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Jamb Geography Questions

Question 161:

What is the name of the river marked X on the map?

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A River Gongola
B River Shermankar
C River Rima
D River Katsina-Ala
E River Kaduna

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Question 162:

One of the negative effects of building new dams is

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A Making water available for domestic uses in rural areas
B Developing electricity to run industries
C Raising and catching a variety of fish
D Creating employment for the indigenous population
E Resettling people away from their ancestral homes

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Question 163:

The major disadvantage of air transportation compared with land transportation is that

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A An aircraft can fly above terrestial obstacles and therefore has a much wider choice of routes
B Air transport is much more expensive to develope, build and maintain
C Air transportation is faster in speed, enabling to make much more frequent runs
D Air transportation is much more suitable for international information exchange systems
E Air transportation is much more flexible

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Question 164:

Which of the following statements is not true of primary activities?

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A They are concerned with extracting material direct from the earth or sea
B They are not involved in the processing of a finished product
C They are located at the source of the raw materials
D They are concerned with the provision of information and expertise
E They are pre requsites to secondary industries

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Question 165:

The wind system that brings the harmattan to Africa is referred to as

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A The north-east trade
B The north-west trade
C The south-west trade
D The south-east trade
E The willy willies

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