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Question 21
waec 2022

What is the contour interval on the mapped area?

A50 metres
B100 metres
C200 metres
D300 metres
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Question 22
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What is the direction of flow of River Juth?

ANortheast
BNorthwest
CSoutheast
DSouthwest
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Question 23
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If the map is reduced by half its original size, what would be the scale of the new map?

A1:25,000
B1:50,000
C1:100,000
D1:150,000
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Question 24
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watershed in the mapped area is situated

Aon the plain
Balong the pass
Con spurs
Don the ridge
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Question 25
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The commercial centre in the mapped area is

ANONSO
BAdaku
CBukola
DBalu
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Question 26
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The distance as the crow flies from Bukola to Balu is approximately

A2.8km
B3.8km
C4.8km
D7.8km
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Question 27
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The highest spot on the mapped area is approximately

A1300 metres
B1250 metres
C1150 metres
D1050 metres
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Question 28
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The growth of NONSO settlement is probably because

ANONSO settlement has a court
BNONSO is situated at the foot of a ridge
CNONSO is a port town
DNONSO is a nodal town
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Question 29
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What is the scale of the map in statement form?

AOne centimeter on the map represents ½ kilometer on the ground
BOne centimeter on the map represents 1 kilometer on the ground
COne centimeter on the map represents 2 kilometers on the ground
DOne centimeter on the map represents 5 kilometers on the ground
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Question 30
jamb 2022

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 31
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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
CGold in Witwatersrand
DAluminium in Johannessburg
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Question 32
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___________ is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?

Aloess
Bseif
Cbarchan
DBajada
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Question 33
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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 34
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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 35
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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 36
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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 37
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What is the process of lowering and leveling 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 38
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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 39
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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 40
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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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