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JAMB and WAEC Geography questions: Relief, contours and gradient

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  1. Question 21· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    Two points are not intervisible when

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  2. Question 22· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    A hill shown on a map by closed contours with the highest value at the centre is a

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  3. Question 23· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    A plateau appears on a contour map as

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  4. Question 24· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    A watershed is

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  5. Question 25· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    The vertical interval on a contour map is the

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  6. Question 26· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    Contours spaced widely near the top of a slope and closely near the bottom show a

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  7. Question 27· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    An escarpment on a map has

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  8. Question 28· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    Two points 1.5 km apart differ in height by 150 m. What is the gradient between them?

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  9. Question 29· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    A plateau on a contour map appears as

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  10. Question 30· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    Spot heights on a topographical map are shown as

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  11. Question 31· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    A spur on a contour map appears as

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  12. Question 32· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    Contours drawn very close together show a

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  13. Question 33· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    Contour lines that are close together show

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  14. Question 34· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    A convex slope has contours that are

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  15. Question 35· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    Two points on the 200 m and 300 m contours are 2 km apart horizontally. Find the average gradient.

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