A radio message sent from a location on longitude 15°W at 7.00 a.m is received at another location at 2.00 p.m on the same day. What is the longitudinal position of the other location?
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(C)
90°E
2
From a point, the whole circle bearing of a line is 135°. A clockwise angle from the line was measured to be 260° to another line. What is the whole circle bearing of the later line?
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(B)
125°
3
The most important factors that determine the amount of water that a rock later can hold are its ?
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(A)
hardness and permeability
4
The stratification of sedimentary rocks is mainly caused by?
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(B)
deposition of rocks particles in layers
5
Steeps-sided and flat-floored valleys found in hot desert are the products of?
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(B)
wind abrasion
6
The older fold mountains are much lower in elevation and less rugged than the younger ones largely because they?
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(C)
have experience a longer period of denudation
7
An off-shore bar formed by corals is known as?
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(C)
a fringing reef
8
The difference in the readings on the dry and wet bulb thermometers is used to determine?
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(D)
relative humidity
9
Which of the following produces a continuous record of atmospheric pressure?
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(B)
Barometer
10
In which of the following types of vegetation would broad-leaved evergreen, lianas and epiphytyes be commonly found?
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(C)
Tropical rainforest
11
A tree unique to the tropical Monsoon climate is the?
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(C)
teak
12
The fertility of the soil in a typical tropical rainforest is maintained by the?
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(C)
abundant supply of litter
13
The main process of soil formation in the cool temperate continental grasslands of the world is?
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(A)
calcification
14
The most critical cause of desertification in Nigeria is?
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(D)
excessive pressure of land use
15
One of the soil- related problems of irrigation in the savannah region is increasing?
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(D)
exhaustion
16
The state of equilibrium reached by the vegetation of an area when it is left undisturbed for along period of time is called its?
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(A)
climax
17
One of the major environmental problem facing agriculture and forestry in North America, which can be attributed to modern industrial development is?
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(D)
acid rain
18
A broad- based population structure implies a?
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(B)
high dependency ratio
19
A major world population problem is that countries which have very large populations and very high population growth rates are generally those which?
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(D)
are least able to provide for the population
20
The growth in population in a city is usually due to?
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(D)
high birth rate and low death rate
21
Which of the following areas has been an important source of migration into North America?
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(C)
South America
22
Which of the following statements about the relationship between urban and rural areas is TRUE?
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(D)
Urban centres and rural areas are interdependent
23
Which of the following group of settlements is arranged in order of increasing size?
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(C)
Hamlet village, town, city, conurbation, megaloplis
24
Which of these sets of features enhance the nucleation of settlements?
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(A)
Route intersections and wet points
25
A good overland transportation system promotes economic development because it?
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(A)
fosters interregational trade
26
Which of the following groups of products is transported in large quantities on the st. Lawrence Great Lakes Waterways?
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(B)
Wheat, iron ore and crude oil
27
The movement of some industries from Europe to South East Asia in recent times is due mainly to?
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(A)
lower production costs in South East Asia
28
The major wheat producing regions of the world are characteristically?
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(C)
extensive continental plains with loamy soils
29
The industrial development of the Black Sea region of Ukraine is based mainly on?
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(A)
coal and iron ore
30
The predominant type of agriculture in the eastern part the source of the raw material is?
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(B)
mixed farming
31
Which of the following industries is best located near the source of raw materials?
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(B)
Petroleum refinery
32
The use of the Nile for transportation purpose is limited mainly by?
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(B)
seasonal flooding
33
The greatest hydro-electric power potential in Nigeria is found in the?
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(C)
Niger-Benue trough
34
The most common traditional method of restoring soil fertility in Nigeria is?
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(C)
the growth of slums
35
One adverse consequence of rapid urbanization in Nigeria is?
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(C)
the growth of slums
36
Which of the the following towns is on the railway between Lagos and Kaduna?
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(B)
Minna
37
The most urbanized part of Nigeria is the?
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(D)
south-west
38
A typical example of an inland drainage basin in Africa is the?
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(C)
Lake Chad Basin
39
The location of most of the light manufacturing industries in Africa is determined primarily by the location of?
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(B)
markets
40
The major pastoral ethnic groups in Africa include the?
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(C)
Masai, Fulani and Tuareg
41
Which of the following group of countries constitutes the Chad Basin Commission?
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(C)
Cameroon, Libya, Chad and Sudan
42
An inter-zonal soil commonly found in arid regions are characterized by strong salt solutions that form white crusts on the surface, is a?
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(D)
Podzol
43
In which of the following countries is cotton growing under irrigation the mainstay of the agricultural economy?
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(C)
Sudan
44
The temperature in the month of December at station Y is
