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Question 21
waec 2023

Stone crushing is an economic activity at 

ANoyo
BAmeka
CUmughara
DAgub
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Question 22
waec 2023

What is the highest contour line in the mapped area?

A400 metres
B600 metres
C500 metres
D300 metres
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Question 23
waec 2023

The scale of the map in Representative Fraction(RF) is

A1:25,000
B1:100,000
C1:200,000
D1:50,000
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Question 24
waec 2023

Under the Greek system of climate classification, the world is divided into

Atemperate, frigid and hot zones
Btorrid, equatorial and tropical zones
Ctorrid, temperate and frigid zones
Dhot, temperate and dry zones
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Question 25
waec 2023

Industries are broadly classified into

Aprimary, secondary and tertiary
Bmining, furniture making and cocoa processing
Cfishing, mining and food processing
Dprimary, secondary and manufacturing
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Question 26
waec 2023

Which of the following criteria is used to classify settlements into rural or urban?

ASite
BAge
CFunction
DLocation
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Question 27
jamb 2023

"An open forest with evergreen, thick leathery leaves and woody stems with deep roots" is known as

Amediterranean vegetation
Bmontane vegetation
Chot desert vegetation
Dtropical rainforest
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Question 28
jamb 2023

Exports from Mali are most likely to pass through the sea port at

ABanjul
BAbidjan
CLagos
Ddakar
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Question 29
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A tremendous pressure or temperature change may lead to the formation of

Agnesis
Bclay
Climestone
Dgranite
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Question 30
jamb 2023

A piece of evidence that confirms that the earth is spherical is

Asolar system
Bearth's orbit
Cmoon's eclipse
Dstandard time
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Question 31
jamb 2023

Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days and longer nights when the sun is overhead on the

AEquator
BArtic Circle
CTropic of Cancer
DTropic of Capricorn
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Question 32
jamb 2023

Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?

ARevolution causes day and night while rotation causes season
BRotation causes variation in the lengths of day and night while revolution causes rising and falling of tides
CA complete revolution takes 24 hours while rotation makes a year
DThe earth rotates on its axis while it revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit
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Question 33
jamb 2023

A slope is said to be even when the contours are

Aconcentric
Birregularly spaced
Cclosely spaced
Dequally placed
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Question 34
jamb 2023

The most common form of migration experienced in countries of Tropical Africa is

Aurban-rural migration
Brural-rural migration
Curban-urban migration
Drural-urban migration
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Question 35
jamb 2023

The dam which is not used in Gezira is the

AAswan
BJebal Azula
CJebal Azula
DSennar
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Question 36
jamb 2023

The difference in time between two longitudes is approximately

A15 hours
B4 hours
C40 minutes
D4 minutes
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Question 37
jamb 2023

Quartz, fieldspar and mica are three principal mineral that can easily be seen in

Alimestone
Bbasalt
Ccoal
Dgranite
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Question 38
jamb 2023

A block mountain is formed as a result of

Afission
Bvulcanisity
Cdifferential erosion
Dfaulting
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Question 39
jamb 2023

What is the temperature around an aeroplane flying at an altitude of 4000metres if the temperature on the earth's surface is \(40ºc\)?

A\(14^0C\)
B\(66^0C\)
C\(26^0C\)
D(\12^0C\)
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Question 40
jamb 2023

The major crop grown in the El juf Basin of Mali is

ACotton
Bcashew
Ccocoa
Dcoffee
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