Jamb Geography Past Questions For Year 2005

Question 11

The Nigerian rivers that take their sources from the Jos Plateau include?

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  • A. Chalawa, Kano and Kaduna
  • B. Katsina-Ala, Gongola and Rima
  • C. Kaduna, Sokoto and Jama'are
  • D. Jama'are, Gongola and Kaduna
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Question 12

Recent growth in manufacturing sector of the Nigerian economy has been mostly associated with the?

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  • A. growth of the petroleum industry
  • B. increase in communication networks
  • C. increase in agricultural divesification
  • D. growth of the iron and steel industry
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Question 13

The dominant foreign exchange earner of Senegal is?

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  • A. fish
  • B. iron ore
  • C. groundnut
  • D. tourism
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Question 14

The most serious cause of desertification in Nigeria is?

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  • A. excessively high temperature
  • B. excessive pressure on land
  • C. extremely low rainfall
  • D. environmental pollution
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Question 15

The geological formation with which inselbergs are commonly associated in Nigeria is the?

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  • A. lower cretaceous
  • B. recent deposits
  • C. upper cretaceous
  • D. basement complex
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