JAMB and WAEC Geography questions: Environmental resources and hazards

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1. Question 1· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   Earthquakes are most common along

   • Asavanna
   • Bthe centres of stable continents
   • Criver deltas
   • Dplate boundaries

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2. Question 2· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   Global warming is caused mainly by

   • Aincreasing greenhouse gases such as carbon(IV) oxide
   • Bmore forests
   • Cfalling sea levels
   • Dthe moon

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3. Question 3· Environmental resources and hazards· WAEC

   The Great Green Wall initiative aims to

   • Abuild a wall against enemies
   • Bhalt desertification with a belt of trees across the Sahel
   • Cstop rainfall
   • Ddrain swamps

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4. Question 4· Environmental resources and hazards· WAEC

   A major cause of desertification in the Sahel is

   • Aovergrazing and cutting of trees
   • Bexcessive rainfall
   • Cvolcanic eruptions
   • Dcoastal erosion

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5. Question 5· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   A benefit of volcanic eruptions to man is that they

   • Arelease poisonous gases
   • Bdestroy towns
   • Cproduce fertile soils
   • Dcause earthquakes

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6. Question 6· Environmental resources and hazards· WAEC

   Flooding in Nigerian cities is made worse by

   • Ablocked drains and building on flood plains
   • Bgood drainage
   • Clow rainfall
   • Dafforestation

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7. Question 7· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   A tsunami is a large sea wave caused mainly by

   • Astrong winds
   • Bundersea earthquakes
   • Ctides
   • Dthe moon

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8. Question 8· Environmental resources and hazards· WAEC

   Global warming is linked mainly to

   • Aincreased greenhouse gases
   • Bfewer cars
   • Cmore forests
   • Dless industry

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9. Question 9· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

   Bush burning harms the environment by

   • Acreating forests
   • Badding nitrogen to the soil
   • Cincreasing rainfall
   • Ddestroying vegetation and exposing soil to erosion

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10. Question 10· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    The main cause of oil pollution in the Niger Delta is

    • Aovergrazing
    • Bvolcanic eruptions
    • Cspills from pipelines and oil facilities
    • Dharmattan dust

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11. Question 11· Environmental resources and hazards· WAEC

    Desert encroachment is a serious problem in

    • Athe Niger Delta
    • Bnorthern Nigeria
    • CLagos
    • DCalabar

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12. Question 12· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    Desertification in northern Nigeria is made worse mainly by

    • Abuilding dams
    • Bheavy rainfall
    • Cirrigation farming
    • Dovergrazing and the cutting of trees

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13. Question 13· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    Flash floods in northern Nigerian cities occur mainly after

    • Aharmattan winds
    • Bsnowmelt
    • Ctsunamis
    • Dintense short rainstorms on hard, poorly drained ground

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14. Question 14· Environmental resources and hazards· WAEC

    Oil spillage affects mainly

    • AKano
    • Bthe Jos Plateau
    • Cthe Sahel
    • Dthe Niger Delta

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15. Question 15· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    Industrial pollution of rivers can be reduced by

    • Atreating effluents before discharge
    • Bdumping more waste
    • Cusing rivers as drains
    • Dburning tyres

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16. Question 16· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    A likely effect of global warming on coastal cities such as Lagos is

    • Afewer storms
    • Bmore snowfall
    • Clower temperatures
    • Drising sea levels and flooding

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17. Question 17· Environmental resources and hazards· WAEC

    One way to reduce flooding in cities is to

    • Abuild and clear drainage channels
    • Bblock drains
    • Cbuild on floodplains
    • Dcut down trees

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18. Question 18· Environmental resources and hazards· WAEC

    Oil spillage in the Niger Delta mainly causes

    • Aearthquakes
    • Bdesertification
    • Cpollution of water and farmland
    • Dsnowfall

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19. Question 19· Environmental resources and hazards· WAEC

    The magnitude of earthquakes is measured on the

    • ABeaufort scale
    • BRichter scale
    • CCelsius scale
    • Ddecibel scale

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20. Question 20· Environmental resources and hazards· JAMB

    Which of these helps to control soil erosion?

    • APloughing down the slope
    • BBush burning
    • COvergrazing
    • DPlanting cover crops and trees

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