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Question 51
jamb 2020

Which of the following is a problem of landlocked countries

ASecurity of goods
BPolitical stability
CLow freight cost
DPolitical dependence
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Question 52
jamb 2020

Which of the following is a vegetation characteristics of the Tropical rainforest?

ATrees are not in pure stand
BTough, small, leathery, hairy leaves to guard against excessive transpiration
CTrees are conical in shape
Dthere is high undergrowth
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Question 53
jamb 2020

Which of the following is not a graphical representation of statistical data?

AChoropleth map
BDot map
CShaded map
DStar graph
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Question 54
jamb 2020

The part labelled X in the soil profile is known as
 

Atop soil
Bsub soil
Cparent materials
Dbedrock
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Question 55
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The type of water left in the soil after excess water has been drained off, following heavy rainfall is known as

AField capacity
Bcapillary water
Cgravitational water
Dhygroscopic water
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Question 56
jamb 2020

Where the salinity of an ocean is high;

Athe ocean water is dense and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
Bthe ocean water is dense and creeps at the bottom of the ocean towards low salinity areas
Cthe ocean water is light and flows at the area surface towards a high salinity area
Dthe ocean water is light and flows at the ocean surface towards a low salinity area
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Question 57
jamb 2020

On maps, lines drawn to join all places in the ocean having equal degree of salinity are called

Aisohalines
Bisobars
Cisosalines
Disossal
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Question 58
jamb 2020

Which of the following processes leads to the loss of carbon from the air

Acombustion
Brespiration
Cputrefaction
Dphotosynthesis
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Question 59
jamb 2020

_______ is defined as the total surrounding or medium of any organism in a given area

ABiotic component
BAbiotic component
CEnvironment
DEcosystem
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Question 60
jamb 2020

In a combined maximum and minimum thermometer, the difference between the hottest and coldest daily temperature for that day gives the

ADiurnal range of temperature
BMean daily temperature
CMinimum daily temperature
DMaximum daily temperature
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Question 61
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_______ is the condition of the lower atmosphere of a place over a short period

AClimate
BWeather
CCloud
DHumidity
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Question 62
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The following are seaports used in the North Atlantic sea route except

ALagos-Antwerp
BLagos-Montreal
CLagos-Southampton
DLagos-Rotterdam
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Question 63
jamb 2020

Which of the following is a reason for the high volume of trade between Nigeria and developed countries?

Asimilarity of products
Blow level of technology
Ccolonial Ties
Dpresence of trade unions
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Question 64
jamb 2020

If the scale of two maps are (a;1:100,000 and b;1:400,000) what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the maps is 10cm

A10km, 40km
B5km, 20km
C2.5km, 10km
D20km, 80km
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Question 65
jamb 2020

If the scale of a map is 2cm to 1km, what is the ground distance if the distance between two towns on the map is 20cm

A5km
B2.5km
C20km
D
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Question 66
jamb 2020

The correct arrangement of the layers of the earth crust from the surface to the interior is

Asial, mantle, sima, core
Bsima, sial, core, mantle
Ccore, mantle, sima and sial
Dsial, sima, mantle and core
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Question 67
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Which of the following is an importance of the atmosphere to living organisms?

AIt provides water for industrial uses
BIt provides oxygen for animals and plants for respiration
CIt provides shelter in form of timber for man
DIt aids transportation through construction of roads and railways
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Question 68
jamb 2020

The outer structure of the earth is made up of the following except?

AMesosphere
BAtmosphere
CBiosphere
DHydrosphere
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Question 69
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 70
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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