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Question 21
jamb 2002
The most prominent feature of River Haba downstream of the bridge is a
ALevee
BKnick point
CMeander
DBraid
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Question 22
jamb 2002
The feature marked Y north of Hatis is
AAn ox-bow lake
BAn isolated hill
CA depression
DA sand bar
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Question 23
jamb 2002
The main occupation of the people in the area on the map is most likely to be
AFishing
BLumbering
CMining
DFarming
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Question 24
jamb 2002
The length of the secondary road on the map is approximately
A11.5km
B12.5km
C13.5km
D10.5km
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Question 25
jamb 2002
The Oke-Hatis Road passes through the floodable plain of River Haba by means of
AA flyover
BAn embankment
CAn underground passage
DA road cutting
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Question 26
jamb 2002
A common feature of the lakes marked F,G,H is that they are
AUsed for HEP
BLocated very close to the equator
CLocated within the East African Rift Valley
DVery shallow
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Question 27
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The lake marked N is mostly used for
ATransportation and irrigation
BTransportation and fishing
CTourism and domestic water supply
DTourism and HEP generation
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Question 28
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The feature is one of the landforms association with
Awind deflation
Bwave erosion
Criver erosion
Dwind deposition
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Question 29
jamb 2002
The feature marked X in the diagram is a
Abeach
Bspit
Cstack
Dcliff
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Question 30
jamb 2002
JFMAMJJASOND
Temp.(oC)272828282726252626262728
Rainfall (mm)32.552.5132.5225.0270.0370.5385.0295.0427.5427.5110.010.0

the climatic data above is likely to be that of
AWarri
BLokoja
CIbadan
DKaduna
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Question 31
jamb 2002
JFMAMJJASOND
Temp.(oC)272828282726252626262728
Rainfall (mm)32.552.5132.5225.0270.0370.5385.0295.0427.5427.5110.010.0

The regime of the rainfall pattern is
Aseasonal rainfall with double maxima
Brainfall throughout the year with double maxima
Cseasonal rainfall with single maxima
Drainfall throughout the year with single maxima
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Question 32
jamb 2002
The total annual rainfall received within the shaded area ranges from
A301 cm to 400 cm
B201 cm to 300 cm
C50 cm to 100 cm
D101 cm to 200 cm
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Question 33
jamb 2002
The prevailing winds indicated are active over most of the country from
AMarch to November
BNovember to March
CApril to October
DOctober to April
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Question 34
jamb 2002

Textile Industry - 7.2o
Petroleum Industry - 172.8o
Iron and Steel Industry - 115.2o
Cosmetics Industry - 43.2o
Automobile Industry - 21.6o

The table above shows the employment distribution in a town with the share of the different pie chart. Total number of workers in the town is 25,000.
The proportion of workers in the iron and steel industry in relation to the total number of workers in the town is
A0.06
B0.12
C0.26
D0.32
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Question 35
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Textile Industry - 7.2o
Petroleum Industry - 172.8o
Iron and Steel Industry - 115.2o
Cosmetics Industry - 43.2o
Automobile Industry - 21.6o

The table above shows the employment distribution in a town with the share of the different pie chart. Total number of workers in the town is 25,000.
What is the total number of workers in the petroleum industry?
A3,000
B10,000
C25,000
D12,000
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Question 36
jamb 2002
Some of the physical properties of soils are?
Astructure, colour and alkalinity
Bnutrients, acidity and texture
Cnutrients, acidity and colour
Dtexture, structure and porosity
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Question 37
jamb 2002
A river that enters the sea at a gently inclined coastal plain where tidal waves are weak will most likely develop into a?
Adelta
Bknickpoint
Clagoon
Dmarine platform
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Question 38
jamb 2002
The survival of an organism in a natural ecosystem depends largely on?
Aits importance to other organisms
Benvironmental adjustments to suit it
Cits adaptation to prevailing conditions
Dits usefulness to human development
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Question 39
jamb 2002
The rocks of the basement complex are generally referred to as?
Aolder granites
Byounger granites
Csedimentary formations
Dvolcanic rocks
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Question 40
jamb 2002
A climate that is wet for up to 10months with a single peak, an annual rainfall of 300mm and a mean monthly temperature of at least 26°C is
ATropical humid(Af)
BTropcal monsoon(Am)
CTropical wet and dry (Aw)
DWarm humid subtropical (Ca)
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