Which of the following statistical mapping techniques is most suitable for showing the spatial distribution of cattle in the different northern states of Nigeria?
Answer
(A)
Dot map
2
The flow diagram is the most appropriate mapping technique to use in showing?
Answer
(B)
movements of migrants between states
3
In a divided circle illustrating the world's export of crude oil, the section taken up by the share of a certain country measures 72°. The share of that country's export expressed in a percentage is?
Answer
(C)
20
4
At the summer solstice (June 21), which of the following latitudes will have the shortest night?
Answer
(A)
60°N
5
The rotation of the earth on its axis?
Answer
(C)
causes day and night
6
When it is noon at the Greenwich Meridian, the time is 5:30p.m on longitude?
Answer
(D)
75° 30'E
7
Which of the following sedimentary rocks is mechanically formed?
Answer
(C)
shale
8
Under which of the following climates would you expect physical weathering to be normally most active?
Answer
(B)
Hot Desert
9
Which of the following landforms results from wind deposition?
Answer
(A)
Barchan
10
Which of the following requirements results virtually limits the area distribution of reef building corals to the tropical and sub-tropical zones?
Answer
(C)
mean water temperature not less than 20°C
11
The Inter-tropical Discontinuity is the meeting zone of two air masses. These are the?
Answer
(A)
Tropical Maritime and tropical Continental
12
On maps, places with equal sunshine duration are joined by?
Answer
(D)
isohels
13
In the temperate rain forest, most of the trees?
Answer
(A)
are of softwood
14
Which of the following trees evergreen and has small, thick, leathery and needle-shaped leaves?
Answer
(A)
Spruce
15
Which of the following vegetation types is mainly confined to the Northern hemisphere?
Answer
(C)
Tundra
16
A poorly-drained soil is characterized by greyish colour and?
Answer
(A)
high acidity
17
In which of the following climate belt is ferruginous soils found?
Answer
(B)
Tropical continental
18
Settlement listed in increasing size are?
Answer
(A)
hamlet, conurbation, village , city
19
Which of these is the BEST indicator of high population density in rural area?
Answer
(A)
High absolute population
20
Eluviation is the process by which?
Answer
(A)
soluble substances are removed from the upper layers of the soil
21
British Columbia, Iceland and Norway are noted for?
Answer
(A)
lumbering
22
In which of the the following countries is land reclaimed from the sea intensively used for cultivation?
Answer
(D)
Holland
23
A major problem associated with lumbering in tropical as compared with temperate forests is that the?
Answer
(B)
timber trees do not grow in pure stands
24
The leading wheat producing region of the world is the?
Answer
(B)
Prairre of North America
25
Transhumance is the seasonal migration of live-stock?
Answer
(A)
from the lowlands to the uplands
26
Most of the industries located in rural areas are?
Answer
(C)
raw materials-oriented
27
In recent years, many industrial firms in the advance countries have established branches in parts of South East Asia mainly because of the?
Answer
(A)
ready market for their products
28
Which of the following is NOT correct in terms of the country's major product for international trade?
Answer
(D)
Cote d'Ivoire: diamond
29
What is the Sea of Japan noted for?
Answer
(B)
fishing
30
Which of the following countries is famous for dairy farming?
Answer
(D)
Demark
31
Which of the product listed below feature significantly in both the internal and external trade of Nigeria? i. Beans ii. Palm iii. Bananas iv. Cocoa V. Onions.
Answer
(B)
ii and iv
32
Which of the following statements is TRUE of local craft industries in West Africa? i They are the earliest industries in the region. ii. They are widely scattered over the region. iii. Their products are mass produced. iv. They depend mainly on human energy.
Answer
(D)
i, ii and iv
33
Which of the following is an important producer of iron ore?
Answer
(A)
Liberia
34
Which of the following sets of major hydro-electric power projects are located in Africa?
Answer
(B)
Owen Falls, Caborra Bassa, Aswan
35
Which of the following is a river port in Africa?
Answer
(B)
Kinshasa
36
Where are the Ghezira Plains located and what crop is cultivated there?
Answer
(A)
Sudan: cotton
37
The area shaded receives little rainfall because
Answer
(B)
the area offshore is washed by a cool current
38
The natural vegetation of the shaded area is
Answer
(D)
cacti
39
The vegetation belt numbered 4 on the map is the
Answer
(B)
Guinea savannah
40
The equable climate and open grass vegetation free of tsetse flies, are responsible for the large scale movement of nomadic cattle during the dry season to the unit marked
Answer
(B)
5
41
The largest concentration of domesticated livestock in Nigeria is found in the vegetation zone marked
Answer
(B)
5
42
Mahogany, obeche , African walnut are timber trees characteristics of the vegetation zone marked
Answer
(C)
3
43
Kanu State is a major producer of groundnut
Answer
(B)
Millet and Sorghum
44
The population structure depicted above is that of
Answer
(A)
A young population
45
A major implication of this population structure is a
