JAMB - Geography (2008)
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A pie-chart shows information in?
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Which of the following operations is common to both chain and prismatic compass surveys?
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The surface zone of the earth is occupied by living organisms is referred to as the?
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A tremendous pressure or temperature changes may lead to the formation of?
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Sedimentary rocks are distinguished from other rocks by their?
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Rocks often develop cracks when they are exposed to?
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A feature produced as a result of glacial deposition is?
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A type of landform that is associated with large scale orogeny is a?
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The effect of ocean currents along the coasts they wash are experienced?
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when prevailing winds are onshore
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Which of the following is a warm currents?
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The speed of wind is usually measured using?
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The climate that is noted for its summer dryness is the?
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If the temperature of a place is 68°F, what is its equivalent in degree centigrade?
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One distinguishing characteristics of ferruginous soils is the?
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occurence of iron concreation in the B horizon
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The main mineral composition of lateritic soils are?
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A mineral that is essential in cement production is?
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Shifting cultivation in agriculture involves?
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cultivating alternative plots to allow natural regeneration
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One direct adverse environmental effect of deforestation is?
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A process that creates deep gorges on the land surface is?
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The most sparsely populated areas of the world include?
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Which of the following river basins is most densely populated?
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The movement of people from a village to an irrigation project area may be described as?
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Access to water and kinship ties can lead to?
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Sydney, Hong Kong and San Francisco have attained considerable importance because of their function as?
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A country that has its railways operating on three different gauges is?
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The three leading manufacturing nations of the world are?
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Japan, the U.S.A and Germany
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The Industrial location can be influenced by?
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raw materilas, energy and market
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Commercial agriculture in the tropics concentrates on the production of?
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Which of the following Nigerian towns is likely to experience frequent cases of coastal erosion?
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A state in Nigeria notable for hydroelectric power generation is?
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Zuma rock, Zaria and Kano inselbergs in Nigeria are within the confines of the?
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The Nigerian river with longest distance of internal waterways is?
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Tress in the mangrove forest have aerial roots because they?
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A settlement that drives its domestic water from a waterfall in Nigeria is?
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Wheat is cultivated through irrigation in Nigeria in?
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The most economically renewable energy substitute to petroleum in Nigeria is?
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The equatorial climate is found in the?
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Unemployment is at a high level in West African cities because?
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industrialization is at a slow pace
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The arid regions of Africa have great potentials for?
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Economic activities in tropical Africa largely depend on?
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Khartoum in Sudan is located?
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at the confluence of two rivers
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The combined petroleum production of Saudi Arabia and Russia in 2003 in million tonnes is approximately
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If the total production of petroleum is estimated to be 201 million tonnes, what is the approximate percentage of the production by the USA?
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The bearing of Olefi from Kosi is
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The length of River Tere from the edge of the map to the confluence with River Epe is approximately
