On a map of scale 1:50 000 with contour interval at 20 meters, two places are 4cm apart and one lies five contour intervals higher than the other.
The Gradient along a straight line between the two places is approximately?
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(B)
1 : 20
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The map of a farm on scale 1 : 50 000 measures 10.2cm by 12.6cm. The actual area of the farm to the nearest km2 is?
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(C)
32
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A radio message sent from Lagos at 2.pm was received at another location at 7.a.m the same day.
What is the approximate longitudinal position of the location?
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(D)
105°W
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Latitudes 66 1/2° North and South of the Equator are important because they?
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(C)
mark the limits of the polar areas which experience periods of continuous night and daylight
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Entrenched meanders, unpaired alluvial terraces and Knickpoints are features associated with?
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(A)
rejuvenated river valleys
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A coastline of drowned river valleys is called a?
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(D)
ria coastline
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When subjected to sufficient stress, rocks break and sometimes move along the plane of fracture and are displaced. This process is known as?
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(A)
faulting
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Salinity in Black Sea is generally lower than the average for the oceans on the same latitudes because?
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(C)
large rivers empty into the sea
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Which of the following factors explains the temperature difference between Dakar and Ouaga-dougou?
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(B)
Distance from the sea
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In which of the following types of climate are cyclones most prevalent?
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(D)
warm Temperate climate
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Which of these is a major controlling factor of the climate of a place?
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(C)
Air-mass
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The rain forest of South America is often referred to as?
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(B)
Selvas
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Mangrove vegetation is found along the coast of?
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(C)
Tanzania
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In which of the following types of vegetation would cork oak and Aleppo pine be found?
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(D)
Mediterranean woodland
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Under which of the following vegetation types would you expect to find soils which have a B horizon rich in calcium carbonate?
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(B)
Coniferous forest
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The direct effect of sheet erosion on soils is the?
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(B)
washing away of the fine clay and humus particles
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The best soil conservation practices are those aimed at?
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(C)
sustaining the productivity of the soil
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Growth of world population over anyone period of time is best explained by?
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(B)
advances in the knowedge of medicine
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The most obvious evidence of over population in some parts of south eastern Nigeria is the?
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(B)
extensive land degradation
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Which of the following farming systems is likely to give rise to nucleated rural settlements?
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(B)
Large-scale farming
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The level of urbanization in a country means the?
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(C)
proportion of the country's population living in urban areas
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Which of these economic activities is LEAST characteristic of a typical urban centre?
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(B)
Quarrying
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Urban centers originate mainly as zones of?
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(D)
non-primary economic activity
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Four elements of the natural environment which influence rural land use are?
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(B)
climate, relief soil and vegetation
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The major world exporters of wool are?
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(A)
New Zealand, Uruguay, Australia and Argentina
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Fishing is the mainstay of the economy of?
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(C)
Argentina
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Which of these sets of economic activities is completely primary?
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(C)
Fishing, lumbering,farming and mining
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Which of the following industries is likely be located at the source of its major raw materials?
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(D)
Cement manufacturing
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A manufacturing industry would tend to be market-oriented if the?
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(D)
finished goods are highly perishable
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Which of the following expresses the main advantages of road transportation?
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(D)
Flexibility and maxium access along transport routes
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The Bakolori irrigation scheme is located near?
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(C)
Gusau
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Improved agricultural production in Cote d'Ivoire is due mainly to?
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(A)
abundant and reliable rainfall
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Why is the fallow period decreasing in the agricultural areas of West Africa?
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(B)
population preesure is increasing
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Which of these African mountains is NOT volcanic?
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(D)
Ruwenzori
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The major export products of Nambia are?
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(A)
uranium and diamond
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Most Africa economies are characterized by?
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(C)
low productivity and low per capital income
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The point marked N which is the site of hydroelectric power project is at the
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(C)
Shiroro Gorge
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The two locations marked X and Y have workable deposits of
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(A)
coal
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The shaded areas marked R and S are noted for the production of
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(B)
palm oil
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The irrigation project in the area marked Q is devoted to the cultivation of
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(B)
cotton and rice
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The railway extension from J to M was constructed in the 1960s to evacuate
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(B)
cotton and groundunts
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The temperature of the warmest month at Station X is
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(A)
5oC
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The temperature in both July and September at Station X is
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(A)
0oC
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The annual range of temperature at Station X is
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(B)
10oC
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Which of the following represents the cheapest mode of transportation?
