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Question 451

jamb 2018

The plains formed when the slopes of mountains are worn back in arid and semi-arid regions my mechanical weathering is called_______

AAlluvial plains

BOutwash plains

CPediplains

DSavanna plains

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Question 452

jamb 2018

How long does it take the mercury to make a complete revolution?

A62 days

B225 days

C365 days

D88 days

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Question 453

jamb 2018

The lack of access to food in some parts of the world emanates from

AEducational inequality

BPoor transport system

CEconomic inequality

DLow development of natural resources

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Question 454

jamb 2018

An instrument used for setting out right angle in surveying a parcel of land is

AMeasuring rod

BAbney level

CA ranging pole

DTheodolite

EAn optical squarer

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Question 455

jamb 2018

One of the leading industrial nations of the world ranking second in manufacturing output after the USA is__________

AGermany

BBritain

CJapan

DRussia

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Question 456

jamb 2018

If the time in New York (75°W) is 5.00pm, The time in Nigeria(15°E) will be

A9.00pm

B9.00am

C11.00pm

D11.00am

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Question 457

jamb 2018

A type of land-form that is associated with large scale orogeny is a

AFold mountain

BResidual mountain

CBlock mountain

DVolcanic mountain

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Question 458

jamb 2018

The greatest volcanic regions of Africa are found in

AThe maghrib

BKenya and Tanzania

CThe camerouns

DSudan and Ethiopia

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Question 459

jamb 2018

A desert country which has a high population density supported by irrigation is___________

ANiger

BEgypt

CSudan

DKuwait

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Question 460

jamb 2018

The two most important factors which account for the pattern of population distribution in West Africa are

AEconomic prosperity and regional migration

BEconomic prosperity and favourable physical conditions

CFavourable physical conditions and human inertia

DHistorical antecedence and regional migration

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Question 461

jamb 2018

British foreign investments are concentrated in

AEU countries

BCommonwealth countries

CDeveloped countries

DCommonwealth Nations

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Question 462

jamb 2018

The dominant foreign exchange earner of Senegal is

Atourism

Bgroundnut

Cfish

Diron-ore

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Question 463

jamb 2018

Which of these hazard would most like result directly from deforestation?

Asoil erosion

Bmass wasting

Cdrought

Dwater pollution

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Question 464

jamb 2018

The oldest system of agriculture in Nigeria which now survives only in very remote areas is

ABush fallowing

Bmixed farming

CShifting cultivation

DMarket gardening

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Question 465

jamb 2018

Soil conservation can be achieved through___________-

AMonoculture

BMechanization

CStrip-cropping

DFloriculture

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Question 466

jamb 2018

If the distance between two places on a map is 2cm, while the distance on land is 4km, the scale of the map is

A1:100,000

B1:200,000

C1:50,000

D1:150,000

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Question 467

jamb 2018

Use the diagram below to answer the question. The feature is one of the landforms associated with

ARiver erosion

BWind deposition

CWave erosion

DRiver deposition

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Question 468

jamb 2018

Use the diagram below to answer the question. The feature marked X in the diagram is a

ASpit

BStack

CBeach

DWedge

ECliff

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Question 469

jamb 2018

Lake Kivu and Malawi are related in that they_________

ALie in the Northern Hemisphere

Bcrater lakes

CAttract a large number of tourists

DAre rift valley lakes

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Question 470

jamb 2018

One basic mineral that is common to Sokoto, Ewekoro, Calabar and Nkalagu is

AGypsum

BCoal

CMarble

DIron-Ore

ELimestone

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