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Question 41
jamb 2020

Which of the following food chains is impossible?

AGrass→sheep→man
BGrass→Toad→grasshopper→rat
CGrass→grashopper→toad→snake
DDiatoms→euglena→water fleas
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Question 42
jamb 2020

What is the longitude of a town Y whose local time is 12:00 noon when Greenwich mean time is 6:00pm

A90\(^o\) W
B180\(^o\) E
C150\(^o\) W
D80\(^{o}\) E
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Question 43
jamb 2020

One of the following is not a sequence of denudation

AErosion
BTransportation
CDecomposition
DDeposition
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Question 44
jamb 2020

Which of the following is not a precaution to be taken when making a compass traverse?

AThe bearing should not be observed from a position close to strongly magnetic materials
BThe 'back' bearing should be taken from the other end of the line and should differ from the 'on'/'forward' bearing by exactly 180\(^{o}\)
CAll magnetic materials should be removed from the body and pockets of the reader before the bearing is taken
DThe compass must be held vertically so that the edge of the card does not rub against the top of the compass
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Question 45
jamb 2020

Arrange the following scales in ascending order: 1:50,000, 1:200,000, 1:200, 1:300,000

A1:200,1:50,000,1:200,000, 1:300,000
B1:300,000,1:200,000,1:50,000,1:200
C1:50,000, 1:200,000,1:300,000, 1:200
D1:300,000, 1:200, 1:50,000, 1:200,000
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Question 46
jamb 2020

Which of the following is not an example of mineral resources?

ALatex
BZinc
CCoal
DTin
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Question 47
jamb 2020

The prosperity of Kenya depends on the cultivation of

Acoffee, sisal and rice
Bcoffee, cocoa and rice
Ccoffee, rubber and maize
Dcoffee, maize and sisal
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Question 48
jamb 2020

Plants in the savannah are adapted mainly to alternating periods of high and low?

ALight intensities
BWater supply
CTemperatures
DSoil salinity
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Question 49
jamb 2020

Which of the following statistical mapping techniques is most suitable for showing the spatial distribution of cattle in the different northern states of Nigeria?

ADot map
BIsopleth
CPie graph
DProportion circle
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Question 50
jamb 2020

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 51
jamb 2020

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 52
jamb 2020

___________ is a layer of very fine wind-deposited sand and silt?

Aloess
Bseif
Cbarchan
DBajada
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Question 53
jamb 2020

__________ 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 54
jamb 2020

Which of the following is a way of controlling soil erosion

AOvergrazing
BContour ploughing
CDeforestation
DBush burning
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Question 55
jamb 2020

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 56
jamb 2020

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 57
jamb 2020

What is the process of lowering and levelling 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 58
jamb 2020

________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 59
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 60
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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