In which one of the following sections of a hill slope would you expect the soil to be deepest and most moist? The
Answer
(A)
footslope
2
A volcanic eruption is most likely to be violet when?
Answer
(C)
lava is viscous
3
Poorly drained soils are good for the growth of?
Answer
(B)
surgarcane
4
Which of the following factors CANNOT be used to explain the nature and pattern of distribution of savannah vegetation in Africa?
Answer
(C)
crop cultivation
5
Which of these is NOT a weathering process?
Answer
(D)
The formation of clay minerals from feldspars in granites
6
A map measures 10cm by 6cm.If the map is enlarge such that its area is 240 sq. cm, the map is enlarged?
Answer
(C)
four times
7
Which of the following statements is true of the Sahara Desert, the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of North America?
Answer
(D)
The enviroment is very harsh for both man and animal
8
The major mountain belts of the world were produced through?
Answer
(D)
folding
9
Which of the following statements bests describes the weathering process known as exfoliation?
Answer
(B)
The peeling away of rocks in thin layers acid
10
Which of the instruments is used in measuring wind speed?
Answer
(C)
Cup anamometer
11
Which of the following features is NOT commonly associated with a river at the floodplain stage?
Answer
(D)
Knickpoint
12
The 'Mediterranean type' of climate refers to?
Answer
(B)
wet winter, dry summer, temperature varies from about 6°C in winter to about 20°C in summer and precipitation ranges between 700 and 1,000mm per year
13
A river deposits its load of sediment if the?
Answer
(B)
river flows from a mountain area onto a plain
14
In which vegetation zone is Abuja, the new Federal Capital, location?
Answer
(A)
Southern Guinea savannah
15
Which of these statements is NOT true of the great circle?
Answer
(B)
The great circle is the largest circle one can draw on a sphere
16
Which of these best explains the rapid rise in world population during the twentieth century?
Answer
(B)
Decline in death rates
17
Which of the following areas is subject to frequent earthquarkes?
Answer
(A)
The Canandian Shield
18
Within the last few years Alaska, Mexico and the North Sea have become important in the production of?
Answer
(B)
petroleum
19
The direct flight from town X on longitude 42°30'E to town Y on longitude 5°E takes 4(1/2) hours. If an aeroplane leaves town X at 10.00 a.m local time, what will be the local time in town Y when it arrives there?
Answer
(A)
2.30 p.m
20
Examples of folded structures in Africa include the Atlas Mountains, the Cape Rangers and the?
Answer
(A)
Akwapim Hills
21
How is the mean annual rainfall of a given place calculated using records for 35 years?
Answer
(B)
by summing the yearly total rainfall figures dividing by 35
22
The three leading manufacturing countries of the world are?
Answer
(E)
Japan, USA and Western Germany
23
Ivory Coast has become famous in recent years for its modern agricultural development projects especially in respect of?
Answer
(B)
cocoa and fruit growing
24
In which of the following vegetation types do you expect to find reindeer?
Answer
(C)
Tundra
25
Which ONE of the following regions has the world's largest potential water power resources, but has the least developed water power?
Answer
(A)
Africa
26
Which of the following is the main export from Uganda?
Answer
(E)
Coffee
27
Tropical cyclones arise in the belts of the?
Answer
(A)
doldrums
28
The dominant pattern pattern of seasonal labour migration in West Africa is form?
Answer
(A)
the interior to the coastal belt
29
Which of the following factors best accounts for the sparse population of the interior parts of Kenya and Tanzania?
Answer
(B)
the rift valleys are rugged and uninhabitable
30
The two major air masses affecting the climate of West Africa are the?
Answer
(C)
tropical continental and the tropical maritime
31
Which of the following shipping routes carries the world's heaviest ocean traffic?
Answer
(E)
Western Europe - southern Africa - Australia
32
Which of these three west Africa countries have economic deposit of iron ore?
Answer
(C)
Nigeria, Guinea and Sierral Leone
33
Which of these best accounts for the decline in railway transport in Nigeria in the last two decades?
Answer
(C)
Competition from road transport
34
Which of the following is NOT true of most developing countries?
Answer
(B)
They have the highest level of agricultural productivity
35
In terms of both the area of the land cultivated and the volume of production, the most important cereal crop in Nigeria is?
Answer
(A)
maize
36
The major areas of mixed farming in the world are also areas of?
Answer
(A)
dense population and numerous large urban centres
37
Which ONE of the following areas is an important wet season grazing areas for Fulani cattle?
Answer
(A)
Benue Valley
38
In Nigeria, Landforms of volcanic and intrusive structures can be seen near each other in one of the following areas. Which one?
Answer
(C)
The Cross - River Plains
39
The commonest means of transporting logs from the forest to the mills and markets throughout the world is?
Answer
(A)
trucks
40
Towns in developing countries today are growing very rapidly, mainly through?
Answer
(C)
migration from rural areas
41
The following major dam projects are located in Nigeria. Identify them?
Answer
(B)
Kainji, Bakolori, Shiroro and Tiga
42
Which of these is NOT characteristic of the tropical rain forest?
Answer
(E)
Epiphytes are rare
43
The world's richest fishing grounds are to be found?
Answer
(B)
on the continental shelves
44
In the area covered by the contour map above, six men standing various places. Which of the men at J, K, L, M and N will NOT be able to see the man at X? (Assume that there is no vegetable cover; contours are in metres). The man is at
Answer
(E)
N
45
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Answer
(C)
In the higher latitudes, warm ocean currents wash the western sides of the continents
