During a football match, the referee observed that the local time was noon while the Greenwich Mean Time was 16.16hours, what is the longitude of the place where the match was being played?
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(E)
640W
3
The distance of Leningrad (lat 600Nlong 300E) from the equator is approximately
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(B)
6660km
4
An eclipse of the moon occurs when the earth
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(B)
comes between the moon and the sun
5
Basalt differs from granite because it
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(C)
is richer in iron and magnesium oxides
6
Which of the following feature is not normally found uper course of a river?
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(A)
Canyon
7
A catchment area is the
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(B)
area where a river its source from
8
Which of the following ocean currents has different temperature characteristics?
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(C)
Benguela current
9
In tropical deserts large diurnal ranges of temperature occur because of the
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(E)
absence of cloud cover
10
If the temperature at the foot of a mountain is 25 0C what will be the temperature at its summit if the mountain is 4000m high?
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(D)
-10C
11
Winds in anticyclones differ from winds in cylones mainly because they
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(B)
blow outwards
12
In Koppen's classification the first member of the system represents the
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(C)
tropical rainy climate
13
A soil particle whose diameter is between 0.05mm and 2.00mm is classified as
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(C)
sand
14
The most predominant action in the first horizon of a soil profile is
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(B)
eluviation
15
Which of the following is the most important use of the natural vegetation in savanna regions?
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(B)
Grazing
16
An ecosystem has all the following characteristics except that it is
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(A)
integrative
17
Plants which manufacture food from simple inorganic substances are called
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(B)
autotrophs
18
All the following resources is renewable?
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(D)
Hydro-electricity
19
The high concentration of people in the Philippines Island is mainly due to the
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(D)
fertile alluvial soil
20
All the following are important in the environmental balance except the
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(C)
food chain
21
Which of the following resources is renewable?
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(C)
Hydro-electricity
22
A high population density means a large number of
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(B)
persons per unit area
23
Which of the following arrangement represents an increasing size of settlements?
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(C)
Hamlet, village ,twon conurbation
24
The least important factor for the location of settlements is the availability of
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(E)
communication networks
25
A port that is auxiliary to another port further inland which cannot be reached by very large ships is described as
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(D)
a river port
26
Which of the following are primary industries?
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(B)
Fishing and mining
27
The businest shipping route in the world is the
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(A)
North Atlantic
28
Which of the following does not contribute to the high cost of building and maintaining roads in West Africa?
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(D)
Infertility of some lands
29
The standard railway gauge is
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(B)
143cm
30
Port Harcourt is a typical example of a
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(D)
terminal town
31
One consequence of Nigeria's over dependence on petroleum is
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(A)
competition from other OPEC members
32
The roots of trees in the mangrove forest in Nigeria are aerial because
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(C)
they need more air than water
33
Wheat can be grown in large quantities in all the following states except
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(D)
Rivers
34
Most imports to Nigeria are
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(D)
consumer goods
35
All the following are predominantly good fishermen except the
