JAMB - Geography (2005)
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`The principle of similar triangle is commonly used in chain survey to?
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overcome obstacles on survey line
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The linear scale of a map is important in that it enables the users to conveniently measure?
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The Atlas mountains of Africa are found mainly in?
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The discovery and mining of coal at the foot of the Udi Hills led to the founding of?
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Cities with populations over one million people in Africa include?
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Cairo, Lagos, Kinshasa and Johannesburg
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The geological formation with which inselbergs are commonly associated in Nigeria is the?
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The most serious cause of desertification in Nigeria is?
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excessive pressure on land
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The dominant foreign exchange earner of Senegal is?
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Recent growth in manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy has been mostly associated with the?
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increase in agricultural divesification
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The Nigerian rivers that take their sources from the Jos Plateau include?
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Kaduna, Sokoto and Jama'are
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Temperate and sub-tropical grasslands on the Africa continent are found in?
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Equatorial trough or low-pressure belt is commonly known as the?
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The most common greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is?
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Which of the following sets of environmental resources is renewable?
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The state of equilibrium reached by the vegetation of an area when it is left undisturbed for a long time is the?
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Rocks minerals are said to be crystalline when the atoms forming them are?
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found in sedimentary rocks
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A cool ocean current may bring to the coast it washes cool and?
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dry conditions if winds are off shore
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Trees in the coniferous forest are noted for their?
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needle leaves and softwood
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The difference in time between two longitudes is approximately?
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The concept of environment balance can be taken to mean that an alteration in one of the components of the ecosystem may result in the?
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disruption of the processes within the system
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A small hill resulting from the process of peneplanation is called?
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Ocean currents flow in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere but in an anticlockwise direction in he southern hemisphere because of the?
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rotation of the earth from east to west
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A tropical soil formed on wind drift material and usually featuring a late-rite layer is known as?
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A country which experiences earthquakes frequently is?
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Plants are of primary importance to animals within an ecosystem because they?
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act as windbreakers and provide shades
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The most critical and variable element of weather in a tropical environment is?
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Urban and rural settlements are best differentiated by their?
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The most dense airline network in the world is found in?
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Western Europe and North America
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Harsh desert conditions are responsible for the low population density in the?
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west coast of South Africa
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The joining together of many cities result in the formation of a?
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The raw material for terylene is?
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The most important effect of migration on population is?
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The Ruhr coalfield is located in?
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British foreign investments are concentrated in?
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South-facing slopes are favorable for rural settlement locations in the cool temperate regions of the northern hemisphere because they?
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are agriculturally more productive
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| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| Temp.oC | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 505 | 610 | 368 | 269 | 48 | 10 | 0 |
The data best describes
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| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| Temp.oC | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 505 | 610 | 368 | 269 | 48 | 10 | 0 |
The annual range of temperature is
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The reservoir was created primarily for
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industrial power generation
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The Town marked X and Y respectively are
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The Major cash crop in the shaded portion is
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The production of the crop is usually done mainly through
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gathering from natural forest and plantation
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The feature are usually associated with
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The rock that is igneous is
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Limestone can be identified within the area marked
