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Question 71
jamb 2024

Which of the following dams in Africa provides both irrigation water and hydro-electricity?

AGezira
BKainji
CCabora Bassa
DAkosombo
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Question 72
jamb 2024

Which of the following regions in Nigeria has an average height of over 100 metres above sea level?

ABiu Plateau
BNorth-Central Highlands
CUdi Plateau
DAdamawa Highlands
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Question 73
jamb 2024

All the following are causes of mechanical weathering except

Atemperature changes
Bfrost action
Calternate wetting and drying
Drain action
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Question 74
jamb 2024

Mountains formed as a result of compressional forces in the earth's crust are

Ablock mountains
Bresidual mountains
Cvolcanic mountains
Dfold mountains
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Question 75
jamb 2024

Cement factory is usually located near

Asource of capital
Bsource of raw materials
Cthe market
Dsource of labour
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Question 76
jamb 2024

Which of the following best explains why wind action is more predominant in Arid regions than in Humid regions?

ALack of surface drainage and the presence of strong winds
BExcessively high temperature during the day and night
CLoose surface materials and the absence of vegetation cover
DInsufficient and unreliable rainfall
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Question 77
jamb 2024

Which of the following is not a sea route?

ANew york-London-Rotterdam
BLondon-capetown-melbourne
Csydnry-suez-London
DLondon-moscow-baghdad
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Question 78
jamb 2024

Which of the following climatic types is found on the western margins of continents between altitude 300 and 400 North and South of the Equator?

AChina type
BMediterranean
CSudan savanna
DMonsoon
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Question 79
jamb 2024

Which of the following countries is located within the Horn of Africa?

AKenya
BDjiboti
CChad
DSwaziland
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Question 80
jamb 2024

Which of the following least influences population density in Nigeria?

ATsetse fly infestation
BMining
CFertile agricultural land
DThick forest vegetation
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Question 81
jamb 2024

On June 21st, when the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer,places in the Northern Hemisphere experience

Ashorter day and longer night
Blonger day and night
Clonger day and shorter night
Dtwilight
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Question 82
jamb 2024

The solar system comprises the sun and

Anine planets
Bseven planets
Csix planets
Deight planets
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Question 83
jamb 2024

Which of the following geographical regions of Nigeria covers one-fifth of the country and has a generally flat surface dotted with granitic hills? The

ANorth-Eastern highlands
BCross River basin
CWestern highlands
DNorth-Central highlands
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Question 84
jamb 2024

They are formed in layers and derived from old rocks and the remains of dead organic materials. This description refers

Aintrusive rocks
Bsedimentary rocks
Cmetamorphic rocks
Digneous rocks
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Question 85
jamb 2024

A major problem in agricultural development in Nigeria is

Athe application of fertilizer instead of manure
Binsufficient labour
Cinsufficient storage facilities
Dthe presence of equatorial forest
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Question 86
jamb 2024

One characteristic that distinguishes urban settlements from rural settlements is that

Arural settlements are areas of secondary activities
Burban settlements are areas of primary activities
Curban settlements are areas of secondary and tertiary activities
Dboth primary and tertiary activities predominate in urban settlement
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Question 87
jamb 2024

The location of iron and steel industry at Ajakuta in Nigeria is best explained by the presence of (1) iron ore at Itakpe (11) limestone at Ewekoro (III) river port at Lokoja (IV) coal at Orukpa and Okaba

All and IV
BI and II only
CI and IV only
DIl and Ill only
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Question 88
jamb 2024

Which of the following settlement type is the largest?

AConurbation
BCity
CMegalopolis
DAgglomeration
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Question 89
jamb 2023

"An open forest with evergreen, thick leathery leaves and woody stems with deep roots" is known as

Amediterranean vegetation
Bmontane vegetation
Chot desert vegetation
Dtropical rainforest
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Question 90
jamb 2023

Exports from Mali are most likely to pass through the sea port at

ABanjul
BAbidjan
CLagos
Ddakar
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