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Question 861
jamb 2009
The rotation of the earth on its own axis result in?
Athe four seasons
Bvarying lengths of day and night at different times of the year
Cchanges in the altitude of the midday sun at different times of the year
Dday and night
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Question 862
jamb 2009
Open traverse method is most suitable for?
Aboundary lines
Brugged terrains
Csteep slopes
Dmarshy areas
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Question 863
waec 2008
One of the major problems of manufacturing industries in Tropical Africa is
Ahigh demand for manufactured products
Binadequate raw materials
Chigh quality of industril labour
Dhigh cost of labour
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Question 864
waec 2008
Trees in a savanna region develop the following adaptations to enable them survive the long dry season except
Ashallow roots
Blong taproots
Cthick barks
Dthin leaves
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Question 865
waec 2008
Which of the following is not a feature of wave erosion?
Abeach
Barch
Ccliff
Dwave-cut platform
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Question 866
waec 2008
Which of the following is not a favorable factor for tourism development in West Africa?
Ahighlands,rocks and beaches
Babundance of wildlife
Cineffective publicity
Dimproved communication facilities
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Question 867
waec 2008
Which of the following is not a contribution of transportation to economic development?
Adecreased production
Bmovement of people and commodities
Cdiffusion of ideas
Dnational integration
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Question 868
waec 2008
The busiest and most important ocean route in the world is the
Atrans-pacific
Bnorth atlantic
Ccape route
Dsouth atlantic
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Question 869
waec 2008
'It is universal and can reach almost every where'. Which transport mode is being referred to ?
Aroad
Brailway
Cocean
Dropeways
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Question 870
waec 2008
All the following activities belong to primary industries except
Alumbering
Bquarrying
Cprocessing
Dfishing
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Question 871
waec 2008
Rural settlement types include all the following except
Alinear
Bdormitory
Cnucleated
Ddispersed
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Question 872
waec 2008
Which of the following is not a major type of migration?
Arural - urban
Binternational
Cinter - community
Durban - rural
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Question 873
waec 2008
If the total land area of a country is 24,000 square kilometres and the population is 7,200,000. what is the population density of the country?
A200 persons per km2
B300 persons per km2
C2000 persons per km2
D3000 persons per km2
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Question 874
waec 2008
The resource of the atmosphere include all the following except
Avegetation
Brain
Cwind
Dgases
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Question 875
waec 2008
All the following are environmental hazards except
Aflooding
Bvulcanicity
Cafforestation
Ddeforestation
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Question 876
waec 2008
Which of the following did koppen use to classify the climates of the world?
Atemperature and humidity
Btemperaature and wind
Ctemperature and rainfall
Drainfall and humidity
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Question 877
waec 2008
Isotherm is to temperature as ........... is to pressure.
Aisohaline
Bisohel
Cisoneph
Disobar
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Question 878
waec 2008
'It is crescentic or moon-shaped and occurs transversely to the direction of the prevailing wind'. The above statement is a description of a
Ayardang
Bbarchan
Czeugen
Drock pedestal
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Question 879
waec 2008
A stalagmite differs from a stalactite in that a stalagmite
Ais thinner and longer than a stalactite
Bstarts from the roof of a cave
Cis evaporated calcium carbonate
Dstarts from the floor of a cave
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Question 880
waec 2008
A place where water issues out from the ground naturally is called a
Apond
Bspring
Cstream
Driver
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