are all of uniform gauge
DFew railway lines in Africa cross from one country to another
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Question 33
jamb 2025

How were the major mountain belts of the world produced?

ABy wind erosion
BBy glacial erosion
CBy Folding
DBy weathering
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Question 34
jamb 2025

What is the Nile Valley best known for?

AIndustrial development
BWater navigation
CHydro-electricity
DCommerce
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Question 35
jamb 2025

Inter-regional trade between countries in West Africa is promoted mainly by

Acompetition among the nations in Africa
Bproduction of similar goods
Cdeliberate government policies in recent times
Drelationship with former colonial rulers
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Question 36
jamb 2025

Which of the following currents has a warming influence upon the coast along which it flows?

ABenguela current
BLabrador current
CCanaries current
DMozambique current
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Question 37
jamb 2025

Which pair of activities would you NOT find in an equatorial climate? 1. Commercial grain farming. 2. rice cultivation. 3. lumbering. 4. plantation agriculture. 5. dry farming

A3 and 4
B2 and 5
C1 and 2
D1 and 5
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Question 38
jamb 2025

Which is not exported by the Republic of South Africa?

AWines
BMaize
CCoffee
DWool
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Question 39
jamb 2025

Which of the following has the highest mean annual rainfall?

ALagos
BAccra
CFreetown
DLome
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Question 40
jamb 2025

Which statement is NOT true of the Middle Belt in Nigeria

AThe soil is not productive
Bthere are insect pests and disease carriers
Cthe population is sparse
Dnone of the above
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