JAMB and WAEC Geography questions

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1. Question 101· Geography of Nigeria· WAEC

   Columbite in Nigeria is obtained mainly as a by-product of mining

   • Acoal at Enugu
   • Btin on the Jos Plateau
   • Climestone at Ewekoro
   • Dcrude oil in the Delta

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2. Question 102· Geography of Nigeria· WAEC

   The River Benue enters Nigeria from

   • AChad
   • BNiger Republic
   • CBenin Republic
   • DCameroon

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3. Question 103· Geography of Nigeria· WAEC

   Bitumen deposits in Nigeria are found in

   • ABorno State
   • BKano State
   • COndo State
   • DPlateau State

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4. Question 104· Geography of Nigeria· WAEC

   Kainji Dam is located on the

   • ARiver Benue
   • BRiver Niger
   • CRiver Kaduna
   • DRiver Ogun

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5. Question 105· Geography of Nigeria· JAMB

   The Sokoto-Rima basin is in

   • Anorth-western Nigeria
   • Bsouth-eastern Nigeria
   • Cthe Niger Delta
   • Dthe Chad Basin

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6. Question 106· Geography of Nigeria· JAMB

   The Mambilla Plateau is in

   • AOndo State
   • BPlateau State
   • CCross River State
   • DTaraba State

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7. Question 107· Geography of Nigeria· WAEC

   Between which lines of longitude does Nigeria approximately lie?

   • A0° and 10°W
   • B3°E and 15°E
   • C15°E and 25°E
   • D10°W and 3°E

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8. Question 108· Geography of Nigeria· JAMB

   Chappal Waddi, the highest point in Nigeria, is in

   • AKaduna State
   • BPlateau State
   • COndo State
   • DTaraba State

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9. Question 109· Geography of Nigeria· JAMB

   Limestone for cement is quarried at

   • AEnugu coalfields
   • BJos and Bukuru
   • CEwekoro, Nkalagu and Sokoto
   • DLagos lagoon

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10. Question 110· Geography of Nigeria· JAMB

    The rivers Niger and Benue meet at

    • AOnitsha
    • BMakurdi
    • CLokoja
    • DJebba

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11. Question 111· Geography of Nigeria· WAEC

    Limestone for cement production is quarried at

    • AWarri
    • BEnugu
    • CJos
    • DEwekoro

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12. Question 112· Geography of Nigeria· JAMB

    Iron ore is mined at Itakpe in

    • AKogi State
    • BEnugu State
    • CPlateau State
    • DOgun State

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13. Question 113· Geography of Nigeria· JAMB

    Which Nigerian state has been the leading producer of tin?

    • APlateau
    • BKano
    • CLagos
    • DRivers

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14. Question 114· Geography of Nigeria· WAEC

    The Obudu Plateau is located in

    • AEkiti State
    • BPlateau State
    • CKaduna State
    • DCross River State

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15. Question 115· Geography of Nigeria· JAMB

    Nigeria lies approximately between latitudes

    • A4°N and 14°N
    • B0° and 10°N
    • C10°S and 4°N
    • D14°N and 24°N

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16. Question 116· Geography of Nigeria· WAEC

    Which country borders Nigeria to the east?

    • ANiger
    • BBenin Republic
    • CCameroon
    • DTogo

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17. Question 117· Geography of Nigeria· JAMB

    The Jos Plateau is cooler than the lands around it mainly because of its

    • Anearness to the sea
    • Bhigh altitude
    • Clatitude
    • Dvegetation

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18. Question 118· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

    Levees are

    • Araised banks along a river built by flood deposits
    • Bsea cliffs
    • Csand dunes
    • Drift valleys

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19. Question 119· Landforms, weathering and erosion· JAMB

    An isolated, steep-sided rock hill rising from a plain, such as Olumo Rock at Abeokuta, is

    • Aan escarpment
    • Ban inselberg
    • Ca cuesta
    • Da delta

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20. Question 120· Landforms, weathering and erosion· WAEC

    A rift valley is formed by

    • Afolding only
    • Bfaulting
    • Criver deposition
    • Dwind erosion

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