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Question 41
jamb 2025

The length of a year is 365(\(\frac{1}{4}\))days because that is the time it takes.

Athe sun to revolve around its orbit
Bthe moon to revolve once around the earth
Cthe earth to revolve once round the sun
Dthe earth to rotate on its axis
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Question 42
jamb 2025

The Middle Belt of West Africa is NOT characterised by one of the following. Which one?

AFew large towns
BLow population densities
CMuch export crop production
DEthnic fragmentation
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Question 43
jamb 2025

Which ONE of the following statements about the railway lines of Africa is false?

AThe railway lines of Africa generally run from the coast inland
BThere is no trans-continental railway in Africa which can be compared with the Trans-Siberian Railway in length or importance
CAfrica's railway lines are all of uniform gauge
DFew railway lines in Africa cross from one country to another
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Question 44
jamb 2025

How were the major mountain belts of the world produced?

ABy wind erosion
BBy glacial erosion
CBy Folding
DBy weathering
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Question 45
jamb 2025

What is the Nile Valley best known for?

AIndustrial development
BWater navigation
CHydro-electricity
DCommerce
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Question 46
jamb 2025

Inter-regional trade between countries in West Africa is promoted mainly by

Acompetition among the nations in Africa
Bproduction of similar goods
Cdeliberate government policies in recent times
Drelationship with former colonial rulers
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Question 47
jamb 2025

Which of the following currents has a warming influence upon the coast along which it flows?

ABenguela current
BLabrador current
CCanaries current
DMozambique current
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Question 48
jamb 2025

Which pair of activities would you NOT find in an equatorial climate? 1. Commercial grain farming. 2. rice cultivation. 3. lumbering. 4. plantation agriculture. 5. dry farming

A3 and 4
B2 and 5
C1 and 2
D1 and 5
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Question 49
jamb 2025

Which is not exported by the Republic of South Africa?

AWines
BMaize
CCoffee
DWool
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Question 50
jamb 2025

Which of the following has the highest mean annual rainfall?

ALagos
BAccra
CFreetown
DLome
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Question 51
jamb 2025

Which statement is NOT true of the Middle Belt in Nigeria

AThe soil is not productive
Bthere are insect pests and disease carriers
Cthe population is sparse
Dnone of the above
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Question 52
jamb 2025

Pick out the incorrect statement

AScandinavia is noted for its hardwood timber
BThe North Sea is a great fishing area
CKatanga is a copper mining region
DThe Ruhr is a great industrial region
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Question 53
jamb 2025

What does subsistence agriculture mean?

AAgricultural production for household consumption
BAgricultural production for cash
CExtensive agriculture
DIntensive agriculture
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Question 54
jamb 2025

Which of the following factors least explains the fast-growing population in Africa?

Athe education of women
Bcontrol of diseases
Cimprovement in transportation
Ddecline in death rate
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Question 55
jamb 2025

Temperature is to isotherms as air pressure is to

Aisobars
Bisopleths
Cisolines
Dcontours
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Question 56
jamb 2025

Which of the following phenomena is not directly related to the rotation of the Earth?

Anight and day
Bvarying duration of sunshine hours
Cseasonal changes
Dunequal solar radiation on the earth's surface
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Question 57
jamb 2025

The main use of the Abney Level in surveying is to determine the

Aangle of inclination
Barea coverage
Cspot height
Drelative location
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Question 58
jamb 2025

In which of the following countries is commercial grain farming an important occupation?

ASpain
BCanada
CKenya
DNigeria
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Question 59
jamb 2025

Mixed farming implies

Agrowing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
Bgrowing grains and root crops on the same piece of land
Ckeeping poultry and rearing pigs on one and the same farm
Dmixed cultivation of wheat, barley, and oats
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Question 60
jamb 2025

Which of the following towns is NOT a pre-colonial town?

ABida
BIlorin
CIbadan
DEnugu
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