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Question 21
jamb 2000
The bearing of the end of the secondary road at Ned from the road junction at Gag is approximately
A80o
B170o
C260o
D350o
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Question 22
jamb 2000
Roads and settlements are restricted in the area because of the
ASteep hill slopes
BMining activities
CPresence of many rivers
DPredominance of footpaths
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Question 23
jamb 2000
Tap is visible from
AKlo
BEnso
CNino
DNed
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Question 24
jamb 2000
The feature marked X is best described as a
APass
BCol
CGap
DPath
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Question 25
jamb 2000
In Nigeria, continentality poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the
ANiger Delta
BNiger Benue Trough
CCross River Basin
DChad Basin
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Question 26
jamb 2000
The technique that would produce the most accurate contoured map of a small area is
APrismatic compass survey
BLand-use survey
CPlane-table survey
DChain survey
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Question 27
jamb 2000
The landform is a
Ayardang
Bzeugen
Cmesa and butte
Drock pedestal
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Question 28
jamb 2000
The feature is a product of
Aglacial erosion
Bwind abrasion
Cwater erosion
Dwind deposition
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Question 29
jamb 2000
The annual range of temperature for the town is
A7oC
B17oC
C23oC
D30oC
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Question 30
jamb 2000
The modal temperature for the town is
A23oC
B25oC
C29oC
D30oC
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Question 31
jamb 2000
One basic mineral that is common to Sokoto, Ewekoro, Calabar and Nkalagu is
Acoal
Bmarble
Climestone
Dgypsum
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Question 32
jamb 2000
An environmental hazard which occurs slowly and unnoticed in the oil-producing region of the Niger Delta of Nigeria is
Aerosion
Bpollution
Cflood
Dsubsidence
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Question 33
jamb 2000
From its source to its mouth, the River Niger passes through
AMali, Guinea, Niger and Nigeria
BGuinea, Mali, Togo and Nigeria
CGuinea, Mali, Niger and Nigeria
DMali, Niger, Guinea and Nigeria
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Question 34
jamb 2000
In Nigeria, the dominant trees of the Guinea Savannah include
Aisoberlinia, obeche and locust bean
Bisoberlinia, shea butter and silk cotton
Cacacia, dum palm and silk cotton
Dlocust bean, oil bean and acacia
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Question 35
jamb 2000
The low rainfall along Cape Three Points in Ghana is due to the
Aupwelling of cold water
Bsparse vegetation
Cprevalence of south west winds
Dupwelling of warm water
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Question 36
jamb 2000
The most important air masses which affect the climate of Nigeria are the
Atropical maritime and tropical sea and land breezes
Btropical maritime and the equatorial westerlies
Ctropical maritime and the tropical continental
Dtropical maritime and the polar continental
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Question 37
jamb 2000
One major feature of manufacturing in West Africa is that the industries
Aare evenly spread over major towns
Bproduce mainly for domestic market
Care capital intensive
Dhave wide markets for their products
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Question 38
jamb 2000
The prosperity of Kenya depends upon the cultivation of
Acoffee, sisal and rice
Bcoffee, cocoa and rice
Ccoffee, rubber and maize
Dcoffee, maize and sisal
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Question 39
jamb 2000
An important mineral deposit in South Africa which has attracted a large number of white settlers is
Airon in Durban
Bcopper in Cape Town
Cgold in Witwatersrand
Daluminium in Johannesburg
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Question 40
jamb 2000
The two prominent highlands at the Nigeria-Cameroun border are
AMambila and Oban
BMandara and Alantika
CUdi and Shebshi
DJos Plateau and Kukuruku
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