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Question 1
jamb 2003
The steepest part of the area is devoid of settlements because it
ALacks roads
BIs too high
CIs thinly vegetated
DIs prone to erosion
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Question 2
jamb 2003
The total land area of Nuriki District is
A290sq km
B300sq km
C310sq km
D320 sq km
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Question 3
jamb 2003
The most important economic activity in Nuriki District is
AFishing
BFarming
CMining
DLumbering
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Question 4
jamb 2003
The approximate gradient between the point marked X and the trigonometrical station is
A1:7
B1:9
C1:11
D1:13
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Question 5
jamb 2003
Which of the following pairs of settlements is intervisible?
AAbuojo and Hua
BMiki and Abuojo
CHua and Bikun
DBikun and Abuojo
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Question 6
jamb 2003
How many students scored between 6% and 60%
A70
B66
C62
D58
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Question 7
jamb 2003
If the management of school Y decides to award scholarship to the top 10% of the students, determine the lowest mark to qualify for a scholarship
A86%
B82%
C78%
D74%
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Question 8
jamb 2003
The condition that promotes the formation of these soils is
Adistinct wet and dry season
Bdense tropical rain forest
Cextensive savannah grassland
Ddense rural plantation
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Question 9
jamb 2003
The most common mature soil types in the shaded portion are
Aalluvial soil
Bforest soil
Cdrifts soils
Dlaterite soil
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Question 10
jamb 2003
Two good examples of sheltered estuaries which are also natural harbors in West Africa are?
ALagos and Takoradi
BBanjul and warri
CFreetown and Dakar
DWarri and Accra
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Question 11
jamb 2003
Iron Ore mining in Africa is carried out in?
AGhana, Niger and Epygt
BDemocratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Sierre Leone
CTunisia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana
DKenya, Tunisia and Sudan
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Question 12
jamb 2003
The single most successful large-scale irrigation project in tropical Africa is the?
AVOLT RIVER Project
BChad Basin Project
CGezira Scheme
DNile Delta Scheme
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Question 13
jamb 2003
Industrialization in Nigeria can best be promoted through the development of?
Atextile manufacturing
Bvegetable oil processing
Ciron and steel processing
Dautomobile manufacturing
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Question 14
jamb 2003
The planting of eucalyptus trees on the Jos Plateau is to?
Areclaim the soil
Bprovide firewood
Cprevent desertification
Dprovide wind breakers
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Question 15
jamb 2003
The Lagos area has emerged as the most prominent destination for internal migration because it is?
Aon a high plain and highly industrialized
Bclose to the coast and densely populated
Chighgly industrialized and highly urbanized
Dagriculturally productive and close to the coast
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Question 16
jamb 2003
Annual total rainfall decreases generally from the south to the north of Nigeria because of the?
Alongitudinal spread along the coast
Blatitudinal spread from the sea
Crelief pattern of the country
Ddrainage pattern of the country
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Question 17
jamb 2003
Wheat has gained importance in Nigeria's agriculture as a result of the?
Aincreased use of fertilizers
Bgradual change in climate
Cincreased purchasing power of the citizens
Dintroduction of large-scale irrigation
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Question 18
jamb 2003
One of the steel-rolling mills in Nigeria is located at?
AAjaokuta
BOvwian-Aladja
CJos
DEungu
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Question 19
jamb 2003
Soil conservation can be achieved through?
Afloriculture
Bmonoculture
Cmechanization
Dstripe-cropping
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Question 20
jamb 2003
The towns that owe their origin and growth to the presence of localized mineral resources are?
AJos ans Abeokuta
BKano and Eungu
CJos and Eungu
DPort Harcourt and Onitsha
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