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Question 331
jamb 2020

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 332
jamb 2020

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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Question 333
jamb 2020

Which of the following is a problem of landlocked countries

ASecurity of goods
BPolitical stability
CLow freight cost
DPolitical dependence
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Question 334
jamb 2020

Which of the following is a vegetation characteristics of the Tropical rainforest?

ATrees are not in pure stand
BTough, small, leathery, hairy leaves to guard against excessive transpiration
CTrees are conical in shape
Dthere is high undergrowth
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Question 335
jamb 2020

Which of the following is not a graphical representation of statistical data?

AChoropleth map
BDot map
CShaded map
DStar graph
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Question 336
jamb 2020

The part labelled X in the soil profile is known as
 

Atop soil
Bsub soil
Cparent materials
Dbedrock
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Question 337
jamb 2020

The type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall is known as

AField capacity
Bcapillary water
Cgravitational water
Dhygroscopic water
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Question 338
jamb 2020

Where the salinity of an ocean is high;

Athe ocean water is dense and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
Bthe ocean water is dense and creeps at the bottom of the ocean towards low salinity areas
Cthe ocean water is light and flows at the area surface towards a high salinity area
Dthe ocean water is light and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
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Question 339
jamb 2020

On maps, lines drawn to join all places in the ocean having equal degree of salinity are called

Aisohalines
Bisobars
Cisosalines
Disossal
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Question 340
jamb 2020

Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air

Acombustion
Brespiration
Cputrefaction
Dphotosynthesis
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Question 341
jamb 2020

_______ is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area

ABiotic component
BAbiotic component
CEnvironment
DEcosystem
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Question 342
jamb 2020

In a combined maximum and minimum thermometer, the difference between the hottest and coldest daily temperature for that day gives the

ADiurnal range of temperature
BMean daily temperature
CMinimum daily temperature
DMaximum daily temperature
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Question 343
jamb 2020

_______ is the condition of the lower atmosphere of a place over a short period

AClimate
BWeather
CCloud
DHumidity
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Question 344
jamb 2020

The following are seaports used in the North Atlantic sea route except

ALagos-Antwerp
BLagos-Montreal
CLagos-Southampton
DLagos-Rotterdam
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Question 345
jamb 2020

Which of the following is a reason for the high volume of trade between Nigeria and developed countries?

Asimilarity of products
Blow level of technology
Ccolonial Ties
Dpresence of trade unions
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Question 346
jamb 2020

If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm

A10km, 40km
B5km, 20km
C2.5km, 10km
D20km, 80km
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Question 347
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If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm

A5km
B2.5km
C20km
D
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Question 348
jamb 2020

The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is

Asial, mantle, sima, core
Bsima, sial, core, mantle
Ccore, mantle, sima and sial
Dsial, sima, mantle and core
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Question 349
jamb 2020

Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?

AIt provides water for industrial uses
BIt provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration
CIt provides shelter in form of timber for man
DIt aids transportation through construction of roads and railways
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Question 350
jamb 2020

The outer structure of the earth is made up of the following except?

AMesosphere
BAtmosphere
CBiosphere
DHydrosphere
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