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A common natural response of people to the problem of uneven distribution of resources in a place is?
Ahoarding
Bshifting cultivation
Cfamily planning
Dmigration
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Question 752
jamb1998
A concentration of dwellings built on land neither owned nor rented by the builders is termed?
Arural settlement
Burban settlement
Csquatter settlement
Ddispersed settlement
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Question 753
jamb1998
The level of utilization of resources in a country does not depend only on the population size but also on the?
Astandard of living
Bpopulation density
Clife expectancy
Dpopulation mobility
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Question 754
jamb1998
The most important catalyst in the growth of major cities of the world today relates to developments
AInformation and service industries
Boil and automotive industries
Cforeign trade and automotive politics
Dfilm and entertainment industries
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Question 755
jamb1998
High density rural-agricultural population is a common feature of?
AJava, Western Europe and the Nile valley
BJava, the Ganges valley and the valley lowland of China
Cthe Ganges valley, the Rhur District and Central Europe
Dthe valley lowland of China, Java and the tokoyo- Yokohama region
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Question 756
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A solution to wind erosion in semi-arid areas is the establishment of?
Acrop strips
Bterrace bounds
Cshelter belts
Ddiversion channels
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Question 757
jamb1998
In the hydrological cycle, the transfer of water from the earth surface to the atmosphere is by?
Aprecipitation
Binfiltration
Cevaporation
Dcondensation
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Question 758
jamb1998
The fundamental role played by the decomposers in the functioning ecosystem is the?
Adiposal of plant ana animals waste products
Breleases of energy and nutrients locked up in organic litter
Cprecipitation of organic and mineral elements from the soil
Dcycling of water and chemical elements
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Question 759
jamb1998
Iron deposit is a natural resource when it occurs?
Ain high concentrations
Bwith few impurities
Cin economic quantities
Din sedimentary formations
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Question 760
jamb1998
A soil sample consisting of 49% sand, 28% silt and 23% clay is classified as?
Asand
Bloam
Csandy clay
Dclay
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Question 761
jamb1998
Plant growth normally ceases, when the temperature falls below?
A0°C
B6°C
C10°C
D15°C
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Question 762
jamb1998
The critical temperature at which the air being cooled becomes saturated with vapor is known as the?
Acondensation trail
Brelative humidity
Cdew point
Dwet adiabat
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Question 763
jamb1998
After condensation, the rate of cooling of a rising air mass decreases because it becomes?
Astable
Blighter
Cdenser
Dwarmer
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Question 764
jamb1998
What do the Canaries and Guinea currents have in common?
AThey are warm currents
BThey are cold currents
CThey wash the western coast
DThey flow away from the equator
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Question 765
jamb1998
The world's principal fishing regions are located on continental shelves where?
Athere are no noticeable ocean currents meet
Bthere are cold ocean currents
Cthere are no warm ocean currents
Dcold and warm currents meet
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Question 766
jamb1998
When a river capture occurs, the beheaded stream is called the?
Apirate
Bgap
Celbow
Dmisfit
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Question 767
jamb1998
A desert landform made up of alternate horizontal layers of soft and hard rocks and characterized by ridges and furrows aligned in the direction of the wind is known as?
Ayardang
Bzeugen
Chorst
Dplaya
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Question 768
jamb1998
The sequence of events that best describes the formation of sandstone is?
Adissolution, denudation and consolidation
Bextrusion, denudation and deposition
Cintrusion, granulation and consolidation
Ddeposition, consolidation and cementation
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Question 769
jamb1998
The rock type is not likely to produce rich agricultural soil after weathering is?
Avolcanic rock
Bgranite rock
Cgraphite
Dlimestone
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Question 770
jamb1998
An example of a set of chemically formed sedimentary rocks is?
