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Question 81
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A tremendous pressure or temperature change may lead to the formation of

Agnesis
Bclay
Climestone
Dgranite
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Question 82
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A piece of evidence that confirms that the earth is spherical is

Asolar system
Bearth's orbit
Cmoon's eclipse
Dstandard time
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Question 83
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Countries in the northern hemisphere experience shorter days and longer nights when the sun is overhead on the

AEquator
BArtic Circle
CTropic of Cancer
DTropic of Capricorn
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Question 84
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Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?

ARevolution causes day and night while rotation causes season
BRotation causes variation in the lengths of day and night while revolution causes rising and falling of tides
CA complete revolution takes 24 hours while rotation makes a year
DThe earth rotates on its axis while it revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit
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Question 85
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A slope is said to be even when the contours are

Aconcentric
Birregularly spaced
Cclosely spaced
Dequally placed
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Question 86
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The most common form of migration experienced in countries of Tropical Africa is

Aurban-rural migration
Brural-rural migration
Curban-urban migration
Drural-urban migration
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Question 87
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The dam which is not used in Gezira is the

AAswan
BJebal Azula
CJebal Azula
DSennar
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Question 88
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The difference in time between two longitudes is approximately

A15 hours
B4 hours
C40 minutes
D4 minutes
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Question 89
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Quartz, fieldspar and mica are three principal mineral that can easily be seen in

Alimestone
Bbasalt
Ccoal
Dgranite
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Question 90
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A block mountain is formed as a result of

Afission
Bvulcanisity
Cdifferential erosion
Dfaulting
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Question 91
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What is the temperature around an aeroplane flying at an altitude of 4000metres if the temperature on the earth's surface is \(40ºc\)?

A\(14^0C\)
B\(66^0C\)
C\(26^0C\)
D(\12^0C\)
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Question 92
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The major crop grown in the El juf Basin of Mali is

ACotton
Bcashew
Ccocoa
Dcoffee
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Question 93
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Barchan dunes move

Aat right angle to the prevailing wind
Bin the same direction as the prevailing winds
Cin the same direction as the prevailing winds
Din a circular direction
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Question 94
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The sun is vertically overhead at the tropic of Caprison in

ASeptember 23rd
BMarch 21st
CJune 21st
DDecember 22nd
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Question 95
jamb 2023

The land-use activities which can be considered responsible for soil erosion in the tropics are

Airrigation, terrace farming and crop rotation
Bmining, bush fallowing and market gardening
Cindustrialization, monoculture and lumbering
Dbush fallowing, overgrazing and monoculture
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Question 96
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The instrument used to measure the duration of sunshine is the

Acampbell-stokes recorder
Bcup-anemometer
Caneroid barometer
Daneroid barometer
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Question 97
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Which of the following stations is situated in a region of tropical monsoon climate?

AValencia
BIn salah
CBombay(Munbai)
DDurban
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Question 98
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One of the features of wind deposition is

Aa mesa
Ban inselberg
Ca ventifact
Dbarchan
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Question 99
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The type of agriculture in which water is conserved in a year so that crops can be grown in succeeding years by ploughing, mulching or harrowing is known as

Aarable farming
Bintensive cultivation
Cextensive cultivation
Ddry farming
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Question 100
jamb 2023

Which of the following is not correct about the great circle?

AThe Equator is a Great Circle among the latitudes
BThe Greenwich Meridian and the International Date Line are the only lines of latitude forming a Great Circle
CThe Great Circle divides the earth into two equal spheres
DThe centre of the Great Circle is also the centre of the earth
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