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Question 981
jamb 2006
The carbon cycle is more prevalent in the?
Ahydrosphere
Bionosphere
Clithosphere
Datmosphere
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Question 982
jamb 2006
One of the most hazardous types of tropical cyclones is the?
AChinook
Bhurricane
Ctsunami
Dthunderstorm
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Question 983
jamb 2006
Huge masses of coarse-grained igneous rock solidifying in depth in the crust are best described as?
Aplutonic rocks
Bvolcanic rocks
Cmetamorphic rocks
Dsedimentary rocks
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Question 984
jamb 2006
A direct result of greenhouse gas accumulation in the troposphere is?
Aglobal warming
Bincreased sea surges
Cozone layer depletion
Dthe drowing of coastlands
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Question 985
jamb 2006
A soil that is composed mainly of iron and aluminum compounds is?
Abrown soil
Blaterite
Cchernozem
Dpodzol
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Question 986
jamb 2006
Which of the following factors has the greatest influence on the mean temperature of a place?
AAltitude
BOcean currents
CWinds
DDistance from the sea
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Question 987
jamb 2006
An example of mechanically formed sedimentary rock is?
Achalk
Bdolomite
Ccoal
Dconglomerate
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Question 988
jamb 2006
The first petroleum refinery in Nigeria is located at?
AKaduna,
BEkpan
CWarri
DPort Harcourt
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Question 989
jamb 2006
The tropical maritime and the tropical continental air masses in Nigeria are responsible for the?
Aincreasing humidity during the seasons
Bincreasing pressure during the seasons
Calternating wet and dry seasons
Dalternating dry and wet seasons
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Question 990
jamb 2006
Lumbering activities thrive very well in Cote d'Ivoire because of good?
Awaterways for transporting logs and good lumer lorries
Bstands of timber and good indigenous methods
Cstands of timber and good waterways for transporting logs
Droad networks and expert lumbermen
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Question 991
jamb 2006
The port at the Lower Niger Valley that once served as a major gateway to Nigeria's export import trade was?
AAboh
BAsaba
CForcados
DWarri
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Question 992
jamb 2006
The francophone countries in Africa include?
ABenin Republic, Algeria, Cote dI'voire and Chad
BLibya, Burkina Faso, Angola and Namibia
CDR. Congo, Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire and Mozambique
DMorocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan
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Question 993
jamb 2006
The main aim of constructing the railway systems in West Africa was to?
Amake the coastal ports more effective
Bmake it easy for farmers to travel from the interior
Cevacuate raw materials and minerals for export
Dlink all areas of the region together
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Question 994
jamb 2006
The Horn of Africa is relatively dry owing to?
Athe presence of warm ocean currents in the region
Bits distance from the belt of tropical cycllones
Cthe dominance of cold ocean currents in the region
Dits proximity to the high ranges of East Africa
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Question 995
jamb 2006
The two most important factors which account for the pattern of population distribution in West Africa are?
Ahistorical antecedence and regional migration
Beconomic properity and regional migration
Cfavourable physical conditions and human inertia
Deconomic prosperity and favourable physical coditions
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Question 996
jamb 2006
Which of the following minerals is produced in Niger Republic?
ACopper
BIron ore
CCrude oil
DUranium
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Question 997
jamb 2006
The Bakolori, Kachera and Goronyo irrigation projects are found in the?
ASokoto plains
BNorth-eastern highlands
Cplateau of Hausaland
DChad Basin
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Question 998
jamb 2006
The method used for coal mining in Nigeria is?
Aresurgence
Bopen cast
Cmechanized
Dedit
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Question 999
jamb 2006
One operation common to all survey methods is?
Athe determination of coordinates
Breconnaissance
Cthe use of aerial photography
Dtriangulation
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Question 1000
jamb 2006
Which of the following features affects inter-visibility between two settlements?
ADeep trench
BBroad valley
CHigh hill
DWide river
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