Pine, fir, larch and spruce are commonly found in?
- A.deciduous forest
- B.equatorial forest
- C.coniferous forest
- D.mangrove forest
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Answer: C. coniferous forest
Pine, fir, larch, and spruce are commonly found in coniferous forests.
JAMB Geography Past Questions 2013
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The greatest benefit of mixed farming is that?
- A.it is very cheap to practice
- B.the animals produce the manure for crop production
- C.it combines the advantage of crop and animal husbandry
- D.the animals feed from crop farming
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Answer: C. it combines the advantage of crop and animal husbandry
Mixed farming's greatest benefit is that it combines the advantages of both crop and animal husbandry.
Which of the following groups is nomadic grazing?
- A.The Masai of kenya
- B.The Akans
- C.Hausas of Nigeria
- D.The arabs of Algeria
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Answer: A. The Masai of kenya
The Masai of Kenya are known for nomadic grazing.
An example of an atmospheric resources is?
- A.water
- B.coal
- C.tin
- D.pedteroleum
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Answer: A. water
Water (as atmospheric moisture/rainfall) is considered an atmospheric resource, unlike mineral resources such as coal, tin, and petroleum.
The principal of a closed traversed is that?
- A.The compass is read at each point in turn and as a check, back bearings are taken
- B.the compass is read and forward bearings are taken
- C.the compass is read at each point and plotted as a check
- D.the compass is read at each point and turned back at each point
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Answer: A. The compass is read at each point in turn and as a check, back bearings are taken
In a closed traverse, the compass is read at each point in turn, with back bearings taken as a check on accuracy.
The total population of a country can be obtained from its?
- A.sample survey
- B.birth rate
- C.birth and death rates
- D.national census
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Answer: D. national census
A country's total population is obtained through a national census.
Rural settlements are important to urban centres because they provide?
- A.road
- B.transport
- C.labour
- D.capital
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Answer: C. labour
Rural settlements are important to urban centres because they supply labour.
Mountains formed as a result of compressional forces are known as?
- A.Block Mountains
- B.Fold Mountains
- C.Residual Mountains
- D.Volcanic Mountains
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Answer: B. Fold Mountains
Fold mountains are formed by compressional forces acting on the Earth's crust.
Which of the following rivers is an inland drainage?
- A.River Hadejia
- B.River Nile
- C.River Senegal
- D.River Volta
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Answer: A. River Hadejia
River Hadejia is part of an inland drainage system, flowing into the Lake Chad basin rather than the sea.
The most significant way the components of ecosystem can be identified is that, there must be a degree of?
- A.reciprocal inter-relationship existing among them
- B.independent inter-relationship existing among them
- C.complexity
- D.adaptation
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Answer: A. reciprocal inter-relationship existing among them
Ecosystem components are best identified by the reciprocal inter-relationships (interdependence) existing among them.
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