JAMB - Geography (2006)
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Which of the following features affects inter-visibility between two settlements?
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One operation common to all survey methods is?
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The method used for coal mining in Nigeria is?
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The Bakolori, Kachera and Goronyo irrigation projects are found in the?
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Which of the following minerals is produced in Niger Republic?
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The two most important factors which account for the pattern of population distribution in West Africa are?
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favourable physical conditions and human inertia
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The Horn of Africa is relatively dry owing to?
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the dominance of cold ocean currents in the region
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The main aim of constructing the railway systems in West Africa was to?
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evacuate raw materials and minerals for export
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The francophone countries in Africa include?
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Benin Republic, Algeria, Cote dI'voire and Chad
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The port at the Lower Niger Valley that once served as a major gateway to Nigeria's export import trade was?
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Lumbering activities thrive very well in Cote d'Ivoire because of good?
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stands of timber and good waterways for transporting logs
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The tropical maritime and the tropical continental air masses in Nigeria are responsible for the?
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alternating wet and dry seasons
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The first petroleum refinery in Nigeria is located at?
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An example of mechanically formed sedimentary rock is?
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Which of the following factors has the greatest influence on the mean temperature of a place?
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A soil that is composed mainly of iron and aluminum compounds is?
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A direct result of greenhouse gas accumulation in the troposphere is?
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Huge masses of coarse-grained igneous rock solidifying in depth in the crust are best described as?
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One of the most hazardous types of tropical cyclones is the?
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The carbon cycle is more prevalent in the?
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The process of mountain -building by either folding or block faulting is known as?
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The primary importance of nitrogen-fixing organisms in the ecosystem is that they?
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The two most important factors influencing the evolution of a climax vegetation are?
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A manager o f pulp and paper factory would prefer wood from?
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The instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure is?
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The direction of flow of ocean currents is determined mainly by the?
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prevailing winds and the rotation of the earth
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Which of the following minerals is likely to be absent in a region consisting mainly of igneous and metamorphic rocks?
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A situation in which the bulk of the urban population in a country is concentrated in one town is best described as?
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Which of the following is a type of iron ore?
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The rapid growth of cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama in Japan can be attributed to?
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large-scale industrialization
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Lowland areas are most suited for a wide range of crops which includes?
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rubber, sugarcane and rice
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The degree of relationship between two sets of data on population is expressed by?
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In developed countries, a greater percentage of the working population are engaged in?
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primary and tertiary activities
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The leading trading regions of the world by volume of import and export trade are?
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Western Europe and the U.S.A
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Which of the following areas in the world has the highest population density?
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The major difference between communication and transportation is that transportation?
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involves physical carriage of things while communication involves transmission of information
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Many important ancient settlements in the Middle East developed as a result of the?
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emergence of important trading routes
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The total number of Acacia albida in the four sites is approximately
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Which of the following statements about the diagram is true?
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The number of albida in site 1 is the same as that of seyal in site 4
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The area lies mainly in the
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The main annual rainfall in the shaded area is
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The rains occur mainly as a result of
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strong conventional currents
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The landform is the result
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compressional faulting only
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The slope identified as X is
