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Question 61
jamb 2024

Which of the following is an effect of rural-urban migration on the source region?
Rural unemployment

ARural unemployment
BRural depopulation
Curban depopulation
DRural congestion
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Question 62
jamb 2024

The tourist centre of Ogbunike cave is located near

AIkeja in Lagos state
BYankari in Bauchi state
COnitsha in Anambra state
DKainji in Niger State
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Question 63
jamb 2024

All the following are advantages of the bush fallowing system in West Africa except that it

Ais very economical in the use of land
Breduces the need for the use of artificial fertilizers
Callows land to regain its fertility during fallow
Dcould lead to soil erosion
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Question 64
jamb 2024

The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately

A14.76km
B6.760km
C14.67km
D8.760km
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Question 65
jamb 2024

The development of hydro-electric power in Nigeria is least affected by the

Aa regular supply of water
Bavailability of suitable sites for dams
Crapid increase in demand for electricity
Dpresence of high mountains
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Question 66
jamb 2024

The major problem facing the utilization of human resources in West Africa is

Aunemployment
Bhousing for all by the year 2000
Csoil infertility
Demigration
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Question 67
jamb 2024

The outer layer of the earth is called the

Acrust
Bmantle
Cbarysphere
Dhemisphere
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Question 68
jamb 2024

The world's busiest shipping routes are on the

AIndian ocean
BPacific ocean
CAtlantic ocean
DAntarctic circle
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Question 69
jamb 2024

Nigeria is located between longitude

A1oE and 10°E
B3°E and 10°E
C3°E and 15°E
D2°E and 15°E
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Question 70
jamb 2024

Which of the following is not a proof to show that the earth is spherical in shape?

Atwilight and dawn
Blunar eclipse
Caerial photograph
Dsunrise and sunset
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Question 71
jamb 2024

All the following are members of the ECOWAS except

ACote d'Ivoire
BCameroun
CBurkina Faso
DSenegal
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Question 72
jamb 2024

If the local time at a place X is 12.00 noon when the G.M.T is 5.00a.m then X is located on longitude

A75°W
B10°W
C105°E
D75°E
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Question 73
jamb 2024

Which of the following best accounts for the decline in the importance of rail transport in Africa?

ALow volume of goods available for transportation
BShort distances covered by railways
CHigh competition from road transport
DThreat of retrenchment of railway workers
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Question 74
jamb 2024

Which of the following are best explains the drift of population from rural to the cities in Nigeria?

AThere is food scarcity in the rural areas
BThere are more job opportunities in the cities
CBetter recreational facilities are available in the cities
DThe cost of living in the cities is very high
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Question 75
jamb 2024

A large expanse of low, level land, formed due to an uplift of part of the sea floor bordering a continent is called

Aa deltaic plain
Ban outwash plain
Cflood plain
DDa coastal plain
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Question 76
jamb 2024

Which of the following rock types is coal associated with?

AMechanically-formed sedimentary rocks
BPlutonic igneous rocks
COrganically-formed sedimentary rocks
DHard crystalline rocks
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Question 77
jamb 2024

When the sun is directly overhead at the tropic of Capricorn (23 %, °) on 22nd December, the Northern Hemisphere experiences it's

Atwilight
Bspring equinox
Cwinter solstice
Dsummer solstice
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Question 78
jamb 2024

Temperatures of adjacent coastlands are reduced when on - shore winds blow over cold currents because the

Acurrent increases the total rainfall in such areas
Bcurrent influences the temperature of the prevailing winds
Crainfall in sunny areas is usually heavy
Dcurrent influences the air pressure
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Question 79
jamb 2024

All the major industrial zones of Nigeria owe their origin mainly to

Ainflux of migrant labour
Bself-help projects
Cthe abundance of water resources
Dthe presence of cash crops
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Question 80
jamb 2024

A conurbation is a settlement

Awith about 500.000 people
Bwhere a large number of town join together over a considerable area
Cin which two or more towns have joined together with each retaining its identity
Dwhose people are predominantly farmers
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