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JAMB and WAEC Geography questions: Relief, contours and gradient

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

    Contours forming a V pointing upstream show

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  2. Question 2· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    A col (saddle) is

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

    Two points are 400 m apart on the ground and their heights differ by 20 m. The average gradient between them is

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  4. Question 4· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    On a contour map, a knoll is shown by

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

    Lines on a map joining places of equal height above sea level are

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  6. Question 6· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    The vertical interval on a map is

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  7. Question 7· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    A low area between two hills is a

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  8. Question 8· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    A col on a contour map is

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

    A spur is shown on a contour map by

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  10. Question 10· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    Contours that are close together indicate

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

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    The contour pattern shown represents a

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

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    The relief feature shown by the contours in the diagram is a

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  13. Question 13· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    A gorge is shown on a map by

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  14. Question 14· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    A vertical interval is the

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

    Intervisibility between two points depends on

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  16. Question 16· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    A concave slope has contours that are

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  17. Question 17· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    Contours forming a V shape that points towards higher ground show a

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  18. Question 18· Relief, contours and gradient· JAMB

    A knoll is

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  19. Question 19· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    On a contour map, a spur is shown by contours that form a V pointing

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  20. Question 20· Relief, contours and gradient· WAEC

    Contour lines that are widely spaced show

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