A typical example of landforms produced by marine erosion is a
Answer
(A)
stack
2
The main advantage of the chain survey over the prismatic compass survey is that the former
Answer
(B)
yields relatively more accurate results
3
On a population map of the world, all but one of the following appear generally as regions of low population density
Answer
(A)
The Island of Java
4
Which of the following type of agriculture would you expect to find around a big city in an industrial society, such as in Europe?
Answer
(A)
Dairy farming
5
Smooth oval hills composed mainly of boulders or glacial sands and gravels are known as
Answer
(B)
drumlins
6
Name the most important industrial mineral of Ghana
Answer
(C)
Gold
7
Which of the following zones is the least industrialized in Nigeria?
Answer
(B)
Lokoja-Ajaokuta
8
Which of the following most accurately describes the climate of coastal lands which are adjacent to cool ocean currents?
Answer
(B)
winter rain, summer drought
9
Two factors that promote rapid chemical weathering in the tropics are
Answer
(A)
high temperature and high humidity
10
Which of the following factors must account for the rapid increase in world population during the twentieth century?
Answer
(C)
Death rates have decreased rapidly
11
Which of the following towns is NOT a pre-colonial town?
Answer
(D)
Enugu
12
Mixed farming implies
Answer
(A)
growing crops and rearing animals on a given land area
13
In which of the following countries is commercial grain farming an important occupation?
Answer
(B)
Canada
14
The main use of the Abney Level in surveying is to determine the
Answer
(A)
angle of inclination
15
Which of the following phenomena is not directly related to the rotation of the Earth?
Answer
(C)
seasonal changes
16
Which of the following phenomena is not directly related to the rotation of the Earth?
Answer
(C)
seasonal changes
17
Temperature is to isotherms as air pressure is to
Answer
(A)
isobars
18
Which of the following factors least explains the fast-growing population in Africa?
Answer
(C)
improvement in transportation
19
What does subsistence agriculture mean?
Answer
(A)
Agricultural production for household consumption
20
Pick out the incorrect statement
Answer
(A)
Scandinavia is noted for its hardwood timber
21
Which statement is NOT true of the Middle Belt in Nigeria
Answer
(D)
none of the above
22
Which of the following has the highest mean annual rainfall?
Answer
(C)
Freetown
23
Which is not exported by the Republic of South Africa?
Answer
(C)
Coffee
24
Which pair of activities would you NOT find in an equatorial climate? 1. Commercial grain farming. 2. rice cultivation. 3. lumbering. 4. plantation agriculture. 5. dry farming
Answer
(D)
1 and 5
25
Which of the following currents has a warming influence upon the coast along which it flows?
Answer
(D)
Mozambique current
26
Inter-regional trade between countries in West Africa is promoted mainly by
Answer
(C)
deliberate government policies in recent times
27
What is the Nile Valley best known for?
Answer
(C)
Hydro-electricity
28
How were the major mountain belts of the world produced?
Answer
(C)
By Folding
29
Which ONE of the following statements about the railway lines of Africa is false?
Answer
(C)
Africa's railway lines are all of uniform gauge
30
The Middle Belt of West Africa is NOT characterised by one of the following. Which one?
Answer
(C)
Much export crop production
31
The length of a year is 365(\(\frac{1}{4}\))days because that is the time it takes.
Answer
(C)
the earth to revolve once round the sun
32
Which of the following gradients is the steepest?
Answer
(C)
1 in 153
33
When the gradient of a river channel changes from a steep to a gentle angle, the main activity of the river will be
Answer
(B)
depositing
34
Which one of the following countries has an export trade which is dominated by a single mineral?
Answer
(A)
Zambia
35
Which of the following lakes owes its origin mainly to faulting?
Answer
(C)
Lake Malawi
36
If a map at a scale of 1:50,000 is reduced by half, what is the new scale of the map?
Answer
(B)
1:25,000
37
The wearing away of the sides and bottom of a river's channel is called
Answer
(D)
hydraulic action
38
The greatest volume of shipping across the Atlantic Ocean is
Answer
(A)
between Europe and North America
39
Which of the following provides the best location for a bakery?
Answer
(A)
Near a large market for bread
40
Which purpose is NOT served by the Kainji Dam?
Answer
(D)
generation of electricity for use all over Nigeria
41
Industries are broadly classified into
Answer
(A)
primary, secondary, and tertiary
42
Great Britain and Germany are trading partners of West African countries from
Answer
(C)
West Europe
43
The most significant factor which accounts for the rapid growth in the population of the capital cities of West Africa is
Answer
(C)
rural-urban migration
44
What is the temperature around an aeroplane flying at an altitude of 4000 metres if the temperature on the earth surface is 40 ºC?
Answer
(B)
14 °C
45
Which of the following wave actions is a process of erosion
Answer
(C)
hydraulic
46
Which of the following factors is a major boost to tourism?
Adequate publicity about natural scenery. Promoting a destination's natural beauty can significantly boost tourism.
Answer
(A)
Adequate publicity about natural scenery
47
The heavy, dark soil associated with floodable valley bottoms is a
Answer
(B)
hydromorphic soil
48
Urban floods are mainly caused by
Answer
(A)
blockage of drains and waterways
49
A feature produced by water in desert areas is
Answer
(C)
wadis
50
Which of the following are characteristics of most large cities? They I. have large populations II. are administrative centers III. are religious centers IV. are commercial centers
Answer
(C)
I and IV only
51
A block mountain is formed as a result of
Answer
(B)
faulting
52
Which of the following is an important line of longitude?
Answer
(B)
Prime Meridian
53
The temperature reading at the peak of a volcano is 6ºC. What will be the temperature at the foot of the volcano, which is 3000 metres from the surrounding low land?
Answer
(A)
25.5°C
54
Which of the following is not a process of chemical weathering?
Answer
(A)
Frost action
55
Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?
Answer
(B)
The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves round the sun on an elliptical orbit
56
Which of the following is not a plantation crop?
Answer
(C)
Rye
57
Which of the following best describes the characteristics of a rural settlement
Answer
(C)
primary activities
58
On March 21 each year, all towns in the southern hemisphere experience?
Answer
(C)
equal length of day and night
59
Which of the following is a major environmental problem in heavily industrialized regions?
Answer
(D)
Acid rain
60
Which of the following is a wind deposited landforms? Loess is a type of sedimentary deposit formed from wind-blown dust.
Answer
(A)
Loess
61
The vegetation of the warm Temperate Eastern Margin is characterized by
Answer
(C)
mixed deciduous and coniferous forests
62
Which of the following criteria is used to classify settlements into rural or urban?
Answer
(C)
Function
63
The industrial belt of Japan produces
Answer
(A)
ships, electronics, and motor vehicles
64
Which of the following features is associated with the upper course of a river?
Answer
(D)
Waterfall
65
More Hydroelectric Power projects should be constructed in Tropical Africa because
Answer
(C)
there is an increasing demand for power
66
Which of the following landforms is associated with parallel faulting?
Answer
(D)
Rift valley
67
The rock which has the capacity to retain underground water is?
Answer
(B)
permeable
68
What is the population density of a country with a total population of 140,000,000 and a total land area of 500,000 km\(^2\)?
Answer
(C)
280 persons per km\(^2\)
69
The most common form of migration experienced in countries of Tropical Africa is.
Answer
(B)
rural-urban migration
70
The sun is overhead at the tropic of Capricorn on
Answer
(B)
December 22
71
What is the highest contour line in the mapped area?
Answer
(A)
400 metres
72
The scale of the map in representative fraction(RF) is
Answer
(B)
1:50,000
73
An example fossil fuel is
Answer
(A)
coal
74
Which month in the station has the highest rainfall?
