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?
Answer
(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.
Answer
(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?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(D)
March 22nd and September 21st
5
The time difference between New Orleans on longitude 90°W and Cairo on longitude 30°E is?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(C)
Mars
7
An example of a set of chemically formed sedimentary rocks is?
Answer
(B)
dolomite and gypsum
8
The rock type is not likely to produce rich agricultural soil after weathering is?
Answer
(A)
volcanic rock
9
The sequence of events that best describes the formation of sandstone is?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(B)
zeugen
11
When a river capture occurs, the beheaded stream is called the?
Answer
(D)
misfit
12
The world's principal fishing regions are located on continental shelves where?
Answer
(B)
there are cold ocean currents
13
What do the Canaries and Guinea currents have in common?
Answer
(C)
They wash the western coast
14
After condensation, the rate of cooling of a rising air mass decreases because it becomes?
Answer
(C)
denser
15
The critical temperature at which the air being cooled becomes saturated with vapor is known as the?
Answer
(C)
dew point
16
Plant growth normally ceases, when the temperature falls below?
Answer
(B)
6°C
17
A soil sample consisting of 49% sand, 28% silt and 23% clay is classified as?
Answer
(B)
loam
18
Iron deposit is a natural resource when it occurs?
Answer
(C)
in economic quantities
19
The fundamental role played by the decomposers in the functioning ecosystem is the?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(C)
evaporation
21
A solution to wind erosion in semi-arid areas is the establishment of?
Answer
(C)
shelter belts
22
High density rural-agricultural population is a common feature of?
Answer
(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
Answer
(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?
Answer
(A)
standard of living
25
A concentration of dwellings built on land neither owned nor rented by the builders is termed?
Answer
(C)
squatter settlement
26
A common natural response of people to the problem of uneven distribution of resources in a place is?
Answer
(D)
migration
27
Blantyre, Rio de Janeiro, New York and Lagos are similar in that they serve as their countries'?
Answer
(B)
commercial centres
28
Which of the features is associated with dairy farming in the temperate region?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(A)
rice
30
The Tennessee Valley Authority can best be said to administer?
Answer
(A)
a multi-purpose river basin development project
31
The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forests is mainly due to?
Answer
(C)
absence of pure stands of trees
32
The group of towns most important for automobile manufacturing is?
Answer
(B)
Detroit, Tokyo and Turin
33
Which of the following irrigation schemes is the most successful in Nigeria?
Answer
(B)
The Zobe Dam Project
34
In Nigeria, geographical location poses the greatest hindrance to economic development in the?
Answer
(B)
Eastern Highlands
35
Two types of landscapes associated with highland areas in Nigeria are?
Answer
(A)
inselberg and volcanic landscapes
36
Two major causes of environmental population in the Niger Delta are?
Answer
(A)
oil blowout and gas flaring
37
A major rift is crossed when traveling by road from?
Answer
(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?
Answer
(D)
Gao
39
The leading producers of diamond in Africa are?
Answer
(D)
South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo
40
The feature marked F-F is a
Answer
(A)
normal fault
41
The force that is responsible for this type of process is primarily
Answer
(A)
tensional
42
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
Answer
(D)
27oC
43
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
Answer
(B)
Japan
44
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
Answer
(A)
fluctuation world market price for its major export
45
\(\begin{array}{c|c}
Month & J& F & M & A & M & J & J & A & S & O & N & D\\
\text{Temp(C)} & -22 & -22 & -21 & -4 & 2 & 5 & 5 & 1 & 1 & -4 & -10 & 17 \\
\text{Precip(mm)} & 10 & 13 & 18 & 18 & 15 & 13 & 13 & 28 & 28 & 28 & 28 & 13 \\
\end{array}\)
