If a map has a scale of 1 :50 000 and a cocoa plantation is represented on the map by a rectangle 5cm by 4cm, what is the area of the plantation?
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(A)
5 km2
2
If the distance between two points on a map with scale 1 : 50 000 is 35 mm, what is the distance between them on the ground.
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(C)
1.75 km
3
The best method of depicting the relative contribution of the southern states of Nigeria to palm Kernel export from the country is the?
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(A)
dot map
4
On which of the following pairs of dates is the length of day and night equal on the earth's surface?
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(D)
March 22nd and September 21st
5
The time difference between New Orleans on longitude 90°W and Cairo on longitude 30°E is?
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(B)
8 hours
6
Recent space explorations indicate that the other planet of the solar system with the possibility of having had life-supporting conditions in the past is?
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(C)
Mars
7
An example of a set of chemically formed sedimentary rocks is?
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(B)
dolomite and gypsum
8
The rock type is not likely to produce rich agricultural soil after weathering is?
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(A)
volcanic rock
9
The sequence of events that best describes the formation of sandstone is?
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(B)
extrusion, denudation and deposition
10
A desert landform made up of alternate horizontal layers of soft and hard rocks and characterized by ridges and furrows aligned in the direction of the wind is known as?
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(B)
zeugen
11
When a river capture occurs, the beheaded stream is called the?
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(D)
misfit
12
The world's principal fishing regions are located on continental shelves where?
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(B)
there are cold ocean currents
13
What do the Canaries and Guinea currents have in common?
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(C)
They wash the western coast
14
After condensation, the rate of cooling of a rising air mass decreases because it becomes?
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(C)
denser
15
The critical temperature at which the air being cooled becomes saturated with vapor is known as the?
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(C)
dew point
16
Plant growth normally ceases, when the temperature falls below?
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(B)
6°C
17
A soil sample consisting of 49% sand, 28% silt and 23% clay is classified as?
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(B)
loam
18
Iron deposit is a natural resource when it occurs?
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(C)
in economic quantities
19
The fundamental role played by the decomposers in the functioning ecosystem is the?
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(B)
releases of energy and nutrients locked up in organic litter
20
In the hydrological cycle, the transfer of water from the earth surface to the atmosphere is by?
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(C)
evaporation
21
A solution to wind erosion in semi-arid areas is the establishment of?
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(C)
shelter belts
22
High density rural-agricultural population is a common feature of?
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(B)
Java, the Ganges valley and the valley lowland of China
23
The most important catalyst in the growth of major cities of the world today relates to developments
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(B)
oil and automotive industries
24
The level of utilization of resources in a country does not depend only on the population size but also on the?
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(A)
standard of living
25
A concentration of dwellings built on land neither owned nor rented by the builders is termed?
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(C)
squatter settlement
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A common natural response of people to the problem of uneven distribution of resources in a place is?
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(D)
migration
27
Blantyre, Rio de Janeiro, New York and Lagos are similar in that they serve as their countries'?
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(B)
commercial centres
28
Which of the features is associated with dairy farming in the temperate region?
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(A)
it is both labour and capital-intensive
29
A growing season of about 5 months, flooded or irrigated land and high annual temperature of at least 21°C. The above conditions are required for the cultivation of?
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(A)
rice
30
The Tennessee Valley Authority can best be said to administer?
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(A)
a multi-purpose river basin development project
31
The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forests is mainly due to?
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(C)
absence of pure stands of trees
32
The group of towns most important for automobile manufacturing is?
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(B)
Detroit, Tokyo and Turin
33
Which of the following irrigation schemes is the most successful in Nigeria?
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(B)
The Zobe Dam Project
34
In Nigeria, geographical location poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the?
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(B)
Eastern Highlands
35
Two types of landscapes associated with highland areas in Nigeria are?
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(A)
inselberg and volcanic landscapes
36
Two major causes of environmental population in the Niger Delta are?
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(A)
oil blowout and gas flaring
37
A major rift is crossed when traveling by road from?
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(D)
Kampala to Mombasa
38
Virtually all the rainfall occurs between June to September and during this period, the daily maximum temperatures are consistently over 37°C. This statement is true of?
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(D)
Gao
39
The leading producers of diamond in Africa are?
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(D)
South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo
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The feature marked F-F is a
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(A)
normal fault
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The force that is responsible for this type of process is primarily
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(A)
tensional
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Month
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Temp oC
-22
-22
-21
-4
2
5
5
1
1
-4
-10
17
Precip (mm)
10
13
18
18
15
13
13
28
28
28
28
13
The annual range of temperature for the station is
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(D)
27oC
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Structure of export Trade of selected countries expressed in percentages as below;
Country H J K L
Fuel, Minerals 95 1 15 45
& Metals
Other Pry.
commodities 2 1 45 35
Mach. & Trans
Equipment - 60 13 4
Other
Manufactured 3 38 27 16
Products
The country with a pattern of export trade similar to that depicted by J is
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(B)
Japan
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Structure of export Trade of selected countries expressed in percentages
Country H J K L
Fuel, Minerals 95 1 15 45
& Metals
Other Pry.
commodities 2 1 45 35
Mach. & Trans
Equipment - 60 13 4
Other
Manufactured 3 38 27 16
Products
With this export trade structure, the economy of H may be subject to
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(A)
fluctuation world market price for its major export
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\(\begin{array}{c|c}
Month & J& F & M & A & M & J & J & A & S & O & N & D\\
\text{Temp(C)} & -22 & -22 & -21 & -4 & 2 & 5 & 5 & 1 & 1 & -4 & -10 & 17 \\
\text{Precip(mm)} & 10 & 13 & 18 & 18 & 15 & 13 & 13 & 28 & 28 & 28 & 28 & 13 \\
\end{array}\)
