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Question 341

jamb 2020

Which of the following farming activity best describes the rearing of only animals like cattle, sheep and goat mainly in the savanna belt of the north?

AMixed Farming

BAnimal Farming

CPastoral Farming

DIntensive Farming

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Question 342

jamb 2020

The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?

AShortage of labour

BAbsence of many rivers

CAbsence of pure stands of trees

Dlow quality of available timber

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Question 343

jamb 2020

Tin-mining activities in Nigeria are the main causes of environmental degradation on the?

AWestern Highlands

BEastern Highlands

CJos Plateau

DObudu Plateau

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Question 344

jamb 2020

Which of the following is not a major river basin in Nigeria?

AThe Cross River Basin

BThe Niger Basin

CThe South Atlantic Basin

DThe Sokoto Basin

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Question 345

jamb 2020

The wind which blows across the Atlantic Ocean towards the coast of Nigeria and is responsible for rainy season is known as

AEquatorial Easterlies

BLand and sea breeze

CTropical continental airmass

DTropical maritime airmass

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Question 346

jamb 2020

The following are areas of lowlands in Nigeria except in Nigeria

AThe Chad Basin

BThe Eastern Scarpland

CThe Coaster plain

DThe Niger-Benue trough

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Question 347

jamb 2020

The birth rate of a country can be increased through the following except

AEncouragement of early marriages

BInadequate health services

CEncouragement of polygamy

DLegislation against abortion

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Question 348

jamb 2020

Use the information on country Y below to answer the question that follows:

Land area = 200,000km \(^{2}\)
Population = 10,000,000.

calculate the population density of country Y

A50 persons per km \(^{2}\)

B0.02 persons per km \(^{2}\)

C200 persons per km \(^{2}\)

D20 persons per km \(^{2}\)

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Question 349

jamb 2020

Which of the following is best defined as the movement of people from one geographical area to another involving permanent or temporary residence or settlement

ATransportation

BNetworking

CMigration

DUrbanization

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Question 350

jamb 2020

The following are advantages of overpopulation except

AQuick information dissemination

BEffective planning

CLarge labour

DInsufficient food

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Question 351

waec 2019

The predominance of consumer-oriented industries in developing countries is accounted for by

Alimited demand

Badequate capital

Climited skilled manpower

Dhigh level of technology

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Question 352

waec 2019

What is the sum total of human resources available in a country called?

ACluster

BInhabitant

CPopulation

DPrimary

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Question 353

waec 2019

Which of the following areas in Tropical Africa is densely populated?

ASouth-western Nigeria

BThe middle belt of West Africa

CThe Sahel region of West Africa

DThe Niger Delta

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Question 354

waec 2019

Most industries in the West African sub-region are

Alarge-scale

Bsmall-scale

Cmedium-scale

Dcapital intensive

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Question 355

waec 2019

Transportation helps economic development through all the following except

Amovement of people and commodities

Bpromotion of national and international trade

Cdiffusion of ideas and technology

Ddistribution of human population

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Question 356

waec 2019

The term relative location of a settlement refers to

Athe nature of the land on which the settlement is located

Bthe position of a settlement in relation to others

Ca settlement inhabited by relatives

Dan imaginary point on a settlement

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Question 357

waec 2019

A rapid population growth can result from

Ahigh death and low birth rate

Bthe use of family planning methods

Cabsence of natural hazards

Dimproved medical care

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Question 358

waec 2019

Banking, insurance, and teaching are examples of which industry?

AConsumer

BTertiary

CSecondary

DPrimary

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Question 359

waec 2019

The major causes of change in population size are

Abirths, marriage and deaths

Bbirths, accidents and deaths

Cbirths, deaths and migration

Dmigration, fertility and marriage

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Question 360

waec 2019

A settlement type in which buildings are aligned along a road or river is said to be

Adispersed

Bnucleated

Clinear

Dclustered

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