2024 JAMB Geography Past Questions & Answers

Question 1

A major problem in agricultural development in Nigeria is

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C. insufficient storage facilities

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A. the application of fertilizer instead of manure

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B. insufficient labour

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D. the presence of equatorial forest

Question 2

Which of the following best accounts for the decline in the importance of rail transport in Africa?

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C. High competition from road transport

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A. Low volume of goods available for transportation

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B. Short distances covered by railways

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D. Threat of retrenchment of railway workers

Question 3

Which activity requires the following? I. Large area of land usually in thousands of hectares II. Availability of water either in the form of rain or irrigation III. High capital outlay

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A. plantation agriculture

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B. lumbering

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C. tourism industry

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D. mining

Question 4

Copper is an important raw material in the

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D. electrical industry

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A. pharmaceutical industry

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B. chemical industry

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C. oil refining industry

Question 5

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

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C. Loose surface materials and the absence of vegetation cover

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A. Lack of surface drainage and the presence of strong winds

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B. Excessively high temperature during the day and night

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D. Insufficient and unreliable rainfall

Question 6

If the local time at a place X is 12.00 noon when the G.M.T is 5.00a.m then X is located on longitude

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C. 105°E

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A. 75°W

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B. 10°W

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D. 75°E

Question 7

The climatic belts recognized by the Greek were

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C. torrid, temperate and frigid

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A. hot, mild and cool

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B. equatorial, polar and torrid

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D. hot, cold and medium

Question 8

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

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B. Djiboti

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A. Kenya

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C. Chad

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D. Swaziland

Question 9

The process of head ward erosion will lead to the formation of

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B. river capture

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A. pot holes

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C. oxbow lakes

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D. alluvial cones

Question 10

The innermost section of the Earth is the

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D. core

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A. sial

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B. mantle

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C. crust

Question 11

Which of the following features is shared by Hong Kong, Java and Manhattan?

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C. high population density

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A. multi-racial communities

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B. rapid industrial growth

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D. high military technology

Question 12

Which of the following are best explains the drift of population from rural to the cities in Nigeria?

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B. There are more job opportunities in the cities

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A. There is food scarcity in the rural areas

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C. Better recreational facilities are available in the cities

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D. The cost of living in the cities is very high

Question 13

A geyser is best described as/an

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B. fountain of super heated stream

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A. explosion of volcano

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C. thermal stream

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D. pool of hot water

Question 14

Which of the following rock types is coal associated with?

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C. Organically-formed sedimentary rocks

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A. Mechanically-formed sedimentary rocks

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B. Plutonic igneous rocks

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D. Hard crystalline rocks

Question 15

Which of the following environmental hazards is due primarily to human activities?

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B. ozone depletion

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A. hurricane

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C. earthquake

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D. volcanic eruption

Question 16

When the sun is directly overhead at the tropic of Capricorn (23 %, °) on 22nd December, the Northern Hemisphere experiences it's

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C. winter solstice

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A. twilight

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B. spring equinox

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D. summer solstice

Question 17

Which of the following is not a type of mountain?

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A. conical mountain

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B. mountain of accumulation

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C. block mountain

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D. fold mountain

Question 18

The most common mode of transportation in Africa is

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A. road

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B. soil

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C. ocean

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D. air

Question 19

A conurbation can best be described as

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A. two or more towns joined together, each town maintaining its own identity

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B. a big area of land with few settlements

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C. a large village with thousands of people

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D. a large area with big cities

Question 20

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

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B. sedimentary rocks

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A. intrusive rocks

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C. metamorphic rocks

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D. igneous rocks

Question 21

Africa's largest timber producer is

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D. Nigeria

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A. Ghana

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B. Malawi

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C. Zaire

Question 22

Which of the following is an effect of rural-urban migration on the source region? Rural unemployment

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B. Rural depopulation

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A. Rural unemployment

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C. urban depopulation

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D. Rural congestion

Question 23

All the following are causes of mechanical weathering except

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D. rain action

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A. temperature changes

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B. frost action

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C. alternate wetting and drying

Question 24

Temperatures of adjacent coastlands are reduced when on - shore winds blow over cold currents because the

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B. current influences the temperature of the prevailing winds

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A. current increases the total rainfall in such areas

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C. rainfall in sunny areas is usually heavy

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D. current influences the air pressure

Question 25

Cement factory is usually located near

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B. source of raw materials

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A. source of capital

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C. the market

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D. source of labour

Question 26

Rocks which have been formed by the cooling and solidification of molten magma are called

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D. igneous rocks

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A. sedimentary rocks

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B. metamorphic rocks

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C. conglomerates

Question 27

The tourist centre of Ogbunike cave is located near

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C. Onitsha in Anambra state

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A. Ikeja in Lagos state

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B. Yankari in Bauchi state

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D. Kainji in Niger State

Question 28

The part of the earth's crust that is covered by oceans and seas is called

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C. hydrosphere

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A. stratosphere

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B. ionosphere

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D. biosphere

Question 29

Which of the following best accounts for the high population density in the Nile Valley?

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C. Presence of rich alluvial winter

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A. Conducive climate

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B. Migration from Europe during winter

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D. Presence of numerous oil fields

Question 30

Sills, dykes and batholiths are examples of

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C. intrusive volcanic landforms

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A. extrusive volcanic landforms

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B. depositional landforms

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D. landforms from earthquakes

Question 31

A line joining places having an equal degree of cloudiness is an

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C. isoneph

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A. isotherm

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B. isohyet

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D. isobar

Question 32

The world's busiest shipping routes are on the

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C. Atlantic ocean

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A. Indian ocean

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B. Pacific ocean

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D. Antarctic circle

Question 33

Nigeria is located between longitude

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C. 3°E and 15°E

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A. 1oE and 10°E

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B. 3°E and 10°E

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D. 2°E and 15°E

Question 34

When a ship appears over the distant horizon the

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A. mast is seen before the hull

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B. hull is seen before the cabin

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C. cabin is seen before the mast

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D. hull and the mast are seen together

Question 35

The major problem facing the utilization of human resources in West Africa is

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A. unemployment

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B. housing for all by the year 2000

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C. soil infertility

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D. emigration

Question 36

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

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D. North-Central highlands

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A. North-Eastern highlands

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B. Cross River basin

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C. Western highlands

Question 37

The nearest planet to the sun is the

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B. Mercury

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A. Earth

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C. Pluto

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D. Mars

Question 38

Sunrise and sunset are not proofs that the Earth is spherical in shape, as they can be observed on other celestial bodies as well.

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D. venus and Jupiter

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A. mercury and venus

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B. venus and mars

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C. mercury and Saturn

Question 39

The outer layer of the earth is called the

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A. crust

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B. mantle

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C. barysphere

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D. hemisphere

Question 40

All the major industrial zones of Nigeria owe their origin mainly to

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D. the presence of cash crops

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A. influx of migrant labour

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B. self-help projects

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C. the abundance of water resources

Question 41

One characteristic that distinguishes urban settlements from rural settlements is that

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C. urban settlements are areas of secondary and tertiary activities

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A. rural settlements are areas of secondary activities

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B. urban settlements are areas of primary activities

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D. both primary and tertiary activities predominate in urban settlement

Question 42

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

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D. fold mountains

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A. block mountains

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B. residual mountains

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C. volcanic mountains

Question 43

Which of the following settlement type is the largest?

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C. Megalopolis

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A. Conurbation

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B. City

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D. Agglomeration

Question 44

Which of the following is not a proof to show that the earth is spherical in shape?

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A. twilight and dawn

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B. lunar eclipse

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C. aerial photograph

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D. sunrise and sunset

Question 45

A great advantage of Basin irrigation is that

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A. the basin helps to trap much alluvium to enrich the soil

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B. it makes it possible to irrigate larger areas

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C. it is an expensive means of irrigation

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D. water is not wasted

Question 46

Which of the following is not a sea route?

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D. London-moscow-baghdad

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A. New york-London-Rotterdam

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B. London-capetown-melbourne

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C. sydnry-suez-London

Question 47

The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately

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D. 8.760km

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A. 14.76km

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B. 6.760km

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C. 14.67km

Question 48

In which part of the atmosphere does rain clouds develop?

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D. Troposphere

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A. thermosphere

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B. exosphere

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C. stratosphere

Question 49

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

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B. North-Central Highlands

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A. Biu Plateau

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C. Udi Plateau

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D. Adamawa Highlands

Question 50

An example of an organically formed sedimentary rock is

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A. coal

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B. granite

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C. rock salt

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D. sandstone

Question 51

A large expanse of low, level land, formed due to an uplift of part of the sea floor bordering a continent is called

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D. Da coastal plain

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A. a deltaic plain

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B. an outwash plain

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C. flood plain

Question 52

The term over-population is best defined as the situation where

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A. the population exceeds available resources

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B. birth rate is equal to death rate

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C. there is an increasing birth rate and a decreasing infant mortality rate

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D. there is high population density

Question 53

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

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B. Kainji

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A. Gezira

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C. Cabora Bassa

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D. Akosombo

Question 54

The major source of power for most terrestrial ecosystems is

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C. solar energy

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A. geothermal energy

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B. nuclear power

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D. hydroelectric power

Question 55

A mercury barometer is used for measuring

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B. atmospheric pressure

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A. wind speed

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C. temperature

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D. sunshine

Question 56

All the following are advantages of the bush fallowing system in West Africa except that it

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A. is very economical in the use of land

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B. reduces the need for the use of artificial fertilizers

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C. allows land to regain its fertility during fallow

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D. could lead to soil erosion

Question 57

All the following are members of the ECOWAS except

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B. Cameroun

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A. Cote d'Ivoire

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C. Burkina Faso

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D. Senegal

Question 58

The angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface measured in degrees from the centre of the Earth east or west of the Greenwich Meridian is known as

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D. longitude

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A. orbit

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B. latitude

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C. axis

Question 59

The development of hydro-electric power in Nigeria is least affected by the

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D. presence of high mountains

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A. a regular supply of water

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B. availability of suitable sites for dams

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C. rapid increase in demand for electricity

Question 60

The ocean that connects Europe and America is the

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B. Atlantic ocean

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A. Antarctic ocean

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C. Arctic ocean

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D. Indian ocean

Question 61

Which type of rock are quartzite, schist and marble

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A. Metamorphic

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B. sedimentary

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C. volcanic

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D. Igneous

Question 62

All the following are problems of mining in Africa except

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A. inadequate unskilled labour

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B. use of obsolete technology

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C. shortage of power

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D. inadequate foreign capital

Question 63

A conurbation is a settlement

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C. in which two or more towns have joined together with each retaining its identity

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A. with about 500.000 people

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B. where a large number of town join together over a considerable area

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D. whose people are predominantly farmers

Question 64

Which of the following least influences population density in Nigeria?

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D. Thick forest vegetation

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A. Tsetse fly infestation

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B. Mining

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C. Fertile agricultural land

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