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Question 51
jamb 2025

Which of the following factors must account for the rapid increase in world population during the twentieth century?

AIncreasing world production of food
BThe slave trade was abolished
CDeath rates have decreased rapidly
DBirth rates have increased rapidly
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Question 52
jamb 2025

Two factors that promote rapid chemical weathering in the tropics are

Ahigh temperature and high humidity
Blow temperature and high humidity
Chigh temperature and extreme aridity
Dhigh temperature and low humidity
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Question 53
jamb 2025

Which of the following most accurately describes the climate of coastal lands which are adjacent to cool ocean currents?

Amonsoon rainfall pattern
Bwinter rain, summer drought
Crain all year round
Dsummer rain, winter drought
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Question 54
jamb 2025

Which of the following zones is the least industrialized in Nigeria?

APort Harcourt-Aba
BLokoja-Ajaokuta
CLagos-Ikeja
DKaduna-Zaria
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Question 55
jamb 2025

Name the most important industrial mineral of Ghana

ABauxite
BDiamond
CGold
D
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Question 56
jamb 2025

Smooth oval hills composed mainly of boulders or glacial sands and gravels are known as

Aarêtes
Bdrumlins
Cmoraines
Deskers
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Question 57
jamb 2025

Which of the following type of agriculture would you expect to find around a big city in an industrial society, such as in Europe?

ADairy farming
BGrain farming
CAnimal husbandry
DFish farming
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Question 58
jamb 2025

On a population map of the world, all but one of the following appear generally as regions of low population density

AThe Island of Java
BThe Amazon forests
CThe hot deserts
DAntarctica
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Question 59
jamb 2025

The main advantage of the chain survey over the prismatic compass survey is that the former

Adoes not require a base map
Byields relatively more accurate results
Ccloses its boundaries with no correction
Dinvolves highly more portable equipment
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Question 60
jamb 2025

A typical example of landforms produced by marine erosion is a

Astack
Bspit
Cbeach
Dmud-flat
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Question 61
waec 2024

A settlement pattern in which houses are arranged along lines of transportation is described as 

Adispersed
Blinear
Cradial
Dnucleated
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Question 62
waec 2024

Population density is defined as the average 

Anumber of people in the capital town
Bnumber of people living in a unit area
Cnumber of human resources
Dnumber of deaths and births in a unit area
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Question 63
waec 2024

Wood carving, leather work, and cloth weaving are examples of?

Achemical industry
Bheavy industry
C
Dlocal craft industry
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Question 64
waec 2024

Which of the following is arranged according to the increasing size of  settlement?

Atown, conurbation, hamlet, and village
BHamlet, village, town and conurbation
Cvillage, town, conurbation, and hamlet
Dconurbation, town, hamlet, and village
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Question 65
waec 2024

Which of the following is a major of plantation agriculture?

AControl weeds with herbicide
Bencourage monoculture
Cforeign exchange earners
Dapplication of modern technology
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Question 66
waec 2024

Which of the following pairs of activities can initiate deforestation?

i.lumbering 

ii afforestation 

iii excavation 

iv grazing 

Ai and iv only
Bii and iii only
Cii and iv only
Di and ii only
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Question 67
waec 2024

Which of  the following best describes high population growth?

AThe number of births equals the number of deaths
Bbirth rate are equal to death rate
Cemigration is equal to immigration
Dbirth rates are higher than death rates
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Question 68
waec 2024

Which of the following factors has the greatest influence on the location of the cement industry?

Aproximity to source of raw materials
Bnearness to market
Csource of capital
Dmanpower development
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Question 69
waec 2024

Which of the following best describes the relationship between rural and urban areas?

Aurban areas are not as important as rural areas
Burban and rural areas depend on each other
Crural areas exist only to serve urban areas
Durban areas can exist without rural areas
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Question 70
waec 2024

An advantage of a large population is?

Aincrease in government expenditure
Bsurplus empowerment opportunities
Cabundant labour force
Dsmall market for goods
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